2020/05/05 by Joakim Björkdahl · 535 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Engineering · #Agile manufacturing #Agile software development #Big Data and Business Intelligence #Business #Computer science #Digital Transformation in Industry #Digital transformation #Industrial organization #Knowledge management #Marketing #Process management
paper · doi:10.1177/0008125620920349
published in California Management Review 62(4), 17-36 (SAGE Publishing)
openalex publication_date 2020/05/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
This article discusses the digitalization efforts of 26 leading manufacturing firms, the difficulties encountered, and how they can be handled. It shows that many firms are far from ready to benefit from digitalization and are mainly focused on achieving greater efficiency through digitalization rather than pursuing a growth agenda. This imbalance is because of the difficulties related to identifying profitable configurations of competencies, assets, and data generated from digital technologies, orchestrating them, and exploiting them in an agile organization. Practical implications of digitalization are highlighted, specifically in terms of strategies for supporting the current business and embracing long-term digital transformation.