Green IT adoption: The impact of IT on environment: A case study on Green IT adoption and underlying factors influencing it

Author

Nazari, Gholamreza ; Karim, Hooman

Author_Institution

Tehran Regional Electr. Co., Tehran, Iran

fYear

2012

fDate

2-3 May 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

This study aims to identify, describe and analyze underlying factors that are perceived to be important to the adoption and implementation of Green IT. The research is based on open and exploratory method. Case study is the main approach in this study and a combination of quantitative and qualitative research method has been implemented for data collection and analysis of the research study. One online questionnaire and some interviews were our primary data collection tools. Among 12 key factors, identified in the literature, Organizational Slack, compatibility and competitive pressure are the most significant factors influencing Green IT adoption process in two organizations we studied.

Keywords

environmental factors; organisational aspects; research and development; compatibility; competitive pressure; data analysis; environment; green IT adoption process; online questionnaire; organizational slack; organizations; primary data collection tools; qualitative research method; quantitative research method; Air pollution; Educational institutions; Green products; Interviews; Organizations; Reliability; Technological innovation; Green IT; Sustainable Development; Underlying Factors; sustainable IT;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Power Distribution Networks (EPDC), 2012 Proceedings of 17th Conference on

Conference_Location

Tehran

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1418-3

Type

conf

Filename

6254546