Green IS diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from Malaysia

This article examines the variables that influence information technology (IT) executives’ intention towards diffusing Green Information System (IS) for environmental sustainability attainment in organizations by utilizing IS as a solution to resolve the issues caused by traditional IT usage. Throug...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Bokolo, Anthony Jnr, Mazlina, Abdul Majid, Awanis, Romli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2018
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21568/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21568/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21568/1/Green%20IS%20diffusion%20in%20organizations1.pdf

id	ump-21568
recordtype	eprints
spelling	ump-215682019-01-09T08:04:55Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21568/ Green IS diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from Malaysia Bokolo, Anthony Jnr Mazlina, Abdul Majid Awanis, Romli H Social Sciences (General) This article examines the variables that influence information technology (IT) executives’ intention towards diffusing Green Information System (IS) for environmental sustainability attainment in organizations by utilizing IS as a solution to resolve the issues caused by traditional IT usage. Through the review of prior Green IS and Green IT studies, this article proposes a Green IS structural model based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, after which survey data were collected from IT executives in various organizations in Malaysia. With 133 valid survey datasets at hand, partial least square-structural equation modelling method was employed to analyse the survey replies. Results show that human infrastructure, administrative policies, IS infrastructure, institutional pressure, IS strategy and knowledge accessibility significantly influence Green IS diffusion. In addition, results disclose that the moderating variable age of IT executives positively influences their behaviour towards adopting Green IS, whereas the gender, education and experience does not influences their behaviour towards Green IS diffusion. Further results reveal that control variables size, sector and revenue of the organization do not influence Green IS diffusion in organizations. Theoretical implication of this research contributes to existing knowledge on Green IS diffusion behaviours of IT executives towards environmental sustainability by offering an agenda and empirically exploring Green IS practice in organizations. Practical implication for this study provides empirical evidence from IT executives emphasizing that Green IS is capable of decreasing the environmental effects of traditional IT infrastructure deployment in organizations. Springer 2018-06-23 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21568/1/Green%20IS%20diffusion%20in%20organizations1.pdf Bokolo, Anthony Jnr and Mazlina, Abdul Majid and Awanis, Romli (2018) Green IS diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from Malaysia. Environment, Development and Sustainability. ISSN 1387-585X (In Press) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-018-0207-y
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	Universiti Malaysia Pahang
building	UMP Institutional Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	H Social Sciences (General)
spellingShingle	H Social Sciences (General) Bokolo, Anthony Jnr Mazlina, Abdul Majid Awanis, Romli Green IS diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from Malaysia
description	This article examines the variables that influence information technology (IT) executives’ intention towards diffusing Green Information System (IS) for environmental sustainability attainment in organizations by utilizing IS as a solution to resolve the issues caused by traditional IT usage. Through the review of prior Green IS and Green IT studies, this article proposes a Green IS structural model based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, after which survey data were collected from IT executives in various organizations in Malaysia. With 133 valid survey datasets at hand, partial least square-structural equation modelling method was employed to analyse the survey replies. Results show that human infrastructure, administrative policies, IS infrastructure, institutional pressure, IS strategy and knowledge accessibility significantly influence Green IS diffusion. In addition, results disclose that the moderating variable age of IT executives positively influences their behaviour towards adopting Green IS, whereas the gender, education and experience does not influences their behaviour towards Green IS diffusion. Further results reveal that control variables size, sector and revenue of the organization do not influence Green IS diffusion in organizations. Theoretical implication of this research contributes to existing knowledge on Green IS diffusion behaviours of IT executives towards environmental sustainability by offering an agenda and empirically exploring Green IS practice in organizations. Practical implication for this study provides empirical evidence from IT executives emphasizing that Green IS is capable of decreasing the environmental effects of traditional IT infrastructure deployment in organizations.
format	Article
author	Bokolo, Anthony Jnr Mazlina, Abdul Majid Awanis, Romli
author_facet	Bokolo, Anthony Jnr Mazlina, Abdul Majid Awanis, Romli
author_sort	Bokolo, Anthony Jnr
title	Green IS diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from Malaysia
title_short	Green IS diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from Malaysia
title_full	Green IS diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from Malaysia
title_fullStr	Green IS diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Green IS diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from Malaysia
title_sort	green is diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from malaysia
publisher	Springer
publishDate	2018
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21568/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21568/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21568/1/Green%20IS%20diffusion%20in%20organizations1.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T22:31:42Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T22:31:42Z
_version_	1777416328657764352

Green IS diffusion in organizations: a model and empirical results from Malaysia

Similar Items