I’ve been reading “Understanding Digital Transformation: A Review and Research Agenda” by Gregory Vial, and it got me thinking about something more practical.

    A lot of the literature explains what digital transformation is and why it matters, but I’m struggling to find work that answers the question above.

    It seems unrealistic that firms can:

    • fully transform at once, or
    • rely only on static cost-benefit analysis

    since adoption clearly depends on:

    • competitors
    • industry trends
    • and how widespread the technology already is

    So I’m wondering:

    Are there models (economic, network-based, diffusion, etc.) that help firms decide the timing and scale of digital transformation, rather than just explaining drivers after the fact?

    Or is this still mostly handled through strategy + managerial judgment?

    Is there a structured way to model when a firm should adopt digital technologies and to what extent?
    byu/curioussailboat inAskEconomics



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