Paper Info
Title
Mobile phones, family and personal relationships: the case of indonesian micro-entrepreneurs
Abstract
In the Indonesian context, the use of mobile phones has had many effects on the economic as well as the social fabric of communities. However, these impacts have not been thoroughly examined, particularly in relation to micro-enterprises, productivity or wellbeing. This paper evaluates the impact of mobiles from the perspective of human development where 'development' is seen as the expansion of people's choices and information and communications technologies (ICTs) are seen as supporting these choices. To test theories of development, it presents an empirical study undertaken in Indonesia about the impact of mobile phones on micro-entrepreneurs' wellbeing. Results show that micro-entrepreneurs regarded family is the most important aspect of their lives and that their own wellbeing was treated the same at that of their families. Accordingly, mobile phones are considered as a very significant force to maintain and improve their relationships with family, relatives and friends. Mobile phones contribute significantly to wellbeing.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/978-3-642-35386-4_17
SocInfo
Keywords
Field
DocType
communications technology,social fabric,indonesian context,indonesian micro-entrepreneurs,significant force,own wellbeing,mobile phone,personal relationship,important aspect,empirical study,human development
Internet privacy,Computer science,ICTS,Capability approach,Human development (biology),Indonesian,Development theory,Empirical research
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
7710
0302-9743
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
3
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Misita Anwar101.01
Graeme Johanson2144.68