Integrative framework for assessing firms' potential to undertake Green IT initiatives via virtualization - A theoretical perspective

被引:209
作者
Bose, Ranjit [1 ]
Luo, Xin [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New Mexico, Anderson Sch Management, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
关键词
Green information technology implementation; Integrative theoretical framework; Process virtualization; Green information technology practice; INFORMATION-SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY; ADOPTION; ASSIMILATION; BUSINESS; ORGANIZATIONS; DIFFUSION; IMPLEMENTATION; ADVANTAGE; COMMERCE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jsis.2011.01.003
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Green IT (information technology) has recently emerged into an active research area in the information systems (IS) discipline. A major gap that exists in the Green IT research literature today is the absence of a theoretical framework that can be used to assist organizations in assessing their potential for undertaking Green IT initiatives and implementing them via modern technological means such as virtualization. This study attempts to bridge this gap by developing and proposing an integrative framework which focuses on identifying and examining the factors that contribute to the assessment of a firm's readiness to go green via IT-enabled virtualization. The framework is firmly grounded using three well-established IS theories: (a) technology-organization-environment, (b) process-virtualization, and (c) diffusion of innovation. It integrates these three theoretical lenses to utilize the strengths of each for assessing the potential for undertaking Green IT initiatives and the stages of Green IT implementation at the organizational level. The implications of the outcome of this study, both for the IS researchers and for the practicing managers are discussed. The plan for empirical testing and validation of our propositions is presented, as well as suggestions for future extensions of this study. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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