Editorial: Special issue on empirical research on information systems addressing the challenges of environmental sustainability: an imperative for urgent action

Elliot, Steve; Webster, Jane

doi:10.1111/isj.12150

Cited by 27 publications

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“…We based our research objectives on the belief that IS can play a transformative, solution‐oriented role (Corbett & Mellouli, 2017; Elliot & Webster, 2017; Hedman & Henningsson, 2016) in supporting actors to understand and implement CE systems. In this light, IS scholarship can yield impactful sociotechnical solutions and provide policy recommendations in favour of reasonable technology support.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mobilising information systems scholarship for a circular economy: Review, synthesis, and directions for future research

Zeiss

Ixmeier²,

Recker

et al. 2020

Information Systems Journal

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One of today's grand societal challenges is to replace the current 'take-make-waste' economic model with a circular economic model that allows a gradual decoupling of economic activities from the consumption of finite virgin resources. While circular economy (CE) scholars have long lauded digital technologies such as sensors, distributed ledgers, or platforms as key enablers, our own community has not fully explored the potentials of information systems (IS) for a CE. Considering recent technological advances in software and hardware and our history of helping address wicked challenges, we believe the time is ripe to mobilise IS scholarship for a CE. Our findings from an interdisciplinary literature review show that research has primarily examined IS potentials for increasing efficiency of isolated intra-organisational processes while neglecting the larger sustainability potential of IS to establish circular material flows-that is, slow down and close material loops across entire product lifecycles. In response, we propose directions for IS research that develop our knowledge of how IS can help understand and enact circular material flows to intensify and extend use of products and components and recycle waste materials. Our directions offer pathways to building and evaluating the problem-solution pairing that could characterise a prolific CE-IS relationship.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mobilising information systems scholarship for a circular economy: Review, synthesis, and directions for future research

Zeiss

Ixmeier²,

Recker

et al. 2020

Information Systems Journal

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“…Examples of Green IT include green data centers, virtualization software, extending a computer’s replacement cycle, etc. Green IS has moved beyond the IT department to refer to IS which enable environmental sustainability initiatives across the firm (Watson et al , 2010; Elliot and Webster, 2017). Green IS includes environmental management systems and green supply chain management systems.…”

Section: Is and Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

A longitudinal exploratory investigation of innovation systems and sustainability maturity using case studies in three industries

Abraham

Dao

2019

JEIM

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Purpose Sustainability innovation systems (SIS) refer to the investment in information systems (IS) to enable business sustainability within stages of sustainability maturity. A prior framework proposes that the roles played by IS to support sustainability depend on the stage of sustainability maturity achieved. The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine these propositions. Design/methodology/approach This study conducts longitudinal case studies of six companies across three industries. Data were collected from the companies’ Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reports over a six-year period from 2009 to 2015. Findings The study provides initial empirical support for the proposition of the SIS framework that companies follow a staged path to sustainability maturity and that IS play specific roles as companies mature. Research limitations/implications The findings encourage future research to take a longitudinal and holistic view of sustainability and IS. Future research could also collect a more comprehensive data set for statistical analysis. Practical implications The study provides guidelines for practitioners in making decisions about companies’ investments in IS for sustainability, particularly within individual stages of sustainability maturity. Social implications The study goes beyond environmental sustainability to empirically show that companies are deploying IT assets for social sustainability too. Originality/value The multiple-longitudinal case study approach provides an intimate understanding of companies’ actual usage of IS resources to enable sustainability. The study is also among the very early research using GRI reports for research on IS and sustainability, showing that these reports are a rich secondary data source for IS scholars.

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“…Studies have also examined employees' adoption of environmental IT practices (Yoon 2018;. Nevertheless, recent studies have acknowledged the lack of adequate research on motivating employees' engagements in green initiatives (Elliot and Webster 2017;Ojo and Fauzi 2020). Davis et al (2020) noted that further studies are necessary to enhance understanding of the mechanisms for motivating employees' engagement in pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Motivational factors of pro-environmental behaviors among information technology professionals

Ojo

2021

Rev Manag Sci

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Following research on the signi cance of employees' behaviors in a rm's environmental initiatives, this study explores the motivational factors that in uence information technology (IT) professionals' proenvironmental behaviors (PEBs). Based on the self-determination theory (SDT), autonomous and controlled motivations were posited as determinants of PEBs, and the green human resource management (GHRM) literature was integrated to examine the direct and indirect effects of GHRM practices. The hypothesized model was tested using data collected from 333 IT professionals in Malaysia. The results supported the view that autonomous motivation and GHRM practices have signi cant effects on PEBs. Furthermore, GHRM was a signi cant moderator of the effects of autonomous motivation on PEBs. On the contrary, the hypotheses that controlled motivation had a constraining effect, and GHRM has a moderating effect on PEBs were not supported. The present ndings demonstrate that IT professionals' PEBs are associated with environmental practices based on interest and value. Thus, this study extends the SDT by incorporating GHRM literature to deepen the understanding of the motivational factors of PEBs among a sample of IT professionals.

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Editorial: Special issue on empirical research on information systems addressing the challenges of environmental sustainability: an imperative for urgent action

Cited by 27 publications

References 18 publications

Mobilising information systems scholarship for a circular economy: Review, synthesis, and directions for future research

Mobilising information systems scholarship for a circular economy: Review, synthesis, and directions for future research

A longitudinal exploratory investigation of innovation systems and sustainability maturity using case studies in three industries

Motivational factors of pro-environmental behaviors among information technology professionals

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