green is pre-icis workshop v1

Creating a Taxonomy of Green IT / IS, Corporate Sustainability

and Corporate Social Responsibility:

A Literature ReviewMauricio Marrone, Nils-Holger Schmidt, Lutz M. Kolbe

Institute of Information SystemsChair of Information ManagementProf. Dr. Lutz M. Kolbe

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Agenda

1 Introduction

2 Methodology 3 Expected Results 

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Agenda

1 Introduction

2 Methodology 3 Expected Results

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Introduction – Aim and Goal of Research

The aim of this research is to provide a topic map and/or taxonomy for linking all relevant concepts

The main goal is to link Green IT and Green IS to the overall Corporate Sustainability movement

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Agenda

1 Introduction

2 Methodology 3 Expected Results 

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Methodology

We wish to complete a literature review on key sustainability topics.

We will cover six journals

Consider publications which were published from 2006 to 2010.

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Methodology - Journals

Information System Journals:

MIS Quarterly

Information Systems Research Journal

Information and Management

Management Journals:

Administrative Science Quarterly

Academy of Management Journal

Academy of Management Review

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Methodology – Keywords

Corporate Sustainability

Sustainability

Sustainable

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Responsibility

Corporate Citizenship

Stakeholder Theory

Green IT

Green IS

Environmental IS

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Methodology – Approach to Find Relevant Literature

1. Identification relevant articles in leading journals by searching the body text for relevant terms

2. Go backward approach by means of reviewing the citations used by the articles to describe the term

3. Ranking the found articles according to their citation impact

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Methodology – Search stringProposed Search String (used for step 1):

("Corporate Sustainability" OR "Sustainability" OR "Sustainable" OR "Corporate Social Responsibility" OR "Corporate Responsibility" OR "Corporate Citizenship" OR "Stakeholder Theory" OR "Green IT" OR "Green IS" OR "Environmental IS") AND ((IS 02767783) OR (IS 10477047) OR (IS 03787206) OR (IS 00018392) OR (IS 00014273) OR (IS 03637425)) AND (DT 200601-201010)

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Agenda

1 Introduction

2 Methodology 3 Expected Results 

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Expected Results

Model the scope of each definition

Create clear boundaries and links amongst definitions

Creates a congregated definition for these terms based on previous definitions.

Provide a topic map and/or taxonomy for all terms.

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Implications for Research

Delivers insight into

• Usage of Terminology

• Boundaries and links amongst definitions

• Definitions of common terms

Fills a research gap

Opens the path for further research

Takes a first step towards developing a topic map and/or taxonomy

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