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Emerald Article: Mobile phones and micro-trading activities conceptualizing the link Richard Boateng

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To cite this document: Richard Boateng, (2011),"Mobile phones and micro-trading activities - conceptualizing the link", info, Vol. 13 Iss: 5 pp. 48 - 62 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14636691111160635 Downloaded on: 17-02-2013 References: This document contains references to 39 other documents To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com This document has been downloaded 1805 times since 2011. *

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Richard Boateng, (2011),"Mobile phones and micro-trading activities - conceptualizing the link", info, Vol. 13 Iss: 5 pp. 48 - 62 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14636691111160635 Richard Boateng, (2011),"Mobile phones and micro-trading activities - conceptualizing the link", info, Vol. 13 Iss: 5 pp. 48 - 62 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14636691111160635 Richard Boateng, (2011),"Mobile phones and micro-trading activities - conceptualizing the link", info, Vol. 13 Iss: 5 pp. 48 - 62 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14636691111160635

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