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On the Pivotal Role of Data in Sustainability Transformations

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  • Lea Püchel

    (European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)
    University of Münster)

  • Cancan Wang

    (IT University of Copenhagen)

  • Karin Buhmann

    (Copenhagen Business School)

  • Tobias Brandt

    (European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)
    University of Münster)

  • Felizia Schweinitz

    (Universität Hamburg)

  • Laura Marie Edinger-Schons

    (Universität Hamburg)

  • Jan vom Brocke

    (European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)
    University of Münster)

  • Christine Legner

    (University of Lausanne)

  • Elizabeth Teracino

    (University of Lausanne)

  • Thomas Daniel Mardahl

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  • Lea Püchel & Cancan Wang & Karin Buhmann & Tobias Brandt & Felizia Schweinitz & Laura Marie Edinger-Schons & Jan vom Brocke & Christine Legner & Elizabeth Teracino & Thomas Daniel Mardahl, 2024. "On the Pivotal Role of Data in Sustainability Transformations," Business & Information Systems Engineering: The International Journal of WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK, Springer;Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), vol. 66(6), pages 831-848, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:binfse:v:66:y:2024:i:6:d:10.1007_s12599-024-00904-4
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