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Description of the variables and descriptive statistics for the population and the sample of companies committed to CSR (means, standard deviation in brackets)
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There are few studies of the impact of firms’ voluntary measures in terms of the determinants of environmental change. This paper aims to address this gap by examining the role played by corporate social responsibility in the adoption of Green IT. We consider two different corporate social responsibility policies and different typologies of Green I...
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... these research findings and in line with the Porter Hypothesis, we therefore present our second hypothesis: H2: The firms which implement Strategic CSR have a biggest probability to implement proactive Green IT than the firms which implement Responsive CSR. Table 1): policies aimed at reducing the volume of paper used for printing or copying, policies dedicated to reducing the energy consumption of ICT, IT applications dedicated to reducing the energy consumption of business processes, policies implemented for using ICT instead of travelling, policies designed to acquire less energy-consuming ICT, policies designed to make the firm's employees aware of the environmental impact of their use of ICT, policies aiming to carefully manage electronic waste and, finally, IT applications adopted to ease employees' remote access to the firm's mail system, documents and software. In addition to the types of Green IT policies adopted, the survey questions explored the motivations for the adoption of Green IT. 3 ...
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... the 815 firms in the data set (see Table 1), 79% have fewer than 50 employees (SMALL), 18% have between 50 and 249 employees (MEDIUM) and 3% have 250 employees or more (LARGE); 87% of the companies are from the services sector and almost one firm in four (23%) is part of a group (GROUP). ...
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... statistics in Table 1 report that 15% of firms in the data set are committed to CSR (85% without any CSR policy -NO_CSR). ...
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... Community survey, 'Information Communication Technologies Usages by Enterprises', enables us to explore the determinants of eight different Green IT policies (see Table 1). Firstly, we aggregate the different Green IT policies into three groups according to the typologies proposed by Berkhout and Hertin (2001) and Jenkin et al. (2011), as mentioned at the beginning of this paper: ...
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... Even though disruptive technologies can be seen as having a negative contribution to carbon footprints (Bohas & Poussing, 2016;Chuang & Huang, 2018;Coroamă & Mattern, 2019;Pouri, 2021) because they are associated, among other aspects, with high bandwidth consumption (Madlener et al., 2022;Ramzan et al., 2022), because of the rebound effect (Coroamă & Mattern, 2019;Pouri, 2021), because it is the only sector doubling the curve of GHG emissions in a decade (Pitron, 2021), digital technologies also are a great source of innovation (Baudier et al., 2022) and may paradoxically be leveraged in order to support and trigger more ecological sobriety (Bohas & Poussing, 2016). ...
... Even though disruptive technologies can be seen as having a negative contribution to carbon footprints (Bohas & Poussing, 2016;Chuang & Huang, 2018;Coroamă & Mattern, 2019;Pouri, 2021) because they are associated, among other aspects, with high bandwidth consumption (Madlener et al., 2022;Ramzan et al., 2022), because of the rebound effect (Coroamă & Mattern, 2019;Pouri, 2021), because it is the only sector doubling the curve of GHG emissions in a decade (Pitron, 2021), digital technologies also are a great source of innovation (Baudier et al., 2022) and may paradoxically be leveraged in order to support and trigger more ecological sobriety (Bohas & Poussing, 2016). ...
Mobility is the first contributor to the carbon footprint. While experts converge on the necessity of ecological sobriety, our case study aims at presenting an organization intent on building a new digital ecosystem to curb and reward low-carbon transportation. An exploratory case study following the idea of the creation of a startup organization offers the right empirical illustration of a digital ecosystem launch. The results indicate that leveraging a digital ecosystem enables the creation of a sociotechnical ensemble of a sharing economy platform to a distributed and decentralized system. The emergent digital ecosystem offers a new outlook on IT for Green, on innovating with disruptive technologies and on actions needed to curb carbon emissions.
... Improving sustainable environmental practices is considered as one of the main worries of businesses, due to increased concerns about environmental changes among different stakeholders, such as customers and managers (Bohas and Poussing, 2016). In particular, businesses are becoming more aware of the environmental influences of information technology (IT) and the need to apply green and ecological procedures to assist in decreasing the harmful effects of IT on the environment. ...
... Although more professionals and academics have started to focus on GIT adoption, research is still slow and somewhat limited in this field (Zheng, 2014), particularly in the context of emerging economies (Laosirihongthong et al., 2013). Our review of prior GIT adoption research revealed that such research has mainly been conducted in developed countries, such as those in Europe (Bohas and Poussing, 2016;Przychodzen et al., 2018;Schmidt et al., 2010), and the United States (Bose and Luo, 2011). Besides, prior GIT studies have focused on either proposing theoretical frameworks for studying GIT adoption (Mann et al., 2009;Molla et al., 2008), conducting qualitative studies related to GIT adoption (Arnfalk et al., 2016;Joumaa and Kadry, 2012) or performing literature reviews of GIT adoption studies (Asadi et al., 2017). ...
Research in the area of green information technology (GIT) adoption is still sluggish and rather limited, particularly in the emerging economy context. To address this research void, this study investigates the determinants of GIT adoption in the workplace at the individual and organizational levels using an integrated framework that combines the “technology-organization-environment” (TOE) framework, the “technology readiness index” (TRI), and social psychology theories. Data is collected via paper-based survey from different organizations in the United Arab Emirates. Structural equation modelling was utilized to test the hypotheses that were presented in our model. The findings show that the integrated model has good explanatory power and confirms its robustness in predicting the GIT adoption. Organizational factors comprising management support, resource commitment, and quality of human resources have emerged as strong determinants of GIT adoption. Individual factors, on the contrary, demonstrated weak influence on GIT adoption. This study is one of the first empirical attempts that predict GIT adoption in the United Arab Emirates context. The paper concludes with several implications that can foster GIT adoption initiatives, particularly for emerging economies.
... Hens et al. [45] emphasized the need for a greener organizational environment to deal with the environmental issues through inside and outside CSR plans. In the context of the IT industry, Bohas and Poussing [46] argued that an organization's discretionary CSR activities thrive on its potential to adopt green practices. ...
Buildings worldwide use a large amount of energy and, hence, contribute to increasing the level of greenhouse gases emission (GHG). It was realized that most electrical energy is used in buildings for heating, cooling, and ventilation purposes. To deal with environmental issues, the concepts of renewable energies and clean or green energy sources have been a part of academic discussions. A review of the literature unveils that most of the prior research in the GHG domain focused on the production side of producing renewable energy by opting for different cleaner energy sources (for example, solar energy). Although such studies have contributed significantly to advancing the field, it is also important to change the energy consumption behavior at the level of individuals for decarbonization. However, such a debate to promote the pro-environmental behavior (PEB) of employees from the perspective of energy consumption remains an understudied area. Against this backdrop, this research was carried out to promote PEB at the level of employees through corporate social responsibility (CSR) and green organizational practices in the healthcare sector of an emerging economy. The current research also focused on personal employee values, especially altruistic values, to spur their PEB. The data for the current work was collected from employees of different hospitals by employing a survey strategy (n = 441). To analyze the data, structural equation modeling was considered. The results showed that CSR directly and indirectly (via green organizational practices) influences employees’ PEB, whereas the altruistic values of employees produce a significant conditional indirect effect on the above relationship. The current research offers different implications for theory and practice, which are discussed in detail.
... Forschung und Wissenschaft schenken diesem Thema zusehends größere Aufmerksamkeit (Engert et al. 2016) und auch eine zunehmende Anzahl an Unternehmen entdeckt, dass ein umweltfreundliches Verhalten (Watson et al. 2010) lohnenswert ist. So sind immer mehr Unternehmen bestrebt -auch durch den Einsatz von Informationstechnologien (IT) und -systemen (IS) (Gonserkewitz et al. 2021) -umweltschädliche Einflüsse zu reduzieren (Bohas and Poussing 2016). ...
... Brezavšček et al. (2019) untersuchten beispielsweise 156 slowenische kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) und kamen zu dem Schluss, dass die Einführung von Green IS zu einer verbesserten ökologischen und sozialen Leistung führen kann. Bohas and Poussing (2016) ...
Zusammenfassung
Seit längerem sind Green IT/IS ein Diskussionsthema und werden für Unternehmen zu einer zunehmend wichtigen Komponente auf dem Weg zu ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit. Unklar ist jedoch, wie verbreitet nachhaltige IT- und IS-Maßnahmen in der Praxis sind, mit welchem Ziel sie eingesetzt werden und wie ihre Wirkung gemessen wird. Um diese Fragen zu adressieren, haben wir eine Umfragestudie mit KMU in der deutschsprachigen DACH-Region durchgeführt. Dieser Beitrag gibt einen Einblick in die Antworten von 1535 Unternehmen und zeigt, dass die Mehrheit die ökologische Nachhaltigkeit zwar als relevant betrachtet (70,8 %), aber nur wenige (23,7 %) Kennzahlen zur Untersuchung der Nachhaltigkeit ihres Unternehmens eingeführt haben. Ein noch geringerer Teil hat Green IT- (11,2 %) oder Green IS-Praktiken (9,4 %) eingeführt. Dies deutet auf Forschungsbedarf zur erfolgreichen Einführung und Nutzung von Green IT/IS in Unternehmen und ihrem positiven Beitrag für das Unternehmen und die Umwelt hin.
... In this way, as environmental problems become more evident, requiring a new positioning of managers, the concept of a new corporate social responsibility stands out, characterized by the concern to reduce pollution and energy costs in the development of products and services (Bohas & Poussing, 2016). In the IT area, this movement has been called Green IT. ...
... Regarding the data collection methodologies used in the surveys, it was found that most authors opted for the questionnaire with a Likert scale of five or seven points. Most of the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (Arnfalk et al., 2016), multivariate analyzes (Benitez-Amado et al., 2010;Cai et al., 2013;Chen et al., 2011;Chow & Chen, 2009;Koo et al., 2015), cluster analysis (Bohas & Poussing, 2016), exploratory factor analysis (Molla & Abareshi, 2012), maximum likelihood estimators (Chen & Chang, 2013;Molla & Abareshi , 2011), correlations (Song et al., 2018), partial least squares (Dalvi-Esfahani et al., 2020), modeling of structural equations (Chen et al., 2012;Mishra et al., 2014;Wang, 2008;Ojo et al., 2019) and principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (Hardin-Ramanan et al., 2018). ...
... In the same way of the individual level, it is possible to find surveys that address the motivational factors for adopting Green IT practices, also through organizational analysis. Among the most cited factors, stand out competitive and legal pressures (Kuo & Dick, 2010;Wang et al., 2018), institutional pressures (Chen et al., 2011), cost reduction (Koo et al., 2015 ) and the corporate social responsibility approach at the company's strategic level (Bohas & Poussing, 2016;Molla et al., 2009), noting that only the environmental benefits do not generate sufficient motivations for the implementation of Green IT (Molla & Abareshi, 2011). Thus, the referred research investigates the economic benefits arising from the implementation of Green IT (Chung, 2017;Mithas et al., 2010), as a way to motivate its adoption by companies. ...
With the purpose of identifying the state-of-the-art in the literature, on the theme of
Green Information Technology, or simply Green IT, this study presents a bibliometric review about it. Following a research protocol, 171 papers published between the years 2007 to 2020 were selected, providing an overview or are focused on a particular aspect of Green IT. As the main results of this theoretical production, research highlighted that most of the literature on Green IT is based on analyzes at the organizational level. The surveys and theoretical frameworks that consider the environmental aspects of Green IT stand out. Among the empirical studies, investigations related to organizational motivations and the role of corporate social responsibility in the adoption of Green IT prevail. Behavioral factors linked to cognitive aspects that provide a preliminary view on the diffusion status and maturity of the Green IT also emerge among field
studies. It should be noted that most studies were conducted in developed countries, that is, countries where technology is more widespread. Among the main managerial implications of the research, it was evident that the need for greater energy efficiency and, consequently, cost savings in IT operations, are the main factors for the adoption of Green IT.
Keywords: Green Information Technology; Bibliometric review; State-of-the-art.
... Regarding institutional factors, Kuo and Dick (2010) highlighted competitive pressures, technological and organisational constraints, with organisational adaptability as the most critical factors. Emphasis was placed too on legitimation pressures and social responsibility pressures (Bohas and Poussing, 2016). Hernandez and Ona (2015) and Chong and Olesen (2017) use the TOE framework to found that the technological (complexity, compatibility and relative advantage), the organisational (support from senior management and IT/IS infrastructure), and the environmental factor (regulation, competitive and business partners' pressures) are significant in influencing GIT adoption. ...
Research related to Green Information Technology (GIT) has been consolidating its pathway in the last two decades, becoming a well-established research stream. Due to increasing interest, there is a necessity for mapping the related scientific production, providing evidence of future work gaps. Based on previous bibliometric studies, a portfolio categorisation - divided into three phases and 17 discussion topics - has been elaborated to perform the proposed systematic literature review within the applied social science to answer the following research questions: How is the topic-related academic research evolving? What are the main research categories for each GIT life cycle phase (pre-adoption, adoption and post-adoption)? After presenting the systematic longitudinal review, the relevant academic discussion within each stage is presented. Results indicate that scholars currently focus on the post-adoption stage, investigating the external impacts of GIT solutions adopted by companies. GITs are increasingly studied in a social context, no longer restricted to the institutional environment, but there is still room for quali-quantitative research related to this phase. Finally, this research presents decision-making situations in adopting GIT (pre-adoption), the development of practices in organisations (adoption), and the benefits and metrics of the impact of implementation (post-adoption) for professionals interested in the subject. Limitations and future research avenues under the present study’s discussion topics and new discussion clusters such as cryptocurrency and blockchain are indicated.
... 2. Literature review 2.1 Scope of the study There is a growing interest in sustainable development around the world because of the increased use of desktop computers, servers and the increased cost of energy consumption Belief-action-outcome (BAO) framework Bohas and Poussing (2016) Survey Combining different conceptual typologies of strategic management from a CSR perspective Bose and Luo (2011) Theoretical TOE framework Process-virtualization Diffusion of innovation Chen et al. (2009) Survey Natural-resource-based view Institutional theory Choon et al. (2014) Survey Theory of planned behavior Personality theory Chou (2013) Theoretical Value model approach Dalvi-Esfahani (2020) Survey Theory of planned behavior Dezdar (2017) Survey Theory of planned behavior Personality theory Abdul Rahim and Abdul Rahman (2013) Review Resource-based view Jongsaguan and Ghoneim (2017) Theoretical Institutional theory De Zoysa and Wijayanayake (2013) Survey Diffusion of innovation Zheng (2014) Theoretical Technology, organization and environment (TOE) Akman and Mishra (2015) Survey TAM Gholami et al. (2013) Survey BAO framework Jenkin et al. (2011) Interview TOE Kennedy and Compeau (2016) Conceptual Structuration theory Ashiq et al. (2019) Conceptual TAM Mishra et al. (2014) Survey TRA TAM Hsu et al. (2017) Survey TAM Thomas et al. (2016) Survey Diffusion of innovation Note: CSR = corporate social responsibility JSTPM (Dezdar, 2017). In addition, sustainability has become increasingly important as a response to the rapid reduction of natural resources (Taghavi et al., 2014). ...
... Despite the growing interest by professionals and academics that have started on GITA, research is still considered slow and somewhat limited in this field (Zheng, 2014), particularly in the context of emerging economies (Laosirihongthong et al., 2013). Our review of prior GIT adoption research revealed that GITA research has been conducted mainly in developed countries, such as Europe and the USA (Bose and Luo, 2011;Bohas and Poussing, 2016;Przychodzen et al., 2018). To address these research gaps, this study examines the motivational factors regarding GITA and their consequent influence on organizational performance expectations within the context of an emerging economy, namely, the UAE. ...
Purpose
This paper aims to examine the technology-organization-environment (TOE) predictors of green information technology adoption in an emerging economy, namely, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and their impact on work performance among UAE organizations.
Design/methodology/approach
A paper-based survey was carried out by engaging employees in different organizations in the UAE. The “partial least squares” (PLS) method was used to test and analyze the measurement and the structural research models.
Findings
The analysis shows support to all the hypotheses, with the exception of the influence of competitive force.
Originality/value
The results can be valuable for practitioners and decision-makers in the emerging economy context as the results will help them validate their adoption decisions and effectively contribute to sustainability strategies.
... Hens et al. (2018) have put stress on the state of change for the necessity of a greener environment and cleaner production throughout the years while focusing on the importance of the CSR concept. The qualities of the impact of CSR strategies on green IT strategies have been studied by Bohas and Poussing (2016). Although many studies have suggested that organizations would adopt green practices mainly when a mandatory regulatory framework is put in place, this question remains that, "is the voluntary adaptation of CSR activities related to the adoption of green practices in any way?" ...
Green human resource management is considered a critical tool in achieving sustainable behavior in an organization. This study aims to examine the influence of GHRM on employees' green behaviors via the mediating roles of corporate social responsibility and green psychological climate. This study utilized Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling to test the proposed model using a sample of 384 human resource managers and employees selected randomly from the industrial companies in all provinces of Iran. Our findings revealed that green human resource management practices influence companies' social responsibility, green psychological climate, and employees' green behaviors. In addition, corporate social responsibility and a green psychological climate promote green behaviors amongst the employees. Therefore, green human resource management influences employees’ green behavior directly and indirectly via the mediating roles of corporate social responsibility and green psychological climate within Iranian industries. The study outcomes confirm the significance of incorporating sustainability measures into the human resource management system as well as the important role of human resource management on environmental sustainability for the attainment of long-term sustainability in industrial development. The findings of our study are especially relevant to industrial companies in all countries, as it encourages them to engage in more sustainable practices such as lowering resource consumption.
... Chen and Chang (2014) integrated the Perceived E-Readiness Model and Technology-Organization-environment to investigate influencing factors on green IT adoption and found environmental compliance rather than economic issues as the stimulating factor toward green IT adoption. Bohas and Poussing (2016) examined links between corporate social responsibility and Green IT strategies. The results of this study showed that corporate social responsibility plays a significant role in Green IT adoption. ...
Green information technology (IT) adoption has helped enhance the overall organization's environmental sustainability. Developing the strategies for effective adoption of Green IT is one of the essential goals of decision-makers. This study purposes to investigate the factors that influence decision-makers’ intention to use Green IT and the proposed green IT adoption model in Malaysian manufacturing firms. The 183 valid data were obtained using survey questionnaires from Malaysia's manufacturing industries' industrial managers and examine collect data through two analytical techniques. Two-staged structural equation modeling and artificial neural network applied for hypotheses evaluation and finding the significance level of every factor in the model. The outcomes of hypotheses evaluation through structural equation modeling revealed that managerial interpretation and ascription of responsibility have a significant role in predicting the adoption of green information technology in manufacturing companies. Besides, the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) results showed that the managerial interpretation and ascription of responsibility are considered as the most significant factors of green information technology adoption. This study will help the decision-makers and policymakers develop policies and programs for the effective employment of green information technology in manufacturing industries.
