Digital “X”: In Need of New Theories or Do Prior Theories Suffice?

Abayomi Baiyere; Michel Avital; Nicholas Berente; Ola Henfridsson; C. R. (Bob) Hinings; Philipp Tuertscher; Youngjin Yoo

Digital “X”: In Need of New Theories or Do Prior Theories Suffice?

Abayomi Baiyere, Michel Avital, Nicholas Berente, Ola Henfridsson, C. R. (Bob) Hinings, Philipp Tuertscher, Youngjin Yoo

Department of Digitalization

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Abstract

In recent years, we have seen a growing trend in which the term digital is affixed to other management concepts, implying that there is something different with “digital.” These concepts include “digital innovation,” “digital transformation,” and “digital business strategy,” among a variety of other concepts (Yoo et al 2010; Bharadwaj et al 2013; Tumbas et al 2018; Hinings et al 2018). But is this digital trend truly something different, or is it just a trendy moniker for timeless phenomena? In other words, does the digital age require us to think about management, strategy, organizational innovation, and information technology in new ways, or do the conventional ways of thinking still apply? The goal of this symposium is to discuss this issue. Is there something so different about digital that it requires that we rethink what we know about management – or do established management theories cover these new phenomena as well?

Original language	English
Publication date	2019
Number of pages	16
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2019: Understanding the Inclusive Organization - Boston, United States Duration: 9 Aug 2019 → 13 Aug 2019 Conference number: 79 http://aom.org/annualmeeting/

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Conference	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2019
Number	79
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	09/08/2019 → 13/08/2019
Internet address	http://aom.org/annualmeeting/

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