Green is assimilation: A theoretical framework and research Agenda

18th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2012, AMCIS 2012

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 4891-4899

  Lei, Chun Fong ^a   Ngai, Eric W T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Green is assimilation; Research agenda; Theoretical framework

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; GREEN IS; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURES; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION PROCESSING; RESEARCH AGENDA; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 84878034836     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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