Green Information System (GIS) Model in the Conference Sector: Exploring Attendees’ Adoption Behaviors for Conference Apps

Academic conferences are carbon-intensive. Conference travel by air contributes to huge amount of global greenhouse gas emissions, which can be reduced by adopting green information systems (green IS or GIS). This study aims to investigate attendees’ behaviors for adopting green IS (such as conferen...

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Autores: Singh, Nripendra, Jung, Inyoung, Han, Heesup, Ariza Montes, José Antonio, Vega Muñoz, Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Repositorio:Brújula
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uloyola.es:20.500.12412/4264
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12412/4264
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Conference app
Mobile app
Ecological beliefs
Green IS adoption
Technology adoption model
Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology
UTAUT
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Sumario:Academic conferences are carbon-intensive. Conference travel by air contributes to huge amount of global greenhouse gas emissions, which can be reduced by adopting green information systems (green IS or GIS). This study aims to investigate attendees’ behaviors for adopting green IS (such as conference apps) from an ecological perspective. For this research, a survey method was used. Survey instrument had 29 items adapted from existing scales. Data was collected using Mturk’s panel of respondents on online Qualtrics. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted on 403 responses for data analysis and validation of the results using SPSS AMOS ver. 24. This study provides empirical evidence to add ecological beliefs as a key predictor of green IS adoption models. Findings demonstrate that attitudes and ecological beliefs play an essential role in conference app adoption, in comparison with performance expectations, social impacts, and facilitation conditions, as presented in the traditional technology acceptance literature. Findings assist conference owners develop essential communication strategies for green attendees.