Green IT Capability and Firm's Competitive Advantage

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Rabiah Eladwiah Abdul Rahim ◽  
Azizah Abdul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Green It ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Product Stewardship ◽  
It Capability ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Green Information Technology

The concept of Green Information Technology (Green IT) has been widely discussed in recent times, but the question of how a firm can afford to implement Green IT in both IT and other business operations has yet to be examined. In addition, the question of whether Green IT has made any significant contributions towards competitive advantage in organizations has not yet been studied. This study attempts to bridge this gap by viewing Green IT capability from the lens of Natural Resource-Based View. The two constructs derived from this theory, namely, as pollution prevention and product stewardship are discussed in this paper. Its application is extended into the IT context with reference to Green IT literature. This occurs among an early review of the utilisation of these constructs particularly for Green IT process management. The implications of the outcome of this study, both for the IS researchers and for the practicing managers, are discussed.

scholarly journals Modelo de un Plan Estratégico Green IT y BPM para minimizar el impacto ambiental en la educación superior

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-150
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Green It ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Green Business ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
Green Information Technology

En el presente estudio se realizó un modelo para la elaboración de un Plan Estratégico Green Information Technology (IT) y Green Business Process Management (BPM), que permite reducir el impacto ambiental y contribuir en la sostenibilidad ambiental de una Institución de Educación Superior, basado en la Planificación Estratégica de TI de Gartner, COBIT 5 (Control Objectives for Information and related Technology) y las acciones de gobernanza de la ISO/IEC 38500 y la ISO 14031. Se establecieron 4 etapas Green: Evaluación de la Situación Actual, Dirección del Modelo de Negocios, Planeación Estratégica de adquisición, implementación y soporte y Monitorización del desempeño. Además, se diseñó una guía cuantitativa y cualitativa para determinar el nivel de sostenibilidad e interoperabilidad obtenido en cada etapa. Para la Sostenibilidad se definió los indicadores: económico con un 35% y de personas con un 25%, para la Interoperabilidad: de ingeniería y de procesos con 15% y de infraestructura con 10%. Como consecuencia de que en Ecuador no se cuenta con un marco legal que regule las acciones de Gobernabilidad Green IT de las Instituciones de Educación Superior y las investigaciones sobre Green BPM son limitadas, no se ha estructurado un Plan Estratégico Institucional productivo y responsable con el medio ambiente y que, además, sirva de base en la planificación y gestión de las operaciones y recursos informáticos. Es así que el diseño del modelo permite la alineación de los indicadores que favorecen al ahorro económico, un cambio del paradigma social/ambiental y responsabilidad de la arquitectura tecnológica. Asimismo, con la flexibilidad del modelo se podrán agregar nuevos indicadores de rendimiento ambiental (Green KPI) según las necesidades.

Promoting Competitive Advantage in Micro-Enterprises through Information Technology Interventions

2013 ◽  
pp. 581-606
Author(s):  
Mehruz Kamal ◽  
Sajda Qureshil ◽  
Peter Wolcott
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Dominance Model ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Modified Model ◽  
Enterprise Growth ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Micro Enterprises

The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) have the potential to enable these businesses to grow through access to new markets and administrative efficiencies. However, the growth of the smallest of these SMEs which are micro-enterprises is hindered by their inability to adopt ICTs effectively to achieve competitive advantage. This chapter investigates how micro-enterprises can adopt ICTs to grow and achieve competitiveness. This investigation of a set of seven micro-enterprises took place through an interpretive field study in which action research was used to diagnose and treat the micro-enterprises with interventions through a process of “Information Technology (IT) Therapy”. This process involved providing individualized IT solutions to pressing problems and opportunities and the development of a longer-term IT project plan, customized for each of the businesses. The increase in competitiveness of these micro-enterprises was assessed using the Focus Dominance Model and their growth through a modified model of micro-enterprise growth based on the resource based view of the firm. This research also contributes with a unique set of skills and experiences that ITD innovators can bring in helping micro-enterprises achieve sustained growth and competitive advantage.

Green IT and the Struggle for a Widespread Adoption

2019 ◽  
pp. 157-166
Author(s):  
Edward T. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Computer Systems ◽  
Green It ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
Multiple Resources ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Green Information Technology

Increasing pollution levels, consumption of electricity as well as other natural resources, and the continuous buildup of outdated computer systems in landfills are plaguing the computer systems industry. Green information technology (IT) is a sensible solution providing multiple resources and alternatives for day-to-day computer use that could reduce the negative impact on our environment without reducing the effectiveness and capabilities of the technology. This chapter describes the struggle of adoption and provides basic concepts and sustainable solutions of green IT for businesses and individuals.

Green Information Technology Usage

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 90-103
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Hernandez
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Individual Contribution ◽  
Technology Usage ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Green It ◽  
Office Environment ◽  
Green Information Technology

Green information technology is resource efficient and effective consumption through the use of IT infrastructures to address environmental sustainability. This study aims to understand the level of awareness and practices of IT professionals towards GIT in organizations. A survey questionnaire was used, the study found that participants have a high awareness and practices of Green IT covering the efficient use of computing resources, energy conservation in an office environment, responsible disposal of electronic wastes, and demonstrate an individual contribution and commitment to GIT adoption practices in organizations. The study also found that male IT professionals have better awareness of GIT in organizations. The awareness and practices of IT professionals in GIT offers direction for organizations to strategically integrate GIT within their core business objectives and activities to attain environmental sustainability. Practical and theoretical implications are presented.

Optimizing environmental expenditures for maximizing economic performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 2544-2561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitish Singh ◽  
Jieqiong Ma ◽  
Jie Yang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Product Stewardship ◽  
New Perspective

Purpose Corporate environmental expenditure has been a growing concern in recent years, yet mixed findings exist regarding its economic impact. The purpose of this paper is to explain the mixed relationship between environmental expenditure and economic performance from the natural-resource-based view. Design/methodology/approach Using Global Reporting Initiative survey data from 120 firms in 30 countries, this study uses PROCESS, a path-based analysis software, to test the moderation and mediation hypotheses in an integrated analytical model. Findings The findings show that environmental expenditure has a negative impact on economic performance through pollution prevention capability. In contrast, environmental expenditure has a positive impact on economic performance through product stewardship capability. Both effects are significantly strengthened when the firm is located in an environmentally munificent country. Practical implications This study intends to inform firm managers, especially those in environmentally munificent countries, to relocate their environmental expenditure to enhance firms’ economic performance. In particular, firms should focus more on the reduction of input, such as raw materials, energy, and water, instead of output, including emissions, effluents, and wastes. Originality/value The contrasting indirect effects of pollution prevention and product stewardship offer a viable explanation for the mixed findings in the existent literature on environmental expenditure from a new perspective.

scholarly journals Desafios e Práticas para a Inserção da Tecnologia da Informação Verde nas Empresas Baianas: um estudo sob a perspectiva dos profissionais de Tecnologia da Informação10.5773/rgsa.v3i3.178

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Marcos Ramos de Almeida Paraíso ◽  
Thereza Olívia Rodrigues Soares ◽  
Leandro Antonio de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Short History ◽  
Green It ◽  
Pollution Emission ◽  
It Managers ◽  
History Of ◽  
Green Information Technology

O objetivo do estudo é analisar as dificuldades e as práticas existentes para a adoção da Tecnologia da Informação Verde (TI Verde) nas empresas. Traz inicialmente um breve histórico do conceito de TI Verde, a partir do pressuposto que as posturas empresariais ecologicamente corretas referentes à tecnologia da informação entram em conflito com as necessidades das empresas em expandir os seus parques tecnológicos para garantir a competitividade que tem as suas bases na inovação. Busca-se contribuir com os estudos acerca dos maiores problemas ambientais no mundo atual: o alto consumo de matérias-primas não renováveis, lixo tecnológico descartado inadequadamente e liberação de poluentes que contaminam o solo e os rios. A metodologia utilizada foi quantitativa e qualitativa: foram aplicados 24 (vinte e quatro) questionários para gerentes e técnicos da área de TI de empresas de diversos ramos de atuação na cidade de Salvador–Bahia. Apesar da maioria dos entrevistados possuírem conceito formado sobre a TI Verde, percebe-se que a maioria das organizações não a priorizam na sua pauta de estratégias e práticas de responsabilidade sócio-ambiental. Palavras-chave: Tecnologia da Informação Verde, Responsabilidade Sócio-ambiental Corporativa, Salvador – Bahia. Abstract The main goal of this paper is to analyze practices and troubles to adopt Green Information Technology (Green IT) in companies. First, it brings a short history of the Green IT concept, presuming that IT ecological actions come into conflict with corporate needs of spreading their technological devices to assure competitiveness, based on innovation. The present article aims to cooperate with the studies about one of the most important environmental troubles nowadays: the over-consumption of not renewable inputs, improper destination of e-waste and pollution emission contaminating soil and rivers. The methodology used was quantitative and qualitative: 24 (twenty-four) questionnaires for IT managers and technicians working at companies of several segments in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil were applied. Despite most interviewees have a pre-established concept of Green IT, the organizations don’t prioritize it in their strategies and practices of social and environmental responsibility. Keywords:environmental responsibility, Salvador-Bahia.

scholarly journals The Impact of Information Technology Capability on Supply Chain Technology Adoption and Supply Chain Operational Performance: a Resource based View

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.15) ◽  
pp. 224
Author(s):  
Lee Khai Loon ◽  
Gusman Nawanir ◽  
Jalal Hanaysha ◽  
Zahari Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
It Capability ◽  
Technology Capability ◽  
Information Technology Capability ◽  
The Relationship

Organization increasingly relies on the supply chain technology to improve the supply chain operational performance. Yet, past evidence suggests that the adoption of supply chain technology does not guarantee enhanced supply chain operational performance. Drawing from the Resource Based View, this study found that information technology (IT) capability enabled supply chain technology adoption in achieving supply chain operational performance. Supply chain technology serves as a system in transforming IT capability into a higher value resources for an organization. The adoption of supply chain technology in managing supply chain deserved attention from researchers and practitioners, because business benefits from supply chain technology adoption improve firm’s supply chain performances which enhance reliability, improve responsiveness, increase agility, and minimize cost in operation functions. This study provides a unique theoretical framework intended to aid researchers and practitioners develop a more thorough understanding of the linkages between information technology capability, supply chain technology adoption, and supply chain operational performance. The total of 201 questionnaires were sent to Malaysia's textile and apparel company that is listed in the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) directory. The total of 121 usable responses were obtained and analyzed through Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The discussion of this study is followed by presenting the results of the survey on the relationship of IT capability on supply chain technology adoption and supply chain operational performance. The results shown that supply chain technology adoption is mediating the relationship between IT capability and supply chain operation performance.  

Green Information Technology and Virtualization in Corporate Environmental Management Information Systems

2010 ◽  
pp. 23-36
Author(s):  
Edward T. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Green It ◽  
Ecological Awareness ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Corporate Environmental Management ◽  
Day To Day Operations ◽  
Green Information Technology

Businesses today must not only be concerned with their day-to-day operations and the making of profit, but also with a set of challenges related to the public perception, the environment, and the costs of energy consumption. The image of the company from the perspective of customers and the public in general must be carefully monitored as it relates to the environment and the use of natural resources and energy. The demonstration of effective strategies that allow for “greener” and more ecological awareness, will gain the respect of customers, businesses, stockholders, and other concerned groups. The protection of our environment is also a major agenda of firms today. This paper discusses how “Green IT” along with the concepts of “Virtualization” can provide for better organizational, operational, and environmental outcomes.

scholarly journals Green information technology and environmental performance of the banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-39
Author(s):  
Anthonypillai Anton Arulrajah ◽  
Samithamby Senthilnathan ◽  
Mudithā Priyadarshani Rathnayake
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Fast Rate ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Green It ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Green Information Technology ◽  
The Relationship

Information technology (IT) moves at a fast rate of utilizing modern electrical equipment. Thus, all the sectors of the world economy do face challenges to deal with the environmental problems and their impacts on the work environment and green information technology (GIT) become important to play its role in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner (McCabe, 2009). In Sri Lanka, banks recently shift towards green IT (GIT) practices. However, there is a gap in the literature, and empirical investigations regarding the relationships among GIT practices, environmental performances of banks (EPB) and employees’ attitudes on GIT (EAG). Hence, this study aims to explore the relationship between GIT in place and EPB and to assess the possible mediating role of EAG in the relationship between GIT and EPB. The analyses reveal that GIT practices have a positive relationship to and significant impact on EPB. The study also confirms the mediating partial role of EAG in the relationship between GIT and EPB. This study especially contributes to empirically understand the same as an addition to fill the literature gap in relation to GIT, EPB, and EAG.

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