TY - JOUR
T1 - ICTs and sustainability
T2 - The managerial and environmental impact in Japan
AU - Jitsuzumi, Toshiya
AU - Mitomo, Hitoshi
AU - Oniki, Hajime
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - There are manifold causal linkages between information and communications technologies (ICTs) and social sustainability. In this article, these linkages are classified into three areas: direct improvement of corporate productivity, changed behaviour of people/organizations, and improved decision-making capabilities within society. A framework is proposed to analyse the first two of these three linkages, together with the results of a questionnaire survey. These point to a continuous growth trend in Japanese ICT investment with sectoral variations, and statistically significant evidence of ICTs' contributions to corporate operations and environmental issues.
AB - There are manifold causal linkages between information and communications technologies (ICTs) and social sustainability. In this article, these linkages are classified into three areas: direct improvement of corporate productivity, changed behaviour of people/organizations, and improved decision-making capabilities within society. A framework is proposed to analyse the first two of these three linkages, together with the results of a questionnaire survey. These point to a continuous growth trend in Japanese ICT investment with sectoral variations, and statistically significant evidence of ICTs' contributions to corporate operations and environmental issues.
KW - Communications technology
KW - Information systems
KW - Japan
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U2 - 10.1108/14636680110803030
DO - 10.1108/14636680110803030
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:3543112582
SN - 1463-6689
VL - 3
SP - 103
EP - 112
JO - Foresight
JF - Foresight
IS - 2
ER -