Evaluating The Effectiveness of Green IT Training and ‎Development in It Industry, Bangalore

  • Authors

    • Ms. Candida Smitha Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu
    • Dr. S Mani Assistant Professor Department of Commerce, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
    • Dr. A Arumugam Professor and Head of the Department, Veltech University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
    • Ms. Suriya Kumari A Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Mount Carmel College Autonomous, Bengaluru, Karnataka
    https://doi.org/10.14419/p3fcyv58

    Received date: July 11, 2025

    Accepted date: July 17, 2025

    Published date: November 3, 2025

  • Corporate Training Programs; Environmental Sustainability in IT; Green IT Training; Sustainable IT Practices

  • Abstract

    This study attempts to find out the efficacy of Green IT training programs offered in a developing economy, taking the IT capital city of ‎Bangalore, India, considered as the global IT hub, as an illustrative case. Green IT training programs are thus becoming more crucial as the ‎IT sector faces increasing environmental challenges driven by rapid technological progress and huge resource consumption. Nonetheless, ‎there is little exploration on the role that these programs play in influencing IT professionals toward sustainable practices. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study integrates quantitative data — collected from 384 information technology (IT) professionals across companies ‎with different employee sizes — with qualitative information obtained through structured interviews and focus groups. Chi-square tests, ‎correlation, and regression were used to analyze the relationship between the number of hours of training, training delivery methods, ‎organizational support, and the perceived effectiveness of training programs. As such, the findings show there are important differences in ‎rates of effectiveness that are due to company size, training methodology — with an emphasis on sites where employees are trained together ‎‎— as well as a greater organizational emphasis placed on training. The study emphasizes the importance of training approaches that are ‎aligned with both corporate environmental aspirations and employee engagement. These findings are essential to IT companies seeking to ‎improve their sustainability efforts, as well as policymakers working to support environmentally responsible policies in the tech sector‎

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    Smitha, M. C. ., Mani, D. S. ., Arumugam, D. A. ., & A, M. S. K. . (2025). Evaluating The Effectiveness of Green IT Training and ‎Development in It Industry, Bangalore. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 12(SI-1), 458-464. https://doi.org/10.14419/p3fcyv58