Interplay between information systems and environmental management in ISO 14001-certified companies: Implications for future research on big data

• Autor(a) principal: De Camargo Fiorini, Paula [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Chiappetta Jabbour, Charbel Jose, Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, Ana Beatriz, Oliveira Stefanelli, Nelson, Fernando, Yudi
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MD-07-2018-0739; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/187126
• topic: Big data; Corporate environmental management; Information systems; ISO 14001; Sustainable operations

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the contributions of information systems (IS) for the evolutionary process of corporate environmental management by highlighting implications for big data research. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted two case studies with Brazilian enterprises certified by ISO 14001, by conducting interviews, document analysis and direct observation. Implications for a research agenda on big data are also presented. Findings: As results, the authors present the identification of the main contributions of IS for the evolution of environmental management in the studied cases. The authors found that advanced stage regarding IS may be considered a factor that implies a more effective environmental management. Originality/value: The main contribution of this research consists of the presentation of a framework that identifies the support of IS for corporate environmental practices. By confirming the relation between IS and maturity levels of environmental management, the authors highlight that application of big data has the potential of boosting the relation between IS and corporate environmental management.