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Authors:
Jen Wel Chen
Hsiao-Chi Wu
Ching-Cha Hsieh
Keywords: Micropayment, mobile payment, Actor Network Theory, Near Field Communication
Abstract:
Service applications for micropayment technology have become increasingly accepted among consumers. Current research on micropayment primarily discusses issues from markets’ and users’ perspectives, but rarely from the standpoints of enterprises’. This study examines the joint development of micropayment platforms (MPP) by various enterprises, asking: (1) why organizations develop MPP mobile service applications, (2) how they position the MPP’s role, and (3) how they form project alliances. Analyzing an example of MPP development at a private Taiwanese university, this paper adopts Actor-Network Theory (ANT) concepts such as “translation” to explain not only how the different interests of stakeholders influence MPP development, but also how the identification of MPP solutions reversely conditions the selection of collaborators. Finally, this study provides practical and theoretical implications for understanding the mutually-shaping complexity and dynamics between multiple organizations and technology solutions.
Pages: 98 to 103
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011
Publication date: March 20, 2011
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-3972
ISBN: 978-1-61208-124-3
Location: St. Maarten, The Netherlands Antilles
Dates: from March 20, 2011 to March 25, 2011