Mobile Phone and Employment

Mainly three functions of the mobile phone are utilized in developing countries: (i) voice, (ii) SMS, and (iii) mobile application. Through combining these functions, mobile phones have been used to collect data, provide information and services, a...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO THE INTERNET ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS SECTOR BUSINESSES COLLEGE GRADUATE COLLEGE GRADUATES CRAFT DISTANCE LEARNING DOMESTIC WORKERS DRIVERS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT RATE ENTRY-LEVEL JOB GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HIRING ID IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCLUSION INCOME INFORMAL SECTOR INTERVIEWING JOB INFORMATION JOB MATCH JOB OPENINGS JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH PROCESS JOB SEEKER JOB SEEKERS JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LOW EMPLOYMENT MANPOWER MARKETING MARKETING STRATEGY MENTOR PROGRAM MENU MIDDLEMEN MOBILE APPLICATION MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOVEMENT NETWORKS NEW MARKETS NUMBER OF USERS ONLINE NETWORKING PENETRATION RATE PREVIOUS SECTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONALS PUBLIC PLACES RADIO RECRUITING REDUCTION IN TIME RESULT RESULTS RESUME WRITING RETENTION SCHOOLS SEARCHES SKILL BUILDING SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS ASSESSMENT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT STAFF TECHNICAL TRAINING TELECOM TELEPHONE TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TRAINING SERVICES USER USERS USES VERIFICATION WAGE INCREASE WAGES WEB WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORKING POOR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/18042330/mobile-phone-employment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17978

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spelling	okr-10986-179782021-04-23T14:03:35Z Mobile Phone and Employment World Bank ACCESS TO THE INTERNET ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS SECTOR BUSINESSES COLLEGE GRADUATE COLLEGE GRADUATES CRAFT DISTANCE LEARNING DOMESTIC WORKERS DRIVERS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT RATE ENTRY-LEVEL JOB GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HIRING ID IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCLUSION INCOME INFORMAL SECTOR INTERVIEWING JOB INFORMATION JOB MATCH JOB OPENINGS JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH PROCESS JOB SEEKER JOB SEEKERS JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LOW EMPLOYMENT MANPOWER MARKETING MARKETING STRATEGY MENTOR PROGRAM MENU MIDDLEMEN MOBILE APPLICATION MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOVEMENT NETWORKS NEW MARKETS NUMBER OF USERS ONLINE NETWORKING PENETRATION RATE PREVIOUS SECTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONALS PUBLIC PLACES RADIO RECRUITING REDUCTION IN TIME RESULT RESULTS RESUME WRITING RETENTION SCHOOLS SEARCHES SKILL BUILDING SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS ASSESSMENT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT STAFF TECHNICAL TRAINING TELECOM TELEPHONE TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TRAINING SERVICES USER USERS USES VERIFICATION WAGE INCREASE WAGES WEB WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORKING POOR Mainly three functions of the mobile phone are utilized in developing countries: (i) voice, (ii) SMS, and (iii) mobile application. Through combining these functions, mobile phones have been used to collect data, provide information and services, and act as an intermediary platform to solve issues in different sectors. In regards with an employment issue, due to a coordination and information failure between the demand and supply side of the labor market, even those who are qualified and received training and education have not been able to get a job. While the demand for employment exists both in the formal and informal sectors, access to this information is limited to those who have a strong social network and references or have access to a job portal on the Internet. As a potential solution for equalizing information asymmetry, the mobile phone can act as an intermediary to connect job providers with job seekers. This paper explores six business models (Pakistan Urban Link and Support (PULS), Konbit, Babajob, Assured Labor, LabourNet, and Souktel) from the Middle East, Latin America and South Asia solving existing coordination and information failure in the labor market. Phone interviews were conducted with each organization to collect primary data in October and November 2011. 2014-04-22T18:55:56Z 2014-04-22T18:55:56Z 2011-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/12/18042330/mobile-phone-employment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17978 English en_US South Asia Human Development Sector report no. 60; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia
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topic	ACCESS TO THE INTERNET ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS SECTOR BUSINESSES COLLEGE GRADUATE COLLEGE GRADUATES CRAFT DISTANCE LEARNING DOMESTIC WORKERS DRIVERS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT RATE ENTRY-LEVEL JOB GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH INSURANCE HIRING ID IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCLUSION INCOME INFORMAL SECTOR INTERVIEWING JOB INFORMATION JOB MATCH JOB OPENINGS JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH PROCESS JOB SEEKER JOB SEEKERS JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LOW EMPLOYMENT MANPOWER MARKETING MARKETING STRATEGY MENTOR PROGRAM MENU MIDDLEMEN MOBILE APPLICATION MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOVEMENT NETWORKS NEW MARKETS NUMBER OF USERS ONLINE NETWORKING PENETRATION RATE PREVIOUS SECTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONALS PUBLIC PLACES RADIO RECRUITING REDUCTION IN TIME RESULT RESULTS RESUME WRITING RETENTION SCHOOLS SEARCHES SKILL BUILDING SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS ASSESSMENT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT STAFF TECHNICAL TRAINING TELECOM TELEPHONE TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TRAINING SERVICES USER USERS USES VERIFICATION WAGE INCREASE WAGES WEB WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORKING POOR
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description	Mainly three functions of the mobile phone are utilized in developing countries: (i) voice, (ii) SMS, and (iii) mobile application. Through combining these functions, mobile phones have been used to collect data, provide information and services, and act as an intermediary platform to solve issues in different sectors. In regards with an employment issue, due to a coordination and information failure between the demand and supply side of the labor market, even those who are qualified and received training and education have not been able to get a job. While the demand for employment exists both in the formal and informal sectors, access to this information is limited to those who have a strong social network and references or have access to a job portal on the Internet. As a potential solution for equalizing information asymmetry, the mobile phone can act as an intermediary to connect job providers with job seekers. This paper explores six business models (Pakistan Urban Link and Support (PULS), Konbit, Babajob, Assured Labor, LabourNet, and Souktel) from the Middle East, Latin America and South Asia solving existing coordination and information failure in the labor market. Phone interviews were conducted with each organization to collect primary data in October and November 2011.
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title	Mobile Phone and Employment
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title_full_unstemmed	Mobile Phone and Employment
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