DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: CONSTRUCT DEFINITION CHALLENGES AND SCENARIOS FOR A RESEARCH AGENDA

The contribution analysis the effects of digital transformation, provides a critical assessment of the policies on e-government in Europe and in Italy, and draft a research agenda focused on Liguria Region. The article moves from the need to conduct research aimed at analyzing the change in the relations between subject and institution in contemporary western societies. The article, focusing on official documents, explores the strategies of digital transformation adopted by the EU. Liguria is a case study of interest because, starting from the 2016-2018 Digital Strategic Program, has adopted a strong focus on the principles of Open Government and an explicit decision to invest in specific digital services for citizens and businesses.

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Unsupervised anomaly detection for internal auditing: Literature review and research agenda

10.4192/1577-8517-v21_1 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Jakob Nonnenmacher ◽

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Jorge Marx Gómez ◽

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Literature Review ◽

Anomaly Detection ◽

Research Agenda ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Internal Auditing ◽

Audit Process ◽

Audit Data ◽

Unsupervised Anomaly Detection

Auditing has to adapt to the growing amounts of data caused by digital transformation. One approach to address this and to test the full audit data population is to apply rules to the data. A disadvantage of this is that rules most likely only find errors, mistakes or deviations which were already anticipated by the auditor. Unsupervised anomaly detection can go beyond those capabilities and detect novel process deviations or new fraud attempts. We conducted a systematic review of existing studies which apply unsupervised anomaly detection in an auditing context. The results reveal that most of the studies develop an approach for only one specific dataset and do not address the integration into the audit process or how the results should be best presented to the auditor. We therefore develop a research agenda addressing both the generalizability of unsupervised anomaly detection in auditing and the preparation of results for auditors.

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Digital Transformation and Environmental Sustainability: A Review and Research Agenda

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13031530 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1530

Author(s):

Abdul Karim Feroz ◽

Hangjung Zo ◽

Ananth Chiravuri

Keyword(s):

Pollution Control ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Research Agenda ◽

Data Analytics ◽

Big Data Analytics ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Organizational Capabilities ◽

Future Research ◽

The Internet Of Things

Digital transformation refers to the unprecedented disruptions in society, industry, and organizations stimulated by advances in digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Presently, there is a lack of studies to map digital transformation in the environmental sustainability domain. This paper identifies the disruptions driven by digital transformation in the environmental sustainability domain through a systematic literature review. The results present a framework that outlines the transformations in four key areas: pollution control, waste management, sustainable production, and urban sustainability. The transformations in each key area are divided into further sub-categories. This study proposes an agenda for future research in terms of organizational capabilities, performance, and digital transformation strategy regarding environmental sustainability.

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Reconciling digital transformation and knowledge protection: a research agenda

Knowledge Management Research & Practice ◽

10.1080/14778238.2018.1445427 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 235-244 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Ilona Ilvonen ◽

Stefan Thalmann ◽

Markus Manhart ◽

Christian Sillaber

Keyword(s):

Research Agenda ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Knowledge Protection

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Conceptual and Mathematical Models, Methods, and Technologies for the Study of the Digital Transformation of Economic and Social Systems: A Literature Review and Research Agenda (Part II)

Administrative Consulting ◽

10.22394/1726-1139-2021-12-111-125 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 111-125

Author(s):

A. S. Geyda ◽

T. N. Gurieva ◽

V. N. Naumov

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Mathematical Models ◽

Research Agenda ◽

Social Systems ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Subject Field ◽

The Subject

The results of the review of the subject field on the research of the digital transformation of economic and social systems is carried out (part II). We reviewed main theoretical, mathematical tools which could allow solving unsolved problems. The review of such main theoretical tools that can become the basis for developing the “activity paradigm” of research is carried out.

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Understanding Digital Congruence in Industry 4.0

Business Management and Communication Perspectives in Industry 4.0 - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9416-1.ch002 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 17-31

Author(s):

Berna Ulusoy

Keyword(s):

Driving Force ◽

Research Agenda ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Physical Processes ◽

The World ◽

World Industry ◽

Insight Into

Industry 4.0 is a type of revolution that brings profound changes around the world. Industry 4.0 has both broadened the scope of digital transformation and raised its importance to organizations. The interconnection of digital and physical processes is fundamentally increasing. In this respect, digital transformation becomes a major driving force of Industry 4.0 for organizations. While Industry 4.0 presents key opportunities to boost competitiveness and promotes digital change, development of digital capabilities is significant for organizations to be better prepared to implement these advances. Thus, according to some authors, digital capabilities refer to digital congruence. Digital congruence relates to culture, people, structure, and tasks in organizations. It is therefore considered that explaining the link between digital congruence and Industry 4.0 will provide a unique insight into the research agenda of Industry 4.0.

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