Information Technology for Business Sustainability: A Literature Review with Automated Content Analysis

Doroteja Vidmar, Marjeta Marolt and Andreja Pucihar
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Doroteja Vidmar: Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia
Marjeta Marolt: Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia
Andreja Pucihar: Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-24

Abstract: An extremely dynamic and fast-moving environment is pushing enterprises to continuous innovation and change. Managing sustainability in a digitalized environment seems to be of central importance for policy makers, as information technologies (IT), in combination with sustainability objectives, offer a wide range of opportunities for positive change. Through a systematic literature review and the application of automated content analysis, this study aims to provide insights into the latest research in the interdisciplinary field of sustainable business models and information systems. The results of the analysis, combined with a researcher’s perspective, suggest that IT, which can be used to achieve sustainability objectives, are already in place and have an infinite number of potential implications in the future. The results suggest that positive economic, social, and environmental changes can be achieved by using IT as long as they are used to identify unsustainable actions and enable positive change. The analysis of research trends revealed a discrepancy between the research in the European Union and the rest of the world and pointed to several avenues for future research.

Keywords: information technology; enterprise; business model; sustainability; business sustainability; sustainable business model; IT; IS; BM; SBM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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