Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/289045 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] Management Review Quarterly [ISSN:] 2198-1639 [Volume:] 71 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Springer International Publishing [Place:] Cham [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 233-341
Publisher: 
Springer International Publishing, Cham
Abstract: 
In the last years, scholarly attention was on a steady rise leading to a significant increase in the number of papers addressing different technological and organizational aspects of digital transformation. In this paper, we consolidate existing findings which mainly stem from the literature of information systems, map the territory by sharing important macro- and micro-level observations, and propose future research opportunities for this pervasive field. The paper systematically reviews 58 peer-reviewed studies published between 2001 and 2019, dealing with different aspects of digital transformation. Emerging from our review, we develop inductive thematic maps which identify technology and actor as the two aggregate dimensions of digital transformation. For each dimension, we derive further units of analysis (nine core themes in total) which help to disentangle the particularities of digital transformation processes and thereby emphasize the most influential and unique antecedents and consequences. In a second step, in order to assist in breaking down disciplinary silos and strengthen the management perspective, we supplement the resulting state-of-the-art of digital transformation by integrating cross-disciplinary contributions from reviewing 28 papers on technological disruption and 32 papers on corporate entrepreneurship. The review reveals that certain aspects, such as the pace of transformation, the culture and work environment, or the middle management perspective are significantly underdeveloped.
Subjects: 
Digital transformation
Digital disruption
Technological disruption
Corporate entrepreneurship
Literature review
Research agenda
JEL: 
M10
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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