Sustainable Digital Transformation: Paving the Way Towards Smart Organizations and Societies

Contents
Digital Transformation and Sustainability: A Means-Ends Perspective
1 Introduction
2 Sustainability Through Digital Transformation
3 Sustainability in Digital Transformation
References
Sustainability Through Digital Transformation
Digital Accounting Information System for Non-financial Disclosure: A Case Study Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
3 Methodology
4 Results
5 Discussion, Limitations and Future Development
References
Green-Oriented Crowdfunding Campaign: An Explorative Study
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Crowdfunding for Sustainable Businesses
2.2 Sustainability and Green Orientation
3 Methods
3.1 Sample Description
3.2 Operationalization of Variables
3.3 Analytical Approach
4 Discussion of Results
4.1 Descriptive Validity: Characteristics of the Clusters
4.2 Predictive Validity: Performance Differences
5 Conclusions, Limitations, and Future Research
References
Playing (with) Sustainability: A Multi-purpose Gamification Case
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Business Ecosystems
2.2 Gamification and Sustainability
3 Methodology
4 Case Presentation
5 Case Analysis
5.1 Enterprises
5.2 Individual Users or Gamers
5.3 Non-profit Organizations
5.4 The Future of the Multi-purpose Gamification Ecosystem
6 Discussion and Conclusion
6.1 Practical Implications
6.2 Theoretical Implications
6.3 Limitations and Future Research
References
How to Measure Political Connection in the Directors’ Network
1 Introduction
2 Traditional Approach to Measure Political Connections and Board Interlocking Importance
3 Social Network Measures
3.1 Degree
3.2 Closeness Centrality
3.3 Betweenness Centrality
3.4 Eigenvector Centrality
3.5 Eccentricity
4 Data Collection and Methodology
4.1 Data Collection
4.2 Political Connection Measurement
4.3 Social Network Analysis
5 Results and Discussion
5.1 Degree
5.2 Closeness Centrality
5.3 Betweenness Centrality
5.4 Eigenvector Centrality
5.5 Eccentricity
5.6 Summary of the Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
Examining Environmental Sustainability in Italy: Evidence from ARDL and Non-linear ARDL Approaches
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Economic Growth and Carbon Emission
2.2 Foreign Direct Investment and Carbon Emission
2.3 Oil Price and Carbon Emission
3 Methodology and Data
3.1 Model Specification
3.2 Data
4 Results and Discussion
4.1 ARDL Model
4.2 NARDL Model
5 Conclusion
References
Openness in Communication and Budgetary Information in the Participative Budgeting Research. The Case of Italian Public Healthcare Organizations
1 Introduction
2 The Value-Expectancy Theory
3 Literature Background on Budgetary Participation
3.1 Budgetary Participation in Italian PHOs
3.2 Research Design and Hypotheses Development
4 Research Sample and Methodology
5 Results
5.1 Descriptive Statistics and Correlations
5.2 Inferential Analysis
6 Discussion and Conclusions
References
COVID-19 Pandemic and New Cardiology Telemonitoring Organization: How to Cast the Others
1 Introduction
2 Related Work: Telehealth and Telemonitoring
2.1 Telehealth
2.2 Telemonitoring in Cardiology
3 Context and Methodology: Cardiology Departments in Two Different Hospitals of the Same Public Health Company
4 Findings
4.1 Organization Experience
4.2 The Double Face of Resilience in Organization
4.3 The Technologies, the Choices, the People
5 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Smart and Inclusive Museums for Visitors with Autism: The App Case “A Dip in the Blue”
1 Introduction
2 Method
3 Smart and Inclusive Museums
3.1 Technological Solutions for Inclusive Museums: Focus on Visitors with Autism
4 The App Case
4.1 The App: Specific Aim and Characteristics
5 Concluding Remarks
References
Smart City’s Internationalization and International Management Strategies in the Digital Era: A Systematic Literature Review
1 Theoretical Background
2 Methodology
3 Results
3.1 Descriptive Analysis
3.2 International Management Perspective in Cities
3.3 Methodology Applied in the International Management Area
4 Conclusion and Discussion
References
Sustainability in Digital Transformation
Assessing Capabilities to Embrace Digital Transformation: The Case of Southern Italy
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Theoretical Framework
2.2 Financial Capability and Digitalization
2.3 Institutional Support and digitalization
3 Methodology
3.1 Sample and Data Collection
3.2 Operationalization of the Variable
3.3 Results
4 Conclusion and Implications
4.1 Limitation and Future Research
References
Getting Digital Technologies Right—A Forward-Looking Maturity Model for Enterprise Performance Management
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Method
3.1 Questionnaire
3.2 Rasch Algorithm
4 Artifact Description
4.1 Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting: Intuition Enriched by Data Insights—A Prime Example of Human–Computer Interaction
4.2 Standard Reporting and Monitoring—In Real-Time Where Needed
4.3 Analyses and Decision Support—Event-Driven Self Service from Global to Line-Item Level
5 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Data Ecosystem and Data Value Chain: An Exploration of Drones Technology Applications
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework: Data Value Chain and Ecosystem Formation
2.1 Data Value Chain
2.2 Ecosystem Formation
3 Method
3.1 Empirical Context: Dronus and Its Surrounding Ecosystem
3.2 Data Collection
3.3 Data Analysis
4 Results and Discussion
5 Conclusion
Appendix
References
Towards an Understanding of the Platform Phenomenon: An Agent-Based Simulation Approach
1 Introduction
2 Conceptual Foundation
2.1 Digital Platforms as Enablers of Value Creation and Value Capture
2.2 Platform Governance
2.3 The Role of Search Costs and Resource Costs
3 Research Method
3.1 Simulation-Based Research
3.2 Conceptual Model Design
4 Operationalization and Experimentation
4.1 Operational Model Logic
4.2 Definition of Variables and Parameters
4.3 Experimentation
5 Discussion and Conclusion
References
Implementation of Platform Governance Mechanisms: Insights From a B2B Platform Ecosystem
1 Introduction
2 Research Background
2.1 Platform Ecosystems
2.2 Governance
2.3 B2B Platform Ecosystems
3 Methodology
3.1 Case Selection and Description
3.2 Data Collection
3.3 Data Analysis
4 Platform Governance Mechanisms at Salesforce
4.1 Boundary Resources
4.2 Pricing and Revenue Sharing
4.3 Gatekeeping
4.4 Relational Control
5 Discussion and Conclusion
5.1 Contributions to Research
5.2 Contributions to Practice
5.3 Limitations
5.4 Future Research
Appendix
References
Digital Bridge or Tradeoff: Telehealth Adoption and Healthcare Service Quality. A Scoping Review
1 Introduction
2 Approach
2.1 Scoping Review Criteria
3 Findings
3.1 Telehealth Use for Improvement of Care Quality—State of the Literature
4 Discussion
4.1 Quality of Care Improvement Thru Telehealth
4.2 Managing Disruption
4.3 The Risk of Unintended Consequences and Gaps in the Literature
5 Contribution and Further Research Prospects
6 Conclusion
References
Mapping the Literature of Digital Transformation in the Context of Non-profit Organisations
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
3 Research Methods
3.1 Description of Data & Classification Formerly Pursued
3.2 Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA)
3.3 Hierarchical Clustering on Principal Components (HCPC)
4 Results
5 Discussion and Conclusion
References
What is Governance of Blockchains? A Comparison of Theoretical and Empirical Findings on a Taxonomy-Level
1 Introduction
2 Background and Related Work
2.1 Existing Governance Models
3 Research Method
4 Data Collection and Analysis
4.1 Systematic Literature Review (SLR)
4.2 Coding and Analysis
5 Results
5.1 Results not Represented by the PGBP Taxonomy
6 Conclusion
7 Discussion
8 Future Research
References