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Digital Talent: Find, Recruit and Retain the People your Business Needs in a World of Digital Transformation
by Matt Alder Mervyn DinnenIn a disrupted and technology-enabled world of work, HR professionals' ability to attract, recruit and retain people with digital skills can be the difference between business success and failure.Digital Talent equips HR with the tools they need to assess what these critical skills are, how to attract the people who have them, keep these people engaged, productive and performing to the best of their abilities. It also provides crucial guidance on how to continuously develop employees, including leaders, to ensure that the organization has the skills it needs both for today and the future.This book provides advice on how to create new processes that are fit for purpose in the age of digital transformation, build inclusion when digital culture is becoming more prominent and use digital abilities effectively to maximise productivity while maintaining employee wellbeing. Digital Talent is the book on talent that HR , talent acquisition professionals and business leaders need to make sure that their people, and the business as a whole, stay ahead of the competition.
Digital Technologies and African Societies: Challenges and Opportunities
by Saikou Diallo Julien Atchoua Jean-Jacques BoguiThe integration and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in African countries is increasingly observable in various sectors of activity (banking, education, trade, etc.) despite a digital divide still relevant. ICT has become a major sector of the recent growth of a new informal economy in African cities (Chéneau-Loquay, 2008). This question has been at the heart of various international meetings. An overall positive and even utopian momentum is generally heard about the contribution of digital technologies to the development of African states. The adoption or appropriation of digital technologies by Africans is presented in many speeches by politicians or institutions involved in the field of cooperation and international development as an important issue for the development of this continent. These different considerations give rise to reflections on the following themes. - Social Media and Public Space in Africa - Challenges of the digital economy in Africa - ICT and modernization of higher education in Africa
Digital Technologies and Transformation in Business, Industry and Organizations: Volume 3 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #577)
by Alvaro Rocha Ruben Pereira Isaias BianchiThis book covers research methods such as Systematic Literature Review (SLR) or Multifocal Literature Review (MLR), case studies, experiments, surveys, and Design Science Research using quantitative and qualitative approaches. This proposal is the third volume of the already edited and published book “Digital Technologies and Transformation in Business, Industry and Organizations.” Given the nature of this book proposal, linked with some Masters, and the faster pace of digital technologies evolution, the new version will have an entire new content with new cases and insights regarding the development and implementation of the most interesting digital technologies. Digital transformation marks a rethinking of how an organization uses technology, people, and processes in pursuit of new business models and new revenue streams, driven by changes in customer expectations around products and services. For many enterprises that build traditional goods, this means building digital products, such as a mobile application or an e-commerce platform. To do so, they must use and integrate digital technologies. The pace of change is increasing. Organizations need to adapt or risk disappearing under innovators entrance in the market. With new digital technologies growing in an exponential rate in the last few decades, organizations are facing even more complex contexts. Managers are now pressed to take efficient decisions. This book provides a reference manual to assist professionals and academics on further insights regarding: the impact of digital technologies in business, how to implement digital technologies, solutions for specific digital technologies barriers, and much more.
Digital Technologies for Agricultural and Rural Development in the Global South
by Amanda Caine Chris Clarke Richard Duncombe Peter Dorward Mukund Patil Gordon Gow Stefano Bocchi Fritz Brugger Amit Chakravarty Graham Clarkson Andrew Dearden Charlotte Jordan Linus Kendall Stan Karanasios Sumanth Kumar Luis Emilio Lastra-Gil Alberto Lubatti Andrea Porro Simone Sala Worlali Senyo Mira Slavova Luka WanjohiThis book shares research and practice on current trends in digital technology for agricultural and rural development in the Global South. Growth of research in this field has been slower than the pace of change for practitioners, particularly in bringing socio-technical views of information technology and agricultural development perspectives together. The contents are therefore structured around three main themes: sharing information and knowledge for agricultural development, information and knowledge intermediaries, and facilitating change in agricultural systems and settings. The book includes: -Views from diverse academic disciplines as well as practitioners with experience of implementing mobile applications and agriculture information systems in differing country contexts. -Case studies from a range of developing countries and information from across the public and private sector. -A set of practitioner guidelines for successful implementation of digital technologies. With contributions reaching beyond just a technological perspective, the book also provides a consideration of social and cultural factors and new forms of organization and institutional change in agricultural and rural settings. An invaluable read for researchers in international development, socio-economics and agriculture, it forms a useful resource for practitioners working in the area.
Digital Technologies for Democratic Governance in Latin America: Opportunities and Risks (Routledge Explorations in Development Studies)
by Yanina Welp Anita BreuerThis book is the first to comprehensively analyse the political and societal impacts of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in a region of the Global South. It evaluates under what conditions some Latin American governments and people have succeeded in taking up the opportunities related to the spread of ICTs, while others are confronted with the pessimist scenario of increased, digitally induced social and democratic cleavages. Specifically, the book examines if and how far the spread and use of new ICT affected central aims of democratic governance such as reducing socio-economic and gender inequality; strengthening citizen participation in political decision making; increasing the transparency of legislative processes; improving administrative processes; providing free access to government data and information; and expanding independent spaces of citizen communication. The country case and cross-country explore a range of bottom-up driven initiatives to reinforce democracy in the region. The book offers researchers and students an interdisciplinary approach to these issues by linking it to established theories of media and politics, political communication, political participation, and governance. Giving voice to researchers native to the region and with direct experience of the region, it uniquely brings together contributions from political scientists, researchers in communication studies and area studies specialists who have a solid record in political activism and international development co-operation.
Digital Technologies for Global Sourcing of Services: 14th International Workshop on Global Sourcing of Information Technology and Business Processes, Global Sourcing 2019, Obergurgl, Austria, December 18–21, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #410)
by Julia Kotlarsky Ilan Oshri Leslie P. WillcocksThis book constitutes revised selected papers from the 14th International Global Sourcing Workshop 2019, held in Obergurgl, Austria, in December 2019. The 10 contributions included were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 36 submissions.The book offers a review of the key topics in sourcing of services, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit to students and managers. The range of topics covered in this book is wide and diverse, offering various perspectives on the employment of digital technologies in the context of sourcing services. More specifically the book examines sourcing decisions and management practices around digital platforms, robotic process automation and blockchain, giving specific attention to digital aspects of innovation in sourcing.
Digital Technologies for Smart Business, Economics and Education: Towards a Promising Future (Arts, Research, Innovation and Society)
by Amina Omrane Gouranga Patra Sumona DattaThis book examines the application, challenges and opportunities related to the use of digital technologies in business, economics and education. In this context, the enclosed contributions identify the impact of artificial intelligence, machine learning, internet of things (IOT), computer vision, big data analytics and other advance technology in the area of business, economics and education. The book examines such themes as digital technology for smart business, the progress of the circular economy, the application of IOT in education, the use of drones in agri-business, business forecasting using smart technology, artificial intelligence in healthcare, among others.
Digital Technologies for Sustainable Futures: Promises and Pitfalls (Routledge Studies in Sustainability)
by Chiara Certomà Fabio Iapaolo Federico MartellozzoThis book critically examines the interplay between digitalization and sustainability. Amid escalating environmental crises, some of which are now irreversible, there is a noticeable commitment within both international and domestic policy agendas to employ digital technologies in pursuit of sustainability goals.This collection gathers a multitude of voices interrogating the premise that increased digitalization automatically contributes to greater sustainability. By exploring the planetary links underpinning the global digital economy, the book exposes the extractive logics ingrained within digital capitalism and introduces alternatives like digital degrowth and the circular economy as viable, sustainable paths for the digital era. Through a combination of theoretical reflections and detailed contextual analyses from Italy, New Zealand, and the UK—including initiatives in participatory planning and technology co-design—it articulates the dual role of digital technology: its potential to support socio-economic and environmental sustainability, while also generating conflicts and impasses that undermine these very objectives. Offering fresh insights into power disparities, exclusionary tactics, and systemic injustices that digital solutionism fails to address, this volume also serves as a reminder that sustainability extends beyond climate-related issues, underscoring the inseparability of environmental discourse from wider social justice considerations.Aimed at a diverse readership, this volume will prove valuable for students, researchers, and practitioners across various fields, including Geography, Urban Studies, Sustainability Studies, Environmental Media Studies, Critical AI Studies, Innovation Studies, and the Digital Humanities.
Digital Technologies in Construction Engineering: Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #173)
by Sergey Vasil’yevich KlyuevThis book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of construction engineering, as presented by researchers and engineers at the Digital Technologies in Construction Engineering conference, held in Belgorod, Russia, on June 8-9, 2021. It covers highly diverse topics, including industrial and civil construction, building materials; environmental engineering and protection; sustainability; structure safety and special construction structures. The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerous exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaborations.
Digital Technologies in Teaching and Learning Strategies: Proceedings of DTTLS-2021 (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation #56)
by Alexandr Lyapin Olga KalininaThis book demonstrates the benefits and drawbacks of using digital technology in preparing online lessons and educational activities. The experience of the last year has shown that online education is becoming a priority. This gave impetus to the creation and development of a new generation of equipment for online education. The book presents latest innovative technologies and modern digital trends in the field of information and communication technology for online education, including personalized learning, neuro-information systems, mobile learning, development of software and hardware infrastructure, and the use of robotics technologies. Key technologies for managing risk and cybersecurity, such as cloud and data security, identity and trust convolution systems, computational intelligence and cryptography techniques, malware and attack analysis, are presented. The topic of cybersecurity is one of the most important issues in the modern digital world. The results of the research on recently developed software, decision support systems, and cloud technologies make a huge contribution to the development of information technology in the context of digitalization.This book is of interest for developers of applications and programs for online education, for software and hardware suppliers who want to keep up with the times and reorient existing IT systems for use in online education.
Digital Technologies, Smart Cities, and the Environment: In the Ruins of Broken Promises
by Adi Kuntsman Liu XinThe concept of smart cities holds environmental promises: that digital technologies will reduce carbon emissions, air pollution and waste, and help address climate change. Drawing on academic scholarship and two case studies from Manchester and Helsinki, this timely and accessible book examines what happens when these promises are broken, as they prioritise technological innovation rather than environmental care. The book reveals that smart cities’ vision of sustainable digital future obfuscates the environmental harms and social injustices that digitisation inflicts. The framework of “broken promises”, coined by the authors, centres environmental questions in analysing imaginaries and practices of smart cities. This is a must read for anyone interested in the connections between digital technologies and environment justice.
Digital Technology Enabled Circular Economy: Models for Environmental and Resource Sustainability (Advances in Intelligent Decision-Making, Systems Engineering, and Project Management)
by Kamalakanta Muduli Bikash Chandra Behera Bikash Ranjan MoharanaThis book presents cutting-edge findings that draw on the use of AI, the Industrial Internet of Things, Blockchain, and Co-Analytics for the development of Circular Economy (CE) models to make organizational activities more sustainable. A further goal is the development of Digital Technology (DT)–enabled support tools that can be used to further analyze the impact of DT and CE–enabled operational practices used to achieve resource and environmental sustainability.Digital Technology Enabled Circular Economy: Models for Environmental and Resource Sustainability discusses the integration of digital technology-enabledcircular economy models into the manufacturing industries and its advantages for sustainability. It emphasizes the fundamentals and applications and their enactment, as well as integration for the overall organizational development. The book explains the role of digital technologies in food supply chains and multi-life cycle materials for sustainable development and highlights the development of the workforce to facilitate the implementation of smart and advanced technologies. This book presents the development of DT–enabled support tools used to analyze the impact of DT and CE–enabled operational practices on an organization and efforts to achieve resource and environmental sustainability. Case studies that demonstrate how smart digital technology can help firms improve their long-term performance by embracing circular operation methods are also included.Students, academicians, and researchers, as well as managers and stakeholders who are interested in smart, sustainable production, and consumption, together with managers and stakeholders who are interested in ways of implementing them in their organizations, will find this book of interest. It will demonstrate, via the use of real-world case studies, how smart digital technology can help firms improve their long-term performance by embracing circular operating methods.
Digital Technology and Sustainability: Engaging the Paradox (Routledge Studies in Sustainability)
by Mike Hazas Lisa NathanThis book brings together diverse voices from across the field of sustainable human computer interaction (SHCI) to discuss what it means for digital technology to support sustainability and how humans and technology can work together optimally for a more sustainable future. Contemporary digital technologies are hailed by tech companies, governments and academics as leading-edge solutions to the challenges of environmental sustainability; smarter homes, more persuasive technologies, and a robust Internet of Things hold the promise for creating a greener world. Yet, deployments of interactive technologies for such purposes often lead to a paradox: they algorithmically "optimize" heating and lighting of houses without regard to the dynamics of daily life in the home; they can collect and display data that allow us to reflect on energy and emissions, yet the same information can cause us to raise our expectations for comfort and convenience; they might allow us to share best practice for sustainable living through social networking and online communities, yet these same systems further our participation in consumerism and contribute to an ever-greater volume of electronic waste.By acknowledging these paradoxes, this book represents a significant critical inquiry into digital technology’s longer-term impact on ideals of sustainability. Written by an interdisciplinary team of contributors this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of human computer interaction and environmental studies.
Digital Technology in Service Encounters: Effects on Frontline Employees and Customer Responses (Innovation, Entrepreneurship und Digitalisierung)
by Sonja Christ-BrendemühlDigital technology is disrupting the prerequisites for most firms in the service industry and frequently forces them to reassess the ratio of human interaction and technology use in service encounters. To retain competitiveness, it seems mandatory to increase service encounter efficiency by embedding digital technology into the existing processes. However, there is little empirical evidence on how such technological implementations affect the sentiments, attitudes, and behaviors of frontline employees. Likewise, research on interrelated customer responses is scarce. To address this matter, this book presents four distinct yet related studies to investigate the impact of digital technology on frontline employees, customers, and ultimately service firms. The results and implications provide meaningful insights for theory and practice.
Digital Technology in Teaching International Business
by Erdener Kaynak Lloyd RussowExplore the potentialand the pitfallsof digital technology in international business courses! Digital Technology in Teaching International Business will familiarize you with techniques that have proven effective in digitizing content or presenting traditional material in an untraditional way. You'll learn how to introduce digital technologies into bricks and mortar classrooms and how to construct an effective online learning environment. This timely and informative book discusses computer-mediated communication systems, shows how students can use the Internet to personally participate in international problem-solving exercises, presents a fascinating case study of a CLD program designed to address educational values, communication competencies, and business practices in former republics of the Soviet Union, and much more! Digital Technology in Teaching International Business outlines the challenges and demands of the knowledge-based economy and discusses the path that universities should follow in providing business students with the skills they need to succeed in this complex environment. It describes the implementation of Internet-based experiential projects in an international business classroom setting and summarizes students' perceptions and attitudes toward their assignments. In addition, it shows how to adapt experiential exercises from live courses for electronic application and examines ways in which electronic media can: increase the availabilityand reduce the costof interactive programs that connect students from distant locations complement or replace the traditional roles of textbooks and teachers promote more interactive learning enable faculty, students, scientists, technicians, entrepreneurs, and NGO leaders in separate locations to collaborate effectively help to overcome the developed-country bias present in many business strategy courses via specially designed courses and simulations of emerging economies aid in teaching financial reporting and the analysis of multinational enterprises address the traditional tradeoffs between richness (depth of knowledge) and reach (geographic area coverage)
Digital Technology, Politics, and Policy-Making (Elements in Public Policy)
by Fabrizio GilardiThis element shows, based on a review of the literature, how digital technology has affected liberal democracies with a focus on three key aspects of democratic politics: political communication, political participation, and policy-making. The impact of digital technology permeates the entire political process, affecting the flow of information among citizen and political actors, the connection between the mass public and political elites, and the development of policy responses to societal problems. This element discusses how digital technology has shaped these different domains, identifies areas of research consensus as well as unresolved questions, and argues that a key perspective involves issue definition, that is, how the nature of the problems raised by digital technology is subject to political contestation.
Digital Token Valuation: Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, Decentralized Finance, and Blockchains
by Roberto Moro-Visconti Andrea CesarettiThis book looks at the analogic application of standard corporate valuation approaches to trendy digital tokens, expressed by cryptocurrencies, and validated through blockchain systems. Whereas traditional firm appraisal follows institutional guidelines and best practices, frontier research still must define the boundaries of these trendy issues, linking a strong theoretical background to practical advances that still need fine-tuning. This book, written by an academic and a senior consultant, combines theoretical rigor with practical insights, providing an innovative framework for evaluators, managers, and practitioners, and academics of corporate valuation and financial technology.
Digital Towns: Accelerating and Measuring the Digital Transformation of Rural Societies and Economies
by Colm O'Gorman Pierangelo Rosati Declan Curran Theo Lynn Grace Fox Edel ConwayThis open access book explores the digital transformation of small and rural towns, in particular, how to measure the evolution and development of digital towns. In addition to access to resources, competition from urban and global markets, and population trends, rural communities present lesser access and use of digital technologies and have lower digital competencies and skills than their urban counterparts. Consequently, they experience less beneficial outcomes from increased digitalisation than urban areas. This book defines what a digital town is and explores digitalisation from the perspective of the four basic economic sectors in towns - individuals and households, businesses, the public sector, and civil society - and three types of enabling infrastructure - digital connectivity, education, and governance. Particular attention is paid to how digitalisation efforts are measured by intergovernmental and international organisations for each sector and enabling infrastructure. The book concludes with a Digital Town Readiness Framework that offers local communities, policymakers, and scholars an initial set of indicators upon which to develop digital town initiatives, and measure progress. For those ready to embrace the opportunity, this book is a pathfinder on the road to a more equitable and impactful digital society and digital economy.
Digital Trailblazer: Essential Lessons to Jumpstart Transformation and Accelerate Your Technology Leadership
by Isaac SacolickInvaluable stories and lessons that will help you tackle one of the most challenging jobs in technology and business – leading transformation In Digital Trailblazer: Essential Lessons to Jumpstart Transformation and Accelerate Your Technology Leadership, Isaac Sacolick, a technology leadership expert and a former CIO and CTO, delivers a hands-on guide to help technology and business professionals at all stages of their careers acquire the skills necessary to drive transformative change. With an eye-opening collection of stories and more than 50 lessons, Sacolick gives readers a view into what goes on behind-the-scenes in leading digital transformations. From tense IT Ops conference calls to make-or-break executive meetings, Sacolick presents the challenging scenarios faced by product, technology, and data leaders and helps readers learn to lead transformations and become Digital Trailblazers. In the book you will: Step out of your comfort zone and develop the management and leadership skills required to influence executives and win over detractors in driving technology changes Learn how to transform experiences, lead data driven organizations, and foster high performance teams Discover how to deliver innovation, empower agile self-organization, and evolve standard digital practices that drive culture changes in your organization A can&’t-miss resource for product, technology, and data leaders – from those aspiring to leadership roles through vice presidents, CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs, Digital Trailblazer delivers real-word stories and need-to-know lessons that will accelerate your technology leadership journey.
Digital Transactions in Asia: Economic, Informational, and Social Exchanges (Routledge Research in Digital Media and Culture in Asia)
by Emma Baulch Adrian AthiqueThis book presents a comprehensive overview of transactional forms of the digital across the Asian region by addressing the platforms and infrastructures that shape the digital experience. Contributors argue that each and every encounter mediated by the digital carries with it a functional exchange, but at the same time each transaction also implies an exchange based on social relationships for the digital age. In capturing the digital revolution through case studies of economic, informational, and social exchanges from across the larger Asian region, the book offers a richly contextualized and comparative account of the pervasive nature of the digital as both a medium for action and a medium of record.
Digital Transformation 2.0: CEO Elie Girard at Atos
by Tsedal Neeley James BarnettElie Girard has taken the helm as CEO of Atos-multinational IT giant-to lead the company into the next era of digital transformation. Noticing that customers' digital needs were evolving to become even more specialized and global in scope, he made a bold first step as leader: restructure the organization from a service-based model to a portfolio built around specific industry verticals, while competitors were moving in the other direction with the conviction that digital disruption had dissolved industry barriers. Underpinning Girard's new digital blueprint were four pillars - the cloud, data, cybersecurity, and decarbonization - which he had fortified with a steady M&A strategy resulting in nine acquisitions. But decarbonization - reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere through strategic use of digital technology - was a brand-new dimension with big questions about its feasibility. The environmental approach was controversial in different parts of the world. To add to the uncertainty, the COVID-19 pandemic had suddenly turned the world upside down, forcing organizations to transition into remote work overnight. In the middle of a global health crisis and ensuing economic fallout, could Girard afford to make such drastic organizational structure changes that flew in the face of industry trends? Would his decision disqualify Atos from the race with competitors, or was it the only way to serve customers in even greater need of digital solutions?
Digital Transformation Game Plan: 34 Tenets for Masterfully Merging Technology and Business
by Mike Mason Gary O'Brien Guo XiaoThe Digital Age is having a broad and profound impact on companies and entire industries. Rather than simply automate or embed digital technology into existing offerings, your business needs to rethink everything. In this practical book, three ThoughtWorks professionals provide a game plan to help your business through this transformation, along with technical concepts that you need to know to be an effective leader in a modern digital business.Chock-full of practical advice and case studies that show how businesses have transitioned, this book reveals lessons learned in guiding companies through digital transformation. While there’s no silver bullet available, you’ll discover effective ways to create lasting change at your organization.With this book, you’ll discover how to:Realign the business and operating architecture to focus on customer valueBuild a more responsive and agile organization to deal with speed and ambiguityBuild next generation technology capability as a core differentiator
Digital Transformation Handbook
by Krunoslav Ris Milan PuvačaDigital transformation has become more than a buzzword from the media since companies figured out the importance of rethinking business processes during global challenges. On its own, the term assumes integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, resulting in fundamental changes to how the company operates and delivers value to customers. Taking care of and choosing the optimal ICT tools is a constant struggle; the final decision may depend on the consultant’s experience. Including all business stakeholders in this process is a must. Creating innovative company culture, continuous learning, and developing new skills with flexible and open communication and willingness to experiment are a challenge. This complex, comprehensive approach can include implementing new systems, integrating existing systems, and using data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning to drive better outcomes. By adapting and exploiting digital technology in new ways, businesses can gain better and more detailed customer experiences and build stronger relationships with their clients. In addition, digital transformation can help organizations to be more agile and responsive, which can lead to less time needed for different processes or the ability to adapt quickly to changing conditions. In a time when change is the only constant – and it is hitting us every day not to forget about that – it is essential to think about digital transformation constantly. Technology improvement, availability, and scalability give us no room for excuses for not using them. Who can say that we are not living in dynamic and exciting times? The Authors have taken their 20 years of practical experience and put it into this handbook, in which many cases can be found where not every time is a success story. This book is prepared to provide some insights, give you a fresh overview of what such change can enable, and set up an environment for new technology that will arrive shortly.
Digital Transformation Management: Challenges and Futures in the Asian Digital Economy (Routledge Advances in Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management)
by Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos Mohammad Nabil Almunawar Md Zahidul IslamThis book addresses key topics related to organization design and knowledge management in the digital economy with organizational context, particularly in Asia. Asian nations are moving fast toward the digital economy, within which the role of organization design and knowledge management is crucial to support innovative and creative ideas for meeting huge market opportunities where customers are ready for digitalization. The book conceptualizes organization design into three dimensions, people, information, and technology, and offers readers a unique valued insight, bringing new perspectives to understanding emerging business opportunities and challenges in Asia. It presents a valuable collection of 14 chapters with empirical studies from leading researchers. The book addresses digital transformation in companies and organizations in Asia, analysing how disruptive technologies can help them have more efficient organization processes, create innovative products and services, be more resilient and achieve sustainable goals in the post-pandemic time. It fills a gap in the market offering a valuable collection of chapters that combines strategic topics for companies, organizations and nations today, such as digital economy, disruptive technologies, big data and knowledge management, with a specific focus on the Asian region, providing rich examples and studies focused in countries and regions within Asia. Written for scholars, researchers and other specialists in digitalization, this book offers a unique collection of insights into the current and future situation in Asia.
Digital Transformation Payday: Navigate the Hype, Lower the Risks, Increase Return on Investments
by Tim BottkeThe Data-Driven Guide for your Digital Transformation Payday In Digital Transformation Payday: Navigate the Hype, Lower the Risks, Increase Return on Investments, Tim Bottke, Senior Strategy Partner at Deloitte and Associate Professor for Strategy and Digital Transformation at SDA Bocconi, a Financial Times/Forbes/Bloomberg Businessweek Top-Five European business school, delivers a provocative, new perspective on digital business transformation—using research to get beyond the hype and uncover its real financial payback. Have you ever asked yourself: “Should I really embark on a digital transformation journey that is likely full of pain, failure, and high cash-outs? One that puts a lot of pressure on our stock price and my nerves? Who will thank me for that? Will there ever be a measurable return on invest for all these technologies that supports positive market value impact?” If so, this book is for you. You’ll find unique insights and guidance for managers, executives, board members, and investors as you navigate an immense array of strategic and operational choices, opportunities, and pitfalls. You’ll also learn to demystify digital strategy and technology buzzwords, better define the initial focal point and process of your firm’s digital transformation, and establish new ways of thinking in terms of value impacts—and how to measure them—right from the start. The book also includes: A proven framework for defining your next digital transformation effort end to end, and configuring your initiatives for maximum return on investment Empirical data to help you understand your company’s odds of navigating your chosen digital transformation initiatives with financial payback An indispensable resource for business leaders, Digital Transformation Payday will also earn a place in the libraries of entrepreneurs, founders, leaders of established companies, and digital enthusiasts.