AIRCC's International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology

Rachid Hba ¹, Abderrazak Bakkas ¹, Abdellah El Manouar ¹, Mohammed Abdou Janati Idrissi ¹

Affiliations
1 ENSIAS Engineering School, Mohammed V University in Rabat, MA

Abstract

The sustainable development strategy in the management of information and communication technology (ICT) is an advanced research sector which provides a theoretical framework for integrating social and environmental responsibilities of business in the development and implementation of the management strategy. This article offers an original management model that integrates the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach and Green IT, which enables decision makers, governance and strategic alignment of ICT, business and sustainability. The model offers a new vision of decision making through economic opportunities and increasing pressure from stakeholders. This paper reveals the strategic relevance of the model, on the basis of a literature review, and provides guidelines for sustainable business development of effective management systems, and improvement of the economic, social and environmental performance of companies. The proposed framework provides a new generation managerial approach to ICT management strategy that we call "Eco-Strategy".

Keywords

Responsible Management, Green IT, CSR, Sustainable Development, Information Technology.

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Fadwa Chaker ¹, Abdellah El Manouar ¹, Mohammed Abdou Janati Idrissi ¹

Affiliations
1 ENSIAS Engineering School, Mohammed V University, Rabat, MA

Abstract

If System Dynamics (SD) models are constructed based solely on decision makers' mental models and understanding of the context subject to study, then the resulting systems must necessarily bear some degree of deficiency due to the subjective, limited, and internally inconsistent mental models which led to the conception of these systems. As such, a systematic method for constructing SD models could be essentially helpful in overcoming the biases dictated by the human mind's limited understanding and conceptualization of complex systems. This paper proposes a novel combined method to support SD model construction. The classical Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) technique is used to define causal relationships among variables of a system, and to construct the corresponding Impact Relation Maps (IRMs). The novelty of this paper stems from the use of the resulting total influence matrix to derive the system dynamic's Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) and then define variable weights in the stock-flow chart equations. This new method allows to overcome the subjectivity bias of SD modeling while projecting DEMATEL in a more dynamic simulation environment, which could significantly improve the strategic choices made by analysts and policy makers.

Keywords

System Dynamics Modeling, Dematel, Decision Making Methods, Decision Support Systems.

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