Exploring the role of IT for environmental sustainability in China: An empirical analysis

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 491-500

  Cai, Shun ^a   Chen, Xi ^b   Bose, Indranil ^c  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Energy sustainability; Environmental sustainability; Green IT; IT for green; Political economic framework

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN IT; IT FOR GREEN; POLITICAL-ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK;

COMPETITION; COST REDUCTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84886729751     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.01.030     Document Type: Article

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