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Spearheading Digital Transformation: The Role of the Chief Digital Officer

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Abstract

We explore the role of a Chief Digital Officer (CDO) as she successfully navigated the digital transformation of GEM, a global firm in the brand and events management industry, before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Drawing on the principles of punctuated equilibrium theory, we conducted in-depth interviews with the CDO, senior management representatives and operational personnel, to investigate both the challenges and the successes of digital transformation at GEM. Our findings relate to the practicalities of digital transformation, as well as to the theoretical aspects of the punctuated equilibrium that we explored.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023
Event2023 Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2023): Navigating Digital Turbulence and Seizing New Possibilities - Shangri-La Hotel & Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China
Duration: 8 Jul 202312 Jul 2023
https://pacis2023.aisconferences.org/
https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2023/index.3.html

Conference

Conference2023 Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2023)
PlaceChina
CityNanchang
Period8/07/2312/07/23
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Research Keywords

  • digital transformation
  • CDO
  • Chief Digital Officer
  • Digital Leadership
  • Digital Technology
  • Case Study
  • Punctuated Equilibrium Theory

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