Green IT practices in the business sector

Abstract

[eng] The purpose of this study is to determine the level of application that the company has in terms of green IT practices. In this context, the study begins with a theoret-ical conceptual review, which serves to identify the different variables in-volved in Green Computing and to support the nine research hypoth-esis. The relationship between the identified constructs (hypothesis) gener-ates a model of structural equations; the operationalization of the variables results in questionnaire with sixty indicators to determine the situational status of vari-ous businesses with regard to green information technologies; the in-strument is applied to forty seven informants from various organizations in the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. The model is evaluated with the software product Smart PLS; finally, with the results provided from the analysis of the model, it's concluded that: 'organizational strengths , policies, procedures( FO )' have a positive influence on 'applications used (AP)', ' energy efficiency (EE),'print management and paper use ( IP )' and 'treatment and disposal of technological waste ( RT)'. On the other hand, it is concluded that 'used applications( AP)', ' energy efficiency (EE )' and 'organizational strengths, policies, procedures ( FO)', 'print management and paper use( IP)'and 'treatment and disposal of technological waste( RT)', have no influence on 'green IT in the organization( GIT)'.