Digital transformation as an interaction-driven perspective between business, society, and technology

Ziboud Van Veldhoven () and Jan Vanthienen
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Ziboud Van Veldhoven: KU Leuven, Research centre for information systems engineering (LIRIS)
Jan Vanthienen: KU Leuven, Research centre for information systems engineering (LIRIS)

Electronic Markets, 2022, vol. 32, issue 2, No 17, 629-644

Abstract: Abstract Digital transformation, a term introduced to talk about the various changes in business and society due to the increased usage of digital technologies, has recently gained much attention both in research and in practice. However, an analysis of 41 digital transformation frameworks following a developmental literature review shows that several areas can be expanded upon. We propose a novel framework that deals with the underrepresented areas by consolidating the various concepts found in the literature, explicitly including the role of society, highlighting the evolution over time, and including the drivers of digital transformation that we classified into 23 ‘digital transformation interactions’ across six categories. This novel perspective contributes to our macro-understanding of digital transformation and can be used as a lens for further research to generate fresh insights into unanswered research avenues. Ultimately, this paper can be the first step towards a unified understanding of digital transformation.

Keywords: Digital transformation; Digital innovation; Digitalization; Business transformation; Digital transformation drivers; Framework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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