Disruptive Technology’s Transfer Between Organizational Units: The Role of Corporate Headquarters

Paolo Depaoli (), Achille Sassi () and Maddalena Sorrentino ()
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Paolo Depaoli: University of Tuscia
Achille Sassi: A2A S.p.A
Maddalena Sorrentino: University of Milan

A chapter in Navigating Digital Transformation, 2024, pp 9-25 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This qualitative study examines how the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) influences organizational design, particularly within corporate headquarters (HQs) during digital transformations. The primary thesis is that AI adoption reshapes HQs by enhancing their dual roles in integration—coordinating and guiding business units—and entrepreneurship—identifying and leveraging new business opportunities. This exploration reveals key challenges in transferring knowledge between HQs and business units and provides actionable recommendations to mitigate negative externalities. Overall, the study clarifies the contextual and structural impacts of AI on modern organizations, making these complex changes more understandable and manageable.

Keywords: Business/IT alignment; Organizational reconfiguration; Disruptive technologies; Corporate headquarters (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-76970-2_2

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