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1	An empirical investigation into Green IT practices in the North West Provincial Government / Tebogo Lucia Letlonkane Letlonkane, Tebogo Lucia January 2014 (has links) Climate change has been a topic for discussion in the IT industry. The IT (information technology) sector has been regarded as one of the contributing sectors towards climate change due to carbon emissions from IT equipment such as computers and servers. Environmental concerns are gaining incremental attention from organisations across the globe. Green IT is seen as part of the solution to this problem and has been defined and discussed by many researchers. The purpose of this study was to investigate Green IT practices that have been adopted in the NWPG (North West Provincial Government). The study focused on the three departments which fall under one central IT section in the department of the provincial treasury. A quantitative study was conducted in Mafikeng and questionnaires were distributed to collect the data and it was found that although end-users in the government sector are aware of Green IT, many still needed a lot of training on Green IT. The research concludes by suggesting strategies that might be adopted to improve IT use in the government sector. / Thesis (M.Com.(Information Systems) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2014 Information Technology (IT) Green IT Global warming IT acquisition IT disposal IT practices
2	Green IT Balanced Scorecard : A model developed for the Swedish environment / Styrkort för Grön IT : En model utformad för den svenska marknaden Andersson, Pernilla, Malmkvist, Linnea January 2012 (has links) Climate change has become a widely discussed topic in many regions of the society. Green IT can be seen as part of the solution to this problem and can be defined as practices that work to improve the phases of design, production and usage of IT hardware, software and communication systems to effectively and efficiently use IT as a tool in the business, with minimal effect on the environment and promoting sustainability. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if the Balanced Scorecard model has to be adapted and can be used to find objectives that can aid the implementation of Green IT. This was done by using an inductive approach to find Green IT practices through secondary data and with semi-structured interviews with four Swedish companies. From the interviews, several Green IT practices and drivers were established. The drivers allowed the authors to determine that the Balanced Scorecard’s perspectives did not have to be adapted to fit a Green IT Strategy. The Green IT practices were transformed into initiatives that formed the basis for several Green IT objectives. Each objective individually fit into the four original perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard. These objectives, including initiatives, were the building blocks for the final Green IT Balanced Scorecard. Green IT IT practices Balanced Scorecard Drivers of Green IT Information Systems
3	Radical Architecture, Collective Mindfulness, and Information Technology: A Dialectical Analysis of Risk Control in Complex Socio-Technical Systems Luo, Yan January 2009 (has links) No description available. Architecture Computer Science Design Information Systems Social Research Sociology Systems Design Technology Collective Mindfulness Mindless behavior Routine High Reliability Organizations (HRO) Paradox Contradiction Complex socio-technical Systems Dialectics IT Practices IT Impacts Systemic Risk Architecture Frank O. Gehry Coop Himmelb(l)au.

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