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

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-54

  Bose, Ranjit ^a   Luo, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Green information technology implementation; Green information technology practice; Integrative theoretical framework; Process virtualization

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; EMPIRICAL TESTING; GREEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE; GREEN IT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATIONS; INTEGRATIVE FRAMEWORK; INTEGRATIVE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS; PROCESS VIRTUALIZATION; RESEARCH AREAS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; VIRTUALIZATIONS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION;

EID: 79952629916     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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