Sensemaking and Sustainable Practicing: Functional Affordances of Information Systems in Green Transformations

Seidel S; Recker J; vom Brocke J


Abstract
This paper explores how a world-wide operating software solutions provider implemented environmentally sustainable business practices in response to emerging environmental concerns. Through an interpretive case study, we develop a theoretical framework t

Keywords
Green IS; environmental sustainability; business transformation; case study; socio-technical systems theory; functional affordances; sensemaking; sustainable practicing



Publication type
Research article (journal)

Peer reviewed
Yes

Publication status
Published

Year
2013

Journal
MIS Quarterly

Volume
37

Issue
4

Start page
1275

End page
1299

ISSN
2162-9730

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