An exploratory study of Green IT adoption issues among SMEs

Life Science Journal

Volumn 12, Issue SPL.ISSUE, 2013, Pages 246-255

  Ramayah, T ^a   Ahmad, Noor Hazlina ^a   Halim, Hasliza Abdul ^a   Siew, Khor Kuan ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b SUNWAY UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Experience; Extent of implementation; Green it; Institutional pressure; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888110879     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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