Determinants of green ICT adoption in organizations: A theoretical perspective

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Radu, Laura Diana ^a  

^a ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Determinants; Environment protection; Green ICT; Green information and communication technologies; Legal regulations; Motivations; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HARDWARE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84983795657     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su8080731     Document Type: Review

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