addresses the deep digital divide in China by exploring the reasons behind the lagging adoption of the internet in rural communities. With a four-year study and in-depth investigation into a number of rural communities across China, author Mingrui Ye unfolds a picture of internet use in rural villages and answers the questions why and in what scenario rural residents will or will not adopt internet-based digital devices like laptops or tablets.
Additionally, this book contributes to diffusion theory with a newly established research model, by which new determinants responsible for internet adoption were discovered and mutual relations between influential factors at different levels revealed. A series of solutions to improve the adoption rate of the internet in rural China are suggested for implementation at multiple levels. Utility Drives Adoption not only provides a deeper understanding of internet adoption in rural communities but also revisits the theory of innovation diffusion with newly developed perspectives and research models. This book serves as a useful guide for researchers and students in relevant fields to further explore internet utility and adoption in rural China.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781433137020
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-4331-3702-0
- Verlag: Peter Lang
- Erscheinungstermin: 10.04.2019
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2019
- Produktform: Gebunden, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 494 g
- Seiten: 226
- Format (B x H x T): 155 x 231 x 18 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
