A Proposed Model for Green Practice Adoption and Implementation in Information Technology Based Organizations

Bokolo Anthony Jnr.


Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Gambang, Pahang (Malaysia)

Mazlina Abdul Majid


Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Gambang, Pahang (Malaysia)

Awanis Romli


Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Gambang, Pahang (Malaysia)


Abstract

Green Information technology system offers opportunity for IT based organizations to act proactively in terms of environmental preservation as well as to mitigate effects of global climate change and other environmental problems. Green Information technology system adoption and implementation is a plausible attempt for IT based organizations to resolve the current environmental issues and also enhance their economic performance and possible social benefits. Currently several models and frameworks have been developed to address sustainability in various research domain. However, there are few models that can support decision making of practitioners in adopting and implementing sustainable practices in IT based organization. Therefore there is need to develop a model to assist practitioners adopt and implement sustainable practices. The proposed model comprises of Green variables, Green process and a hybrid technique of software agents and case bases reasoning. Findings from this paper shows the model variables, process, techniques applied and derived prepositions. Ongoing work involves adopting a mixed research (case study and survey) to verify the model variables, process and validate the model prepositions.


Keywords:

sustainability, Green Practice, IT based organization, Case Based Reasoning, Software Agent

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Jnr., B. A., Majid, M. A., & Romli, A. (2018). A Proposed Model for Green Practice Adoption and Implementation in Information Technology Based Organizations. Problemy Ekorozwoju, 13(1), 95–112. Retrieved from https://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/preko/article/view/5042

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Bokolo Anthony Jnr. 

Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Gambang, Pahang Malaysia

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Mazlina Abdul Majid 

Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Gambang, Pahang Malaysia

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Awanis Romli 

Faculty of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26300 Gambang, Pahang Malaysia

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