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Unpacking the Difference Between Digital Transformation and IT-Enabled Organizational Transformation

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European New School of Digital Studies at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) / University of Bremen, Germany, Wessel, Lauri, Baiyere, Abayomi, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark / University of Turku, Finland, Ologeanu-Taddei, Roxana, TBS Business School, Toulouse, France, Cha, Jonghyuk, University of Westminster, UK, Blegind Jensen, Tina, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark·2021·Journal of the Association for Information Systems
DOI 10.17705/1jais.00655
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Although digital transformation offers a number of opportunities for today’s organizations, information systems scholars and practitioners struggle to grasp what digital transformation really is, particularly in terms of how it differs from the well-established concept of information technology (IT)-enabled organizational transformation. By integrating literature from organization science and information systems research with two longitudinal case studies—one on digital transformation, the other on IT-enabled organizational transformation—we develop an empirically grounded conceptualization that sets these two phenomena apart. We find that there are two distinctive differences: (1) digital transformation activities leverage digital technology in (re)defining an organization’s value proposition, while IT-enabled organizational transformation activities leverage digital technology in supporting the value proposition, and (2) digital transformation involves the emergence of a new organizational identity, whereas IT-enabled organizational transformation involves the enhancement of an existing organizational identity. We synthesize these arguments in a process model to distinguish the different types of transformations and propose directions for future research.

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European New School of Digital Studies at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) / University of Bremen, G., Wessel, L., Baiyere, A., Copenhagen Business School, D. /. U. O. T., Ologeanu-Taddei, R., TBS Business School, T., Cha, J., University of Westminster, U., Blegind Jensen, T., & Copenhagen Business School, D.
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Journal of the Association for Information Systems
Publisher
Association for Information Systems
Published
2021-01-15
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
102-129
ISSN
1536-9323 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.17705/1jais.00655
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European New School of Digital Studies at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) / University of Bremen, G., Wessel, L., Baiyere, A., Copenhagen Business School, D. /. U. O. T., Ologeanu-Taddei, R., TBS Business School, T., Cha, J., University of Westminster, U., Blegind Jensen, T., & Copenhagen Business School, D. (2021). Unpacking the Difference Between Digital Transformation and IT-Enabled Organizational Transformation. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. https://doi.org/10.17705/1jais.00655

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