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Results of Independent Sample T-test: 
In general, from the mean scores of each item, the respondents in Greece 
showed higher awareness, attitude, involvement, and behavior intention on ERP, except for only one item, the “linen 
reuse option.” Throughout the independent sample T-test, in Section I measuring ERP awareness, all five items 
(energy efficiency, solid waste minimization, purchasing local products, water conservation, environmental 
purchasing) were found to be statistically significant (p = 0.00), indicating that the respondents in Greece have 
higher awareness of those ERP. In Section II, measuring ERP involvement, most of the items were found to be 
statistically significant (p=0.00). This suggests that respondents in Greece are more likely to participate in ERP and 
tend to have a strong desire to save the environment and they strongly value more on ERP than price, compared with 
the respondents in the U.S. However, the respondents in the U.S. as the respondents in Greece fully understand the 
importance of ERP.
In Section III, among the items measuring attitude toward organizational ERP, operational ERP, and 
external ERP, all of the items included in organizational ERP (p = 0.01) and external ERP (P = 0.01) were found to 
be statistically significant, while in operational ERP, only “establishing a system for reducing waste” was found to 
be statistically significant (p = 0.04). This indicates that compared with the respondents in the U.S., the respondents 
in Greece had a higher and stronger attitude toward organizational ERP and external ERP, while the respondents in 
the U.S. had a similar degree of attitude toward operational ERP as did the respondents in Greece. In Section III, 
among the items measuring behavior intention on ERP, all of the items included in organizational ERP, especially 
visible communication (p = 0.00), and all of the items included in external ERP were found to be statistically 
significant at P-value of .05. These results suggest that respondents in the U.S. had a higher degree of behavior 
intention on operational ERP than on organizational ERP and external ERP, while the respondents in Greece had a 
higher degree of behavior intention toward all ERP activities.