We conducted a field experiment to compare the effects of information systems (IS) supporting reflective disclosure and information democratization on the sustainability footprint of a routine organizational work practice, paper printing. We find that both sensemaking processes lead to employees reducing their printing; however, the processes are interchangeable and do not mutually reinforce each other's effects. This finding contrasts a latent assumption of prior research about a co-dependence between reflective disclosure and information democratization, and suggests organizations have a choice in how they can design and use IS to help employees make sense of different possibilities for more eco-efficient work.

我们进行了一项现场实验，以比较支持反思性披露和信息民主化的信息系统 (IS) 对日常组织工作实践（纸质印刷）的可持续性足迹的影响。我们发现这两种意义建构过程都会导致员工减少打印；然而，这些过程是可以互换的，并且不会相互加强彼此的影响。这一发现与先前关于反思性披露和信息民主化之间相互依赖的研究的潜在假设形成对比，并表明组织可以选择如何设计和使用 IS 来帮助员工理解不同的可能性，以实现更具生态效率的工作。