Digital Transformation, Social Innovation and Sustainable Business Model Innovation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 64163
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Interests: digital transformation; social commerce; sustainable business model innovation; omnichannel-management; smart business
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the diffusion of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, social media networks, digital platforms, and virtual reality has significantly transformed companies’ roles, strategies, processes, and governance mechanisms (Cennamo, Dagnino, Di Minin, & Lanzolla, 2020; Verhoef et al., 2021). Verhoef et al. (2021) defined digital transformation as “a change in how a firm employs digital technologies, to develop a new digital business model that helps to create and appropriate more value for the firm”. Such digital transformation has fundamentally altered consumers’ expectations and behaviors, and changed the way companies operate their businesses and develop social relationships within and across ecosystems, bringing new managerial opportunities and challenges (Editors, Huarng, Malhotra, & Ferraris, 2021).
Despite the fact digital transformation and business model innovation has attracted extensive attention from both researchers and practitioners (Cennamo et al., 2020; Fernández-Rovira, Álvarez Valdés, Molleví, & Nicolas-Sans, 2021; Feroz, Zo, & Chiravuri, 2021; Verhoef et al., 2021), there is a gap in the literature regarding how digital transformation and resultant business model innovation could be developed sustainably. For instance, what are the key factors that influence the success of digital transformation? How can the digital transformation process be effectively managed? The purpose of this Special Issue is to focus on studies that enhance and broaden our understanding of digital transformation, social innovation, and sustainable business model innovation. We are inviting researchers who are interested in this topic to submit their high-level original research works from various perspectives, such as from that of the consumer, company, channel, technology, and ecosystem of digital transformation.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Success factors for digital transformation;
- Digital transformation process management;
- Digital transformation process management;
- Digital transformation and business model innovation;
- Digital transformation and value co-creation;
- Digital transformation and social innovation;
- Shared platforms and ecosystems;
- Management strategies for the sustainability of digital transformation;
- Digital transformation and environmental sustainability;
- Digital transformation and services innovation;
- Innovation in digital platform-based ecosystems.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Shuiqing Yang
Prof. Dr. Yongqing Yang
Dr. Atika Qazi
Dr. Yunfan Lu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- digital transformation
- business model innovation
- social innovation
- value co-creation
- shared platforms
- digital platform-based ecosystems
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