Original title: Digital Transformation: An Overview of the Current State of the Art of Research
Digital transformation means major change linked to digital technology. The authors review existing research and use a tool called VOSviewerSoftware used here to create a visual map of connections between topics in research. to map which topics appear together. They group the literature into three areas: technological, business, and societal impacts. They also point out research gaps that could guide future work.
Imagine sorting a pile of letters by the subjects they mention. Some letters discuss changes to the kitchen, some describe how the household runs, and others mention effects on the neighbors. The hard part is spotting which subjects tend to appear together across the whole pile. In this paper, the letters stand for published research, and the three piles correspond to technology, business, and societal impacts of digital change.
Digital change can affect more than a company’s ability to compete: it can also reshape society, institutions, and the environment. This review sorts research into three impact areas and identifies gaps that governments and businesses could use when adapting to those changes.
The abstract describes a review and a topic map, not evidence that digital transformation produces particular outcomes or that the proposed research directions will reduce harm. It does not specify the literature search scope or explain how the studies were selected.
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Digital Transformation: An Overview of the Current State of the Art of Research — Sascha Kraus, Paul K. Jones, Norbert Kailer et al. — SAGE Open — doi:10.1177/21582440211047576
Abstract licence: CC BY
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