Navigating Digital Transformation

This book presents a collection of research papers that explore how managers, practitioners and policymakers can address the challenges of the Digital Transformation with particular reference to the topics of organizational change, digital work, and individual behaviors. Each chapter offers insights into how to tackle DT in order to support work within modern organizations and society as a whole. The plurality of views offered makes this book relevant for scholars, companies, and public sector organizations alike. It gathers revised versions of selected papers (original double-blind peer-reviewed contributions) presented at the annual conference of the Italian chapter of AIS, which took place in Turin, Italy, in October 2023.

Rocco Agrifoglio is Full Professor of Organization Studies at the University of Naples ‘Parthenope’, Italy. His primary research interests are technology acceptance, community of practice, knowledge management, hybrid work, and e-government. He has participated as a speaker at several international conferences and has published numerous papers in journals, including the Journal of Computer Information Systems, Information Systems Management, Behaviour & Information Technology, Production Planning & Control, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Public Organization Review, Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Utilities Policy, and BMC Health Services Research. He currently serves as Treasurer/Secretary General of itAIS, the Italian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (AIS).

Alessandra Lazazzara is Associate Professor of Organization Theory and Human Resource Management at the University of Milan, Italy. Her research interests include job crafting, e-HRM, and diversity and inclusion. Her publications appeared in HRM and OB journals such as the Journal of Vocational Behavior, The International Journal of Human Resources Management, and Personnel Review. She is an editorial board member of The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Industrial and Commercial Training, SN Business & Economics, Baltic Journal of Management, and Prospettive in Organizzazione. Furthermore, she holds the position of vice president of itAIS, the Italian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems, and serves as a board member of ASSIOA, the Association of Italian Organization Studies Academics.

Stefano Za is Associate Professor of Organization Studies and Information Systems at the University of Chieti-Pescara (Italy). He is the President of the Italian chapter of AIS. He is a personal member of ERCIS and of program committees and reviewer for national and international conferences and journals in domains of Information Systems and Organization Studies. His main research interest is the analysis and design of digital artefacts and organizational systems. He is currently focused on digital innovations and business transformation affecting people and organizations in the digital ecosystem. He was editor for several books and journal special issues. He has also published books, papers on international conferences proceedings, book series and journals such as I&M, JIT, ISeBM, GIQ, CAIS, among others.