How information technology influences environmental performance: Empirical evidence from China

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 160-170

  Wang, Yi ^a   Chen, Yang ^b   Benitez Amado, Jose ^c  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental performance; Environmental sustainability; IT competence; IT environmental management integration

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; IT COMPETENCE; IT INTEGRATION; IT-BUSINESS ALIGNMENTS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING TECHNIQUES; TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84917684177     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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