Original article Mathematical and Quantitative Methods

FACTORS OF THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Simeon Lazarov - PhD student at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“. ORCID 0000-0001-8549-6858
Received: 26 Oct 2024
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Book 3/2024
JEL L10 M15 М10

Abstract

The digital transformation is profoundly changing organizations and creating new comparative advantages but also necessitating new approaches to management and organizational strategy. The majority of research on business’ digital transformation focuses on technological adoption, innovation, value creation and the dynamic capabilities of organizations. However, the question of why different organizations approach the digital transformation in various ways remains less explored. This article examines the possibilities of inferring various factors that have an impact on the adoption of digital technologies in order to improve the understanding of organizations' digital transformation strategies.

Factors such as size, internationalization, research and development (R&D) expenses, foreign direct investment (FDI), turnover, wages and salaries have an expected impact on the adoption of new technologies in an organization and its digital transformation. This is supported by organizational theories such as the resource-based view (RBV), the knowledge-based view (KBV) and the technology-organization-environment (TOE) frameworks. Through examples from the scientific literature, a summary is provided on how the study of the interrelationships between these factors and organizations’ digital transformation can contribute to a better understanding of the different strategies in this field.

How to cite this article

Lazarov, S. (2024). Faktori na tsifrovata transformatsiya (Factors of the Digital Transformation). Economic Thought Journal, 69 (3), 367-387 (in Bulgarian).

https://doi.org/10.56497/etj2469305

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