IT asset disposition services: A green solution for the enterprise

Shu Schiller, Jeffrey W. Merhout

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Abstract

Enterprise IT asset disposition is one important contributing dimension to green IT initiatives adopted by organizations. IT asset disposition services aim to maximize the value of the IT asset investment of enterprises over its entire lifecycle while guaranteeing data security and protecting against environmental liability. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the practice of IT asset disposition services in the United States, and more specifically, the processes used to accomplish the three key objectives in IT asset disposition: 1) data security and protection, 2) environmental responsibility and compliance, and 3) asset value recovery. Regulatory compliance of companies and the role of information systems in IT asset disposition are discussed and a few future directions of research are proposed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication17th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2011
Pages2371-2376
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2011
Event17th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2011, AMCIS 2011 - Detroit, MI, United States
Duration: Aug 4 2011Aug 8 2011

Conference

Conference17th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2011, AMCIS 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDetroit, MI
Period8/4/118/8/11

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Library and Information Sciences

Keywords

  • Data privacy
  • Disposition
  • E-waste
  • Environmental regulations
  • Green IT
  • IT asset
  • IT governance
  • Outsourcing
  • Recycling
  • SDLC

Disciplines

  • Management Information Systems

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