Policy and Imprecise Concepts: The Case of Digital Transformation

The name digital transformation is widely used, even though its meaning is imprecise. This constructive ambiguity signifies the growing importance of information technology in organizational life rather than a specific thing. Most organizations can and do use the name freely. They do not need policy...

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Published in:Journal of the Association for Information Systems 2022-03, Vol.22 (2), p.401-407
Main Authors: Chen, Shirley, King, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Information systems
Policy analysis
Transformations
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Summary:The name digital transformation is widely used, even though its meaning is imprecise. This constructive ambiguity signifies the growing importance of information technology in organizational life rather than a specific thing. Most organizations can and do use the name freely. They do not need policy for digital transformation as long as they recognize the utility of watchful waiting and ongoing policy analysis.
ISSN:1536-9323
1536-9323
DOI:10.17705/1jais.00742