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Clarifying the Notion of Digital Transformation: A Transdisciplinary Review of Literature

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  • Riasanow, Tobias
  • Setzke, David Soto
  • Böhm, Markus
  • Krcmar, Helmut

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We refer to the organizational transformation process of using digital technologies to radically transform organizations as digital transformation. Yet, within and in-between management, organization science, and information systems literature, there is considerable disagreement on the characteristics of an organization’s digital transformation. Hence, we conduct a transdisciplinary review of literature, spanning 175 articles, regarding digital transformation and prior achievements regarding organizational transformation. As result, we identified twelve schools of thought to discuss the phenomenon of digital transformation. We show that digital transformation is building on existing schools of thought, while highlighting new ones, such as digital innovation and ecosystem.

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  • Riasanow, Tobias & Setzke, David Soto & Böhm, Markus & Krcmar, Helmut, 2019. "Clarifying the Notion of Digital Transformation: A Transdisciplinary Review of Literature," Journal of Competences, Strategy & Management, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 10, pages 5-31.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:jcsman:jcsman-2019-02
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    1. David Soto Setzke & Tobias Riasanow & Markus Böhm & Helmut Krcmar, 2023. "Pathways to Digital Service Innovation: The Role of Digital Transformation Strategies in Established Organizations," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 25(3), pages 1017-1037, June.
    2. Dongkun Li & Qianqian Han & Huizhong Lu, 2024. "Can information construction promote the digital transformation of enterprises? Evidence from the 'Pilot Zone for the Integration of Informatization and Industrialization’," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 57(3), pages 1-26, June.
    3. Tobias Riasanow & Lea Jäntgen & Sebastian Hermes & Markus Böhm & Helmut Krcmar, 2021. "Core, intertwined, and ecosystem-specific clusters in platform ecosystems: analyzing similarities in the digital transformation of the automotive, blockchain, financial, insurance and IIoT industry," Electronic Markets, Springer;IIM University of St. Gallen, vol. 31(1), pages 89-104, March.
    4. Ezgi Yıldırım Saatçi & Ceyda Ovacı, 2022. "Ready or Not, Here Comes the Digitalization: Assessment of Workforce Readiness and Change Perception," Istanbul Business Research, Istanbul University Business School, vol. 51(2), pages 607-626, November.
    5. Ziboud Van Veldhoven & Jan Vanthienen, 2022. "Digital transformation as an interaction-driven perspective between business, society, and technology," Electronic Markets, Springer;IIM University of St. Gallen, vol. 32(2), pages 629-644, June.
    6. Scott, Susan V. & Orlikowski, Wanda J., 2022. "The digital undertow: how the corollary effects of digital transformation affect industry standards," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 112426, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    7. Fekete, Alexander & Fuchs, Sven & Garschagen, Matthias & Hutter, Gérard & Klepp, Silja & Lüder, Catharina & Neise, Thomas & Sett, Dominic & von Elverfeldt, Kirsten & Wannewitz, Mia, 2022. "Adjustment or transformation? Disaster risk intervention examples from Austria, Indonesia, Kiribati and South Africa," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
    8. Susan Scott & Wanda Orlikowski, 2022. "The Digital Undertow: How the Corollary Effects of Digital Transformation Affect Industry Standards," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 33(1), pages 311-336, March.

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    Keywords

    digital transformation; organizational transformation; literature review;
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    JEL classification:

    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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