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A Research Methodology for Green IT Systems Based on WSR and Design Science: The Case of a Chinese Company

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E-business Technology and Strategy (CETS 2010)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 113))

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Currently green IT has been a hotspot in both practice and research fields. Much progress has been made in the aspect of green technologies. However, researchers and designers could not simply build up a green IT system from technological aspect, which is normally considered as a wicked problem. This paper puts forward a research methodology for green IT systems by introducing WSR and design science. This methodology absorbs essence from soft systems methodology and action research. It considers the research, design and building of green IT systems from a systemic perspective which can be divided into as technological dimension, management dimension and human dimension. This methodology consists of 7 iterated stages. Each stage is presented and followed by a case study from a Chinese company.

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  1. School of Management, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R. China

    Yinghong Zhong & Hongwei Liu

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  1. Yinghong Zhong
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  1. Queen’s University, 99 University Avenue, K7L 3N6, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    Marzia Zaman

  2. Royal Military College of Canada, 13 General Crerar Cres, K7K 7B4, Kingston, ON, Canada

    Yawei Liang

  3. Université du Québec en Outaouais, 283 boul. Alexandre-Taché, C.P. 1250, J8X 3X7, Gatineau, Québec, Canada

    Sohail M Siddiqui

  4. CeBA Canada, 1107-2720 Queensview Drive, K2B 1A5, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Tim Wang

  5. Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, K1S 5B6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Vincent Liu

  6. University of Toronto, 172 St. George Street, M5R 0A3, Toronto, Canada

    Ceecee Lu

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Zhong, Y., Liu, H. (2010). A Research Methodology for Green IT Systems Based on WSR and Design Science: The Case of a Chinese Company. In: Zaman, M., Liang, Y., Siddiqui, S.M., Wang, T., Liu, V., Lu, C. (eds) E-business Technology and Strategy. CETS 2010. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 113. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16397-5_19

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