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Theory of practice-based analysis of green information systems (green IS) use

Ijab, M, Molla, A and Cooper, V 2011, 'Theory of practice-based analysis of green information systems (green IS) use', in Philip Seltsikas, Deborah Bunker (ed.) Proceedings of the Australiasian Conference Information Systems (ACIS 2011), Sydney, Australia, 30 November - 2 December 2011, pp. 1-11.

Document type: Conference Paper
Collection: Conference Papers

Title Theory of practice-based analysis of green information systems (green IS) use
Author(s) Ijab, M
Molla, A
Cooper, V
Year 2011
Conference name Australiasian Conference Information Systems (ACIS 2011)
Conference location Sydney, Australia
Conference dates 30 November - 2 December 2011
Proceedings title Proceedings of the Australiasian Conference Information Systems (ACIS 2011)
Editor(s) Philip Seltsikas, Deborah Bunker
Publisher ACIS
Place of publication Sydney, Australia
Start page 1
End page 11
Total pages 11
Abstract This paper is concerned with understanding how Green Information Systems ('Green IS') are initiated and used in organisations. We argue that Green IS can be studied from a practice perspective and draw from Bourdieu's Theory of Practice. Data is collected from a case study of an Asian telecommunications organisation focusing on two Green IS practices-Unified Communication and Collaboration (UCC) software and the Sustainable Document and Application Management (SDAM) software. The findings show that the use of UCC and SDAM have emerged through a complex relationship between employees' and managements' 'green' dispositions and the prevalence of green culture set forward by top management via pre-defined ecosustainability strategies. The paper contributes to IS research by offering an understanding of how Green IS as practice emerged in organisation through practice-based evidence and insights from the existing literature. Further, the paper demonstrates the utility of the Theory of Practice, a social theory less used in broader IS research, to future Green IS research and practice.
Subjects Information Systems not elsewhere classified
Keyword(s) Green Information Systems
Eco-sustainability Practices
Theory of Practice.
Copyright notice © 2011 Authors.
ISBN 9781742102399
 
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