Green Information Systems (Green IS) Practice in Organisation: Tracing its Emergence and Recurrent Use

This paper discusses the emergence and the recurrent use of Green IS practice in organisations. The theoretical construct of “field” adopted from Bourdieu’s theory of practice is used in explaining the Green IS practice phenomenon in a case organisation called Acadia. In particular, the study investigates the relationships between local actions including the historical and internal processes in Acadia against the external origins that shape and reshape Green IS practices in Acadia. The findings indicate that Acadia’s Green IS practices emerge and are recurrently used due to a number of internal and external factors, as well as the power relationships of the human actors within Acadia. In addition, the ability to manage and allocate resources by the powerful actors enables Green IS practice to become tangible in the company. The “field” construct also sheds light on the conflict and conflict resolution among actors occupying the different Green IS subfields in the course of Green IS practice formation.