Developing ecological sustainability: A green IS response model

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 259-287

  Hedman, Jonas ^a   Henningsson, Stefan ^a  

^a Department of IT Management ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Case study; Green IS; Green IS champion; Nordea; Organizational response; Sustainability process

Indexed keywords

REINFORCEMENT;

BOTTOM-UP PROCESS; CORPORATE VALUES; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GREEN IS; NORDEA; ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE; RESPONSE PROCESS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84955465620     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: 13652575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/isj.12095     Document Type: Article

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