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Promise and Practice: Green IT and BYOD
Karen Druffel, Sharon A. Wulf

Last modified: 2017-03-25

Abstract


We consider the relationship between two sets of practices in corporate information systems (IS) management: BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and Green IT. BYOD programs allow employees to use personal information technology devices, such as laptops or tablets, on their work information technology (IT) network. BYOD is expected to reduce the overall number of IT devices per user, as well as energy consumption needed to power multiple devices. Organizations implementing BYOD often frame the initiative as a form of Green IT, but do we have support for these assumptions? What are these organizations doing to determine whether, in practice, BYOD complements or conflicts with some Green IT objectives?  As a first step to our research question, we will assess the literature examining both trends, BYOD and Green IT, from both practitioner and academic perspectives. We present our research question and proposed framework for finding and categorizing the articles.

 


Keywords


Green IT; BYOD