What is different about digital strategy? From quantitative to qualitative change

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Ron Adner, Phanish Puranam, Feng Zhu

2019 Strategy Science Vol. 4 Issue 4 Article Cited by 278 Quartile

Abstract

The recent attention paid to the challenge of digital transformation signals an inflection point in the impact of digital technology on the competitive landscape. We suggest that this transition can be understood as a shift from the quantitative advances that have historically characterized digital progress (e.g., Moore's law, Metcalf's law) to qualitative changes embodied in three core processes underlying modern digital transformation: representation, connectivity, and aggregation. We consider the implications for firm strategy and raise questions for future strategy research. Copyright: © 2019 INFORMS.

Affiliations

Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, 03755, NH, United States; INSEAD, 138676, Singapore; Harvard Business School, Boston, 02163, MA, United States