A Systematic Review of the Literature on Digital Transformation: Insights and Implications for Strategy and Organizational Change
University of Kassel · Universidade Católica Portuguesa · +1 more institution
Abstract
Abstract In this article we provide a systematic review of the extensive yet diverse and fragmented literature on digital transformation (DT), with the goal of clarifying boundary conditions to investigate the phenomenon from the perspective of organizational change. On the basis of 279 articles, we provide a multi‐dimensional framework synthesizing what is known about DT and discern two important thematical patterns: DT is moving firms to malleable organizational designs that enable continuous adaptation, and this move is embedded in and driven by digital business ecosystems. From these two patterns, we derive four perspectives on the phenomenon of DT: technology impact, compartmentalized adaptation, systemic…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 162.86
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 205
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4Topics & keywords
- Phenomenon
- Digital transformation
- Adaptation (eye)
- Knowledge management
- Organizational change
- Perspective (graphical)
- Systematic review
- Transformation (genetics)
- Life in Land