Information Sharing

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Impact of information sharing and

green information systems

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Department of Management, Marketing, and

Management Information Systems, College of Business,

Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas, USA

Jeramy Meacham

Lisa Toms

College of Business, Southern Arkansas University,

Magnolia, Arkansas, USA, and

Kenneth W. Green Jr and Vikram S. Bhadauria

Department of Management, Marketing, and

Management Information Systems, College of Business,

Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas, USA

Abstract

Purpose – This paper aims to theorize and assess a structural model that depicts the impact of an

organization’s capability to share information with supply chain partners through a focused green

information system for the purpose of improving environmental performance.

Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 159 manufacturing managers and

analyzed using a structural equation modeling methodology.

Findings – The general capability to share information with supply chain partners coupled with the

specific capabilities of green information systems enhances environmental performance. Green

information systems serve as a partial mediator to the relationship between supply chain information

sharing and environmental performance.

Research limitations/implications – While environmental sustainability has implications for all

categories of supply chain partners, the study sample focuses on the manufacturing sector only.

Practical implications – Evidence supports the need for manufacturers to develop information

sharing and green information system capabilities to improve environmental performance.

Originality/value – This is one of the first studies to empirically assess the role of information

systems in achieving environmental sustainability. The results of this investigation support the...