Start Date
10-12-2017 12:00 AM
Description
Sustainability has become increasingly important to business research and practice. Approaches that support fundamental changes in behavior to act ecologically, economically and socially are required. Business process modelling can contribute to this by improving organizational structures. However, prior research (e.g., Green IS/BPM) often tends to focus on ecological aspects while social ones are neglected. Due to the growing popularity of sustainability and the heterogeneous ways in which it is considered, an overview of sustainable process modelling is necessary. This research-in-progress study consolidates prior research to determine the status quo and potential for further research. We use a methodology consisting of a rigorous literature review (1,461 articles) and a taxonomy-driven approach to structure our findings. Our contribution is (1) a taxonomy of sustainability in process models, (2) a verification of current deficits (e.g., social sustainability), and (3) potential solutions (developing social patterns; considering theories such as planned behavior, self-efficacy, and attribution).
Recommended Citation
Schoormann, Thorsten; Behrens, Dennis; and Knackstedt, Ralf, "Sustainability in Business Process Models: A Taxonomy-Driven Approach to Synthesize Knowledge and Structure the Field" (2017). ICIS 2017 Proceedings. 10.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2017/IT-and-Social/Presentations/10
Sustainability in Business Process Models: A Taxonomy-Driven Approach to Synthesize Knowledge and Structure the Field
Sustainability has become increasingly important to business research and practice. Approaches that support fundamental changes in behavior to act ecologically, economically and socially are required. Business process modelling can contribute to this by improving organizational structures. However, prior research (e.g., Green IS/BPM) often tends to focus on ecological aspects while social ones are neglected. Due to the growing popularity of sustainability and the heterogeneous ways in which it is considered, an overview of sustainable process modelling is necessary. This research-in-progress study consolidates prior research to determine the status quo and potential for further research. We use a methodology consisting of a rigorous literature review (1,461 articles) and a taxonomy-driven approach to structure our findings. Our contribution is (1) a taxonomy of sustainability in process models, (2) a verification of current deficits (e.g., social sustainability), and (3) potential solutions (developing social patterns; considering theories such as planned behavior, self-efficacy, and attribution).