Green is and Green IT: Organizational Awareness, Readiness and Competitiveness

Organizational awareness, readiness, and competitiveness as it relates to green information systems and technology has become all too familiar in recent years. As the world is taking notice of the damage that the earth has endured, more and more organizations have stepped up to address the issue. This article examines the GreenIS/IT literature published between 2000–2010 to provide a review of the “green” movement in the IS field. In conducting this research, the data from a total of nineteen journals were reviewed resulting in meta information from 264 articles. The article contributes to research by developing themes of Green-IS/IT research. By using content analysis methodology, relative emphasis on various topics within Green-IS research is determined. The results of longitudinal and demographic analyses are also presented in this article. The data shows that the organizations were becoming increasingly aware of the Green technology.