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The strategic use of artificial intelligence in the digital era: Systematic literature review and future research directions

Borges, Aline F.S., Laurindo, Fernando J.B., Spínola, Mauro M., Gonçalves, Rodrigo F., Mattos, Claudia A.·2021·International Journal of Information Management

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence tools have attracted attention from the literature and business organizations in the last decade, especially by the advances in machine learning techniques. However, despite the great potential of AI technologies for solving problems, there are still issues involved in practical use and lack of knowledge as regards using AI in a strategic way, in order to create business value. In this context, the present study aims to fill this gap by: providing a critical literature review related to the integration of AI to organizational strategy; synthetizing the existing approaches and frameworks, highlighting the potential benefits, challenges and opportunities; presenting a discussion about future research directions. Through a systematic literature review, research articles were analyzed. Besides gaps for future studies, a conceptual framework is presented, discussed according to four sources of value creation: (i) decision support; (ii) customer and employee engagement; (iii) automation; and (iv) new products and services. These findings contribute to both theoretical and managerial perspectives, with extensive opportunities for generating novel theory and new forms of management practices.

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  • The strategic use of AI technologies for customer and employee engagement has not been well exploited yet.

    “some studies specifically showing that the strategic use of AI technologies for customer and employee engagement has not been well exploited yet (Borges et al., 2021;Gursoy, Chi, Lu, & Nunkoo, 2019).”
  • The rise of narrow AI/machine learning is widely believed to be due to advances in computing power, algorithm development, and availability of large datasets.

    “However, it is widely believed that these well-known technologies came to the fore because of advances in computing power, development of algorithms and the availability of large datasets [21,65].”

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Authors
Borges, A. F. S., Laurindo, F. J. B., Spínola, M. M., Gonçalves, R. F., & Mattos, C. A.
Affiliations
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
  • Universidade Paulista (BR)
Venue
International Journal of Information Management
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-04
Volume
57
Pages
102225
ISSN
0268-4012 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3085480867
Cited by
760
References
169
Citations by year
2026: 112 · 2025: 163 · 2024: 193 · 2023: 128 · 2022: 101 · 2021: 59 · 2020: 4
FWCI
2.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Information Management (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Artificial Intelligence Applications
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Information Technology Governance and Strategy
Keywords
artificial intelligence, organizational strategy, corporate value creation, artificial intelligence adoption, decision support, customer engagement, employee engagement, automation, new product and service development, AI implementation challenges, conceptual framework

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