Application of Software and Web-Based Tools for Sustainability Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

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Recently, new approaches to organizational level sustainability management and reporting have emerged in the form of software and web-based applications. At first glance, it appears that such software and web-tools are applicable in small and medium-sized enterprises since they offer user-friendly and cost-effective alternatives to implement, manage and report on company-wide sustainability activities. Nevertheless, it remains academically and practically uncertain if such technologies will be adopted by a great number of SMEs. Using the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) model as a theoretical framework and empirical data from a recent survey with 1,250 German SMEs, this paper investigates various firm-internal and external factors that might influence managers’ decisions to adopt or reject this new technology. As a result, this paper can help determine which factors play a role in the adoption of sustainability management software and web-tools in SMEs.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnviroInfo 2014 - ICT for Energy Efficiency : 28th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection ; proceedings
Editors Jorge Marx Gómez, Michael Sonnenschein, Ute Vogel, Andreas Winter, Barbara Rapp, Nils Giesen
Number of pages8
PublisherUniversität Oldenburg, Bibliotheks- und Informationssystem
Publication date2014
Pages413-420
ISBN (print)978-3-8142-2317-9
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event28th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection - EnviroInfo 2014: ICT for energy efficiency - Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg , Oldenburg, Germany
Duration: 10.09.201412.09.2014
Conference number: 28
https://enviroinfo2014.org/

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