Digital transformation or information management: What direction are companies going in?
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://digilib.k.utb.cz/handle/10563/45972" target="_blank" >https://digilib.k.utb.cz/handle/10563/45972</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7441/dokbat.2019.080" target="_blank" >10.7441/dokbat.2019.080</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Digital transformation or information management: What direction are companies going in?
Original language description
The research assessed Digital Transformation and Information Management with a view to determine between both, what preferences the contemporary company is exploring in the era of the digital economy. Information Management is a traditional discipline that is responsible for the preparation and distribution of information; it is connected with a company's information strategy (InS) and information systems (IS), while Digital Transformation is an emerging subject area that explores organisational transformation through the incorporation of digital technologies into organisational processes and reinvention of business models to improve a company's market competitiveness. A mixed method approach is adopted for the research, it involved quantitative and qualitative methods was adopted for the research. Data for the quantitative research was gathered through an online questionnaire; it covered respondents from 60 companies spread across 17 different countries. About 70% of companies implemented some form of InS, while about 80% of organizations had more than one type of information systems implemented within their business processes. From the ICT point of view, more than 50% of companies implemented the following: document management systems, business intelligence, cloud computing, and social media. The qualitative research involved in depth interviews with top management staff from the five companies covered in the survey. The respondents were of the opinion that the relationship between IM and DT within their organization was a priority for strategic planning and future growth. The survey results also showed that some respondents considered DT a sub-function of InS. Three maturity levels of the company and organization in relations to DT and InS were also suggested as follows from the analysis: the basic (37%), middle (26%), and high (37%) level. The paper concludes with an evaluation of the working hypothesis.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50204 - Business and management
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
DOKBAT 2019 - 15th International Bata Conference for Ph.D. Students and Young Researchers
ISBN
978-80-7454-893-2
ISSN
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e-ISSN
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Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
820-831
Publisher name
Fakulta managementu a ekonomiky, UTB ve Zlíně
Place of publication
Zlín
Event location
Zlín
Event date
Nov 6, 2019
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
UT code for WoS article
000692876300079