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SCIS 2016: Nordic Contributions in IS Research pp 86–99Cite as

Sustaining Sustainability: Investigating the Long-Term Effects of a Sustainability Initiative

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This study investigates to what extent holistic sustainability values persist when a sustainability innovation initiative is transformed to standard mode of operation in a Swedish municipality through the lens of actor-network theory. The focus is on the effect of change in sustainability routines, inscribed in IT systems, when governance shifts from a dedicated initiative management to regular management. This longitudinal study shows that information systems can play a central role to enrol stakeholders in sustainable practices, but that sustainability outcomes are closely related to the view of sustainability inscribed in routines and supportive IT systems.

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    Fredrik Bengtsson & Pär J. Ågerfalk

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Bengtsson, F., Ågerfalk, P.J. (2016). Sustaining Sustainability: Investigating the Long-Term Effects of a Sustainability Initiative. In: Lundh Snis, U. (eds) Nordic Contributions in IS Research. SCIS 2016. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 259. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43597-8_7

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