Information technology, the organizational capability of proactive corporate environmental strategy and firm performance: A resource-based analysis

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 664-679

  Benitez Amado, Jose ^a   Walczuch, Rita M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

business value of IT; IT enabled capabilities; organizations and the natural environment; proactive environmental strategy; T capability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BUSINESS VALUE OF IT; IT-ENABLED CAPABILITIES; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PROACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES; T CAPABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84862502937     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2012.14     Document Type: Article

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