The Many Faces of Green IT

被引:4
作者
Cai, Shun [1 ]
Chen, Xi [2 ]
Bose, Indranil [3 ]
机构
[1] Xiamen Univ, Sch Management, Dept Management Sci, Xiamen, Peoples R China
[2] Zhejiang Univ, Sch Management, Informat Syst, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[3] Indian Inst Management Calcutta, Management Informat Syst, Kolkata, W Bengal, India
关键词
Ecology; Environmental Sustainability; Green Information Technology (IT); Green Sourcing Perspectives; Sustainable Development;
D O I
10.4018/jbdcn.2012040104
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
The importance of sustainable development has been widely recognized by people, society, governments, and the business world. Green information technology (IT) has therefore become one of the latest considerations to improve the environmental sustainability of a business. Yet, as important as this term is, it is being used in so many different ways that it might lose meaning altogether. It is important to clarify the different meanings of green IT to understand how to pursue it better as a business, economic and social objective. Four different perspectives on green IT, and the benefits and barriers of green IT strategy adoption are reviewed and discussed in this article.
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页数:8
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