Green Information Systems: Directives for the IS Discipline

Presenter Information

Jan vom Brocke, Information Systems, University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Liechtenstein.Follow
Richard T. Watson, MIS Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States.Follow
Catherine Dwyer, Computer Science & Information Systems, Pace University, New York, NY, United States.Follow
Steve Elliot, Business Information Systems, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.Follow
Nigel Melville, Business Information Technology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.Follow

Start Date

14-12-2012 12:00 AM

Description

Green IS has recently emerged as an area of scholarship. It offers the promise for IS scholars to make a significant contribution to reducing green house gas emissions and mitigating the effects of global climate change. While IT creates an environmental load because of the electricity required for its operation and the problem of disposing of obsolete hardware, innovative IS can reduce environmental problems. This panel gives five Green IS pioneers an opportunity to present their views on what directions the IS community should pursue to ensure that it makes a significant practical contribution to solving global climate change and simultaneously contributes to the theoretical advancement of the field. The panelists have all played a pioneering role in developing and publicizing Green IS as an IS research area. As leaders in this emerging domain, they have been thinking about its directions and contributions for some years.

Recommended Citation

Brocke, Jan vom; Watson, Richard T.; Dwyer, Catherine; Elliot, Steve; and Melville, Nigel, "Green Information Systems: Directives for the IS Discipline" (2012). ICIS 2012 Proceedings. 1.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2012/proceedings/Panels/1