Sema A. Kalaian

Environmental purchasing practices and environmental beliefs of stand-alone coffee shop owners and managers.

With volatile petroleum costs, decreasing space in local landfills, and an increased focus on protecting the environment, some within the hospitality industry are switching to biodegradable disposable packaging. Free-standing coffee shops were surveyed to determine their environmental purchasing habits as they pertain to biodegradable versus traditional single-use disposable beverage cups. Results showed that while most owners and managers believe they have a general environmental ethic, that ethic is not evidenced by their cup purchasing habits. They predominantly use traditional petroleum-based disposable cups because of the high cost, lack of availability of product, and poor performance of biodegradable options.

Impacts of IS dependency on IS strategy formulation

The traditional view of Strategic Information Systems (SIS) study focuses on the linkage between information system strategies with its relevant strategies (e.g. business strategy, organisational strategy and IT objectives). This study extends this conventional notion by introducing a new perspective on SIS. Adopting McFarlan and McKenneys strategic grid framework, the purpose of this study is to empirically test the relationship between IS dependency and IS strategies using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). We hypothesise that IS dependency practices will have a positive direct impact on IS strategies. The findings from this research will contribute to both practitioners who make information system decisions and IS researchers. The development of measurement, hypothesis and implications will be discussed.