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TY - JOUR
T1 - Digital Leaders and the Transformation of the IT Function
AU - Engesmo, Jostein
AU - Panteli, Niki
PY - 2021/7/10
Y1 - 2021/7/10
N2 - With digital transformation attracting increasing attention, our study is motivated by a need to understand the impact on the transformation of the Information Technology (IT) function in pre-digital organisations. In particular, we present in this paper a qualitative study that aims to examine how digital transformation influences the IT organisational structure and leadership in pre-digital organisations. The empirical study is based on a series of semi-structured interviews with digital leaders across a range of organisations and sectors in the UK and Scandinavia. We find four different categories of both IT organisational structure and leadership following digital transformation initiatives: managing digital as projects within the IT function; managing the IT and digital functions separately with separate leaders; managing IT and digital within one function with dual leadership; and managing the IT and digital functions together with a single leader. The study has both theoretical and practical implications for the management of digital transformation and the IT function.
AB - With digital transformation attracting increasing attention, our study is motivated by a need to understand the impact on the transformation of the Information Technology (IT) function in pre-digital organisations. In particular, we present in this paper a qualitative study that aims to examine how digital transformation influences the IT organisational structure and leadership in pre-digital organisations. The empirical study is based on a series of semi-structured interviews with digital leaders across a range of organisations and sectors in the UK and Scandinavia. We find four different categories of both IT organisational structure and leadership following digital transformation initiatives: managing digital as projects within the IT function; managing the IT and digital functions separately with separate leaders; managing IT and digital within one function with dual leadership; and managing the IT and digital functions together with a single leader. The study has both theoretical and practical implications for the management of digital transformation and the IT function.
KW - Chief Digital Officer
KW - Chief Information Officer
KW - Digital Leaders
KW - Digital Transformation
KW - IT Function
KW - Leadership
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85127403837
VL - 33
SP - 95
EP - 122
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems
SN - 0905-0167
IS - 1
M1 - 4
ER -