Understanding the Theoretical Foundations of Digital Transformation Literature: A Systematic Review

Abstract

The burgeoning adoption of digital technologies has allowed contemporary business organizations to endure groundbreaking transformations. As a result, academics have made considerable effort to infuse clarity and better understand the notion of digital transformation. Nonetheless, there is a paucity of a consolidated custom of digital transformation research and an overarching framework endorsed by theoretical foundations in extant literature. This study provides a state-of-art synthesis of the extant literature by systematically reviewing 183 peer-reviewed journal articles published in over thirty leading academic outlets and a comprehensive nomological net of digital transformation by paying close attention to salient theoretical foundations apparent in the extant literature, which will be useful for prospective academic studies