Description
Understanding and promoting pro-environmental behaviors (PEB) is crucial to mitigate global warming, to reduce the use of natural resources, and to protect the biosphere. A major aim of green information systems (Green IS) is to support PEB, sustainable practices and decision-making on the individual, organizational, and societal level. In the past decade, many studies have investigated the role of Green IS on individual, organizational, and societal PEB. However, due to the interdisciplinary nature of the topic those studies are widely dispersed among different outlets. Therefore, we aim at providing a comprehensive review and synthesis of the literature. To structure prior research and to systematically identify gaps in the literature, we build upon the belief-action-outcome framework. Our analysis indicates that prior research mainly focused on action formation and outcome assessment indicating a void regarding belief formation. We also found a bias towards an isolated examination of either the micro- or macro-level. Thus, we argue that to understand the influence of Green IS on PEB on multiple levels more thoroughly, future research needs to investigate the complex interdependencies between the individual, organizational, and societal level.
Recommended Citation
Henkel, Christopher and Kranz, Johann, "Pro-Environmental Behavior and Green Information Systems Research - Review, Synthesis and Directions for Future Research" (2018). ICIS 2018 Proceedings. 3.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2018/green/Presentations/3
Pro-Environmental Behavior and Green Information Systems Research - Review, Synthesis and Directions for Future Research
Understanding and promoting pro-environmental behaviors (PEB) is crucial to mitigate global warming, to reduce the use of natural resources, and to protect the biosphere. A major aim of green information systems (Green IS) is to support PEB, sustainable practices and decision-making on the individual, organizational, and societal level. In the past decade, many studies have investigated the role of Green IS on individual, organizational, and societal PEB. However, due to the interdisciplinary nature of the topic those studies are widely dispersed among different outlets. Therefore, we aim at providing a comprehensive review and synthesis of the literature. To structure prior research and to systematically identify gaps in the literature, we build upon the belief-action-outcome framework. Our analysis indicates that prior research mainly focused on action formation and outcome assessment indicating a void regarding belief formation. We also found a bias towards an isolated examination of either the micro- or macro-level. Thus, we argue that to understand the influence of Green IS on PEB on multiple levels more thoroughly, future research needs to investigate the complex interdependencies between the individual, organizational, and societal level.