Environmental responsibilty and green IT: An institutional perspective

17th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

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Author keywords

Environment; Green IT; Institutional theory

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE; GARTNER; GREEN IT; INSTITUTIONAL INFLUENCES; INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; RESEARCH REPORTS;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; COST REDUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 84870657564     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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