Green Sustainability Using Radio Frequency Identification: Technology-Organization-Environment Perspective Using Two Case Studies
This qualitative case study seeks to understand and
explain the deployment of radio frequency identification (RFID)
systems in two countries (i.e., in Taiwan for the adoption of electric
scooters and in Finland for supporting glass bottle recycling) using
the “Technology-Organization-Environment” theoretical framework.
This study also seeks to highlight the relevance and importance of
pursuing environmental sustainability in firms and in society in
general due to the social urgency of the issues involved.
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the Digital World, 6th edition. Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2013.
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P. Turner, “Opportunities for RFID Technology in Green Supply
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exploring RFID in ‘Greening’ Supply Chains,” in CONF-IRM 2010
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Jossey-Bass, 1987.
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Inquirer: A Computer Approach to Content Analysis. Cambridge, MA:
MIT Press, 1966.
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Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1980.
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Sage Publications, 1990.
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Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004.
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in Finland, conceptual study”, 2007, paper accessed at:
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America”, M.A. Thesis, School of Business and Economics, Jyvaskyla
University, Finland, 2012.
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drink containers”, 2015, paper accessed at:
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on-one-way-drink-containers/
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NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
[31] B. Violino, “Finnish Recycling Firm Uses RFID to Create an Efficient
and Profitable Business”, RFID Journal, October 19, 2014. Accessed via
this link: http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?12310
[32] C. Swedberg, “Taiwan’s Electric Scooter Rigers Get a Charge From
RFID”, RFID Journal, January 25, 2013. Accessed via this link:
http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?10349
[33] J.J. Hwang, “Sustainable transport strategy for promoting zero-omission
electric scooters in Taiwan”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Reviews, vol. 14, pp. 1390-1399, 2010.
[34] B.M. Lin, M.H. Yang, and T. Suan, “Major Activities of Light Electric
Scooter Development in Taiwan”, The World Electric Vehicle
Association Journal, vol. 1, pp. 155-160, 2007.
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video and “The Electric Vehicle Battery Exchange System” videos,
transcripts of videos. Videos accessed via the link:
http://eng.kentfa.com/tw/en/node/127
[1] J. Valacich and C. Schneider, Information Systems Today: Managing in
the Digital World, 6th edition. Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2013.
[2] I. Dukovska-Popovska, K. Steger-Jensen, H.H. Hvolby, M. Bertoni, and
P. Turner, “Opportunities for RFID Technology in Green Supply
Chains,” in Proceedings of MITIP 2009 Conference.
[3] M. Bertoni, H.H. Hvolby, K. Steger- Jensen, I. Dukovska-Popovska, and
P. Turner, “A Model for Conceptualising Green Logistics and its use for
exploring RFID in ‘Greening’ Supply Chains,” in CONF-IRM 2010
Proceedings: Collaboration and Communication in a Global World.
[4] I. Bose and S. Yan, “The green potential of RFID projects: A case-based
analysis,” IEEE Computer Society, vol. 13, no. 1, January/February, pp.
41-47, 2011.
[5] L.G. Tornatzky and M. Fleischer, The processes of technological
innovation. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1990.
[6] T. Burns and G.M. Stalker, The Management of Innovation. UK: Oxford
University Press, 1961.
[7] M.L. Tushman and D.A. Nadler, “Organizing for innovation”,
California Management Review, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 74-92, 1986.
[8] J. Lawson, J. Reidy, G. Renner, L. Rosen, and L. Smolak, “Techonology
for the factory of the future”, Annals of the American Academy of
Political Science, pp. 56-67, 1983.
[9] T.G. Gunn, “The mechanization of design and manufacturing”, Scientific
American, vol. 247, pp. 114-131, 1982.
[10] C. Perrow, Complex organizations: A critical essay. Glenview, IL: Scott
Foresman, 1972.
[11] R.H. Hall, Organizations: structure and process. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 1982.
[12] P.R. Lawrence and J.W. Lorsch, Organization and environment.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1967.
[13] E.M. Rogers, Diffusion of Innovation. New York, NY: Free Press, 1983.
[14] R.F. Elmore, “Organizational model of social program implementation”,
Public Policy, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 185-228, 1978.
[15] J.L. Pressman and A.B. Wildavsky, Implementation. Berkeley, CA:
University of California Press, 1973.
[16] R.T. Clarke, Systems life cycle guide: A systems development
methodology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1987.
[17] R.S. Pressman, Software engineering: A practitioner’s approach. New
York, NY: McGraw Hill, 1987.
[18] E.I. Trist and K.W. Bamforth, “Some social and psychological
consequences of the longwall method of coal-getting”, Human
Relations, vol. 4, pp. 3-38, 1951.
[19] D. Katz and R.L. Kahn, The social psychology of organizations. New
York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1978.
[20] D.M. Rousseau, “Managing the change to an automated office: Lessons
from five case studies”, Information Technology & People, vol. 4, no. 2,
pp. 31-52, 1988.
[21] D.B. Roitman, J.K. Liker, and E. Roskies, “Technology for the factory
of the future: when is ‘all at once’ too much?” in Corporate
Transformation, R.H. Kilmman and T.J. Covin, Eds. San Francisco, CA:
Jossey-Bass, 1987.
[22] J.E. Ettlie, Taking Charge of Manufacturing. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-
Bass, 1988.
[23] P.J. Stone, D.C. Dunphy, M.S. Smith, and D.M. Ogilvie, The General
Inquirer: A Computer Approach to Content Analysis. Cambridge, MA:
MIT Press, 1966.
[24] K. Krippendorff, Content Analysis: An Introduction to Its Methodology.
Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1980.
[25] R.P. Weber, Basic Content Analysis, 2nd edition. Newbury Park, CA:
Sage Publications, 1990.
[26] K. Krippendorff, Content Analysis: An Introduction to Its Methodology.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004.
[27] S. Vares and J. Lehtinen, “Efficient glass and metal waste management
in Finland, conceptual study”, 2007, paper accessed at:
http://www.lcm2007.org/paper/218_2.pdf
[28] J. Koivisto, “The Future of Bottle Recycling in the United States of
America”, M.A. Thesis, School of Business and Economics, Jyvaskyla
University, Finland, 2012.
[29] De Groene Zaak, “The Finnish levy and deposit system on one-way
drink containers”, 2015, paper accessed at:
http://www.govsgocircular.com/cases/the-finnish-levy-and-depositsystem-
on-one-way-drink-containers/
[30] T. Christensen, Solid Waste Technology and Management. New York,
NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
[31] B. Violino, “Finnish Recycling Firm Uses RFID to Create an Efficient
and Profitable Business”, RFID Journal, October 19, 2014. Accessed via
this link: http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?12310
[32] C. Swedberg, “Taiwan’s Electric Scooter Rigers Get a Charge From
RFID”, RFID Journal, January 25, 2013. Accessed via this link:
http://www.rfidjournal.com/articles/view?10349
[33] J.J. Hwang, “Sustainable transport strategy for promoting zero-omission
electric scooters in Taiwan”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Reviews, vol. 14, pp. 1390-1399, 2010.
[34] B.M. Lin, M.H. Yang, and T. Suan, “Major Activities of Light Electric
Scooter Development in Taiwan”, The World Electric Vehicle
Association Journal, vol. 1, pp. 155-160, 2007.
[35] Kentfa Advanced Technology, “Green City New Electric Motorcycle”
video and “The Electric Vehicle Battery Exchange System” videos,
transcripts of videos. Videos accessed via the link:
http://eng.kentfa.com/tw/en/node/127
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explain the deployment of radio frequency identification (RFID)
systems in two countries (i.e., in Taiwan for the adoption of electric
scooters and in Finland for supporting glass bottle recycling) using
the “Technology-Organization-Environment” theoretical framework.
This study also seeks to highlight the relevance and importance of
pursuing environmental sustainability in firms and in society in
general due to the social urgency of the issues involved.", keywords = "Environmental sustainability, radio frequency
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