Digital Transformation The Realignment Of Information Technology And Business Strategies For Retailers In South Africa

Author : Albert Mubako
Publisher : diplom.de
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783960676140

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Digital Transformation. The Realignment of Information Technology and Business Strategies for Retailers in South Africa by Albert Mubako Pdf

Remaining competitive in the retail industry of South Africa in the digital age is a major business concern. In the age of „digital natives”, people are well-connected on various digital technology platforms and are digital consumers. Digital technologies offer retail organizations new innovative ways to create value by utilizing digital business strategies, processes, and products. This qualitative research study explores the perception of retail strategy experts and decision-makers toward realignment of IT and business strategies considering digital transformation in South Africa. Based on interviews with seven managers and decision-makers in the retail industry, the study reveals that digital technologies have disrupted traditional ways of doing business. The study proposes eight major recommendations, in which retail traders could innovate their business strategy to enhance value creation beyond traditional approaches to retailing. It provides a good starting point for academic research in a domain that is deficient in theoretical and empirical research on the South Africa retail sector, and offers retailing managers a conceptual model to guide them toward a digital business strategy for transient competitive advantages.

Author : Albert Mubako
Publisher : Anchor Academic Publishing
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783960671145

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Digital Transformation. The Realignment of Information Technology and Business Strategies for Retailers in South Africa by Albert Mubako Pdf

Remaining competitive in the retail industry of South Africa in the digital age is a major business concern. In the age of „digital natives”, people are well-connected on various digital technology platforms and are digital consumers. Digital technologies offer retail organizations new innovative ways to create value by utilizing digital business strategies, processes, and products. This qualitative research study explores the perception of retail strategy experts and decision-makers toward realignment of IT and business strategies considering digital transformation in South Africa. Based on interviews with seven managers and decision-makers in the retail industry, the study reveals that digital technologies have disrupted traditional ways of doing business. The study proposes eight major recommendations, in which retail traders could innovate their business strategy to enhance value creation beyond traditional approaches to retailing. It provides a good starting point for academic research in a domain that is deficient in theoretical and empirical research on the South Africa retail sector, and offers retailing managers a conceptual model to guide them toward a digital business strategy for transient competitive advantages.

Author : G Reza Djavanshir
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811271991

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Digital Strategies And Organizational Transformation by G Reza Djavanshir Pdf

In today's highly competitive business environments, with the rise of digital businesses and digital economy, digital strategies and organizational changes go hand in hand. Organizations that possess a robust digital strategy benefit greatly from the advancements of emerging digital technologies, and hence, making necessary organizational changes in order to maximise the benefits have become vital for their survival. According to MIT Sloan's Center for Information Systems Research (CISR), '[i]n this period of digital disruption, businesses focused narrowly on value chains are at a disadvantage'. Next-generation enterprises need to think more broadly about their business ecosystems, leverage digitization to understand their customers better, and establish options for future success. Therefore, competitive businesses have started using a variety of digital tools including artificial intelligence, alongside other digital applications, making the required changes to their organizational models and cultures to better serve their customers efficiently and effectively.This book contains a collection of chapters describing these digital strategies and how they go hand in hand with organizational changes. We solicited contributions from well-known academics from universities, business leaders, and experts within businesses and government organizations for this book. The majority of the chapters examines the necessary relationships between these two critical issues. Specifically, this book discusses how to infuse new knowledge into ongoing discourse and debates within academia and business organizations regarding digital strategies and organizational changes, and how to accomplish seamless integration of digital tools and applications into organizational platforms in order to accomplish the required organizational changes smoothly.In summary, this book discusses the integration and implementation of digital technology and the required organizational changes to take advantage of the phenomenon of digitization. In order to create competitive advantage, leadership organizations must address the challenges of formulating and implementing robust digital strategies and simultaneously, start making the required organizational changes, as this book concludes.

Author : Babu George,Justin Paul
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030082772

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Digital Transformation in Business and Society by Babu George,Justin Paul Pdf

The digital traces that people leave behind as they conduct their daily lives provide a powerful resource for businesses to better understand the dynamics of an otherwise chaotic society. Digital technologies have become omnipresent in our lives and we still do not fully know how to make the best use of the data these technologies could harness. Businesses leveraging big data appropriately could definitely gain a sustainable competitive advantage. With a balanced mix of texts and cases, this book discusses a variety of digital technologies and how they transform people and organizations. It offers a debate on the societal consequences of the yet unfolding technological revolution and proposes alternatives for harnessing disruptive technologies for the greater benefit of all. This book will have wide appeal to academics in technology management, strategy, marketing, and human resource management.

Author : Stefan Niemeier,Andrea Zocchi,Marco Catena
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118698884

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Reshaping Retail by Stefan Niemeier,Andrea Zocchi,Marco Catena Pdf

The modern retail system has worked to dazzling effect. From the 19th century, store owners emerged from small beginnings to set in train an industry that has seen some operators become nationally, even globally, dominant. Along the way, they turned retailing into an art, and then a science. Now retailers in emerging markets appear to be repeating the story all over again, except on a scale and at a speed beyond anything we have seen before. Given all of this, it can be hard for those who work in retailing to accept that the industry as we know it is living on borrowed time, on the brink of transformation. There is now an urgency with which conventional store-based retailers must now act and the extent of the challenges this change represents in strategic, organizational, and above all, technological terms. Reshaping Retail sets out the driving causes, current trends and consequences of a transformation in retail triggered by technology. The changes go far beyond making items available for sale on the internet. Starting by briefly setting the historical and business system contexts for retail and describe the role that technology has played in the creation of modern retail it then explains the underlying technological drivers behind the current revolution – radical changes in the capacity of both hardware and software, mobile telecommunications changes and the advances of the Internet. Ultimately, success will hinge on more than competence; it will come down to a way of thinking. Customer-centricity will need to be valued not just by the store owner, as in the past, but also by all employees in the organization. It will need to become embedded in their daily tasks. The same applies to technology, which must be at the center of the organization and recognized as such by everyone. With a combination of extensive desk and field research, interviews with leading retailers and technologists, together with the real world experience of practitioners in this area, Reshaping Retail will inspire and help store retailers to make the necessary transformation now to win in the new consumer driven world.

Author : Neil Perkin,Peter Abraham
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780749480400

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Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation by Neil Perkin,Peter Abraham Pdf

Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation is an in-depth look at transforming businesses so they are fit for purpose in a digitally enabled world. It is a guide for all those needing to better understand, implement and lead digital transformation in the workplace. It sets aside traditional thinking and outdated strategies to explain what steps need to be taken for an organization to become truly agile. It addresses how to build organizational velocity and establish iterative working, remove unnecessary process, embed innovation, map strategy to motivation and develop talent to succeed. Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation provides guidance on how to set the pace and frequency for change and shows how to break old habits and reform the behaviours of a workforce to embed digital transformation, achieve organizational agility and ensure high performance. Full of practical advice, examples and real-life insights from organizational development professionals at the leading edge of digital transformation, this book is an essential guide to building an agile business.

Author : Omar A El Sawy,Francis Pereira
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642317651

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Business Modelling in the Dynamic Digital Space by Omar A El Sawy,Francis Pereira Pdf

​This Springer Briefs volume guides the reader in a comprehensive form to design new digital business models. The book provides strategic roadmaps for enterprises in the digital world, and a comprehensive framework to assess new business models. It aligns both, research and a practical perspective through real case study examples. Even extreme scenarios are employed to ensure that innovative approaches are being considered adequately.

Author : Bitange Ndemo,Tim Weiss
Publisher : Springer
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137578785

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Digital Kenya by Bitange Ndemo,Tim Weiss Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. Presenting rigorous and original research, this volume offers key insights into the historical, cultural, social, economic and political forces at play in the creation of world-class ICT innovations in Kenya. Following the arrival of fiber-optic cables in 2009, Digital Kenya examines why the initial entrepreneurial spirit and digital revolution has begun to falter despite support from motivated entrepreneurs, international investors, policy experts and others. Written by engaged scholars and professionals in the field, the book offers 15 eye-opening chapters and 14 one-on-one conversations with entrepreneurs and investors to ask why establishing ICT start-ups on a continental and global scale remains a challenge on the “Silicon Savannah”. The authors present evidence-based recommendations to help Kenya to continue producing globally impactful ICT innovations that improve the lives of those still waiting on the side-lines, and to inspire other nations to do the same.

Author : Deloitte & Touche
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781105323959

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Global Business Driven HR Transformation: The Journey Continues (Print Edition) by Deloitte & Touche Pdf

Author : George Westerman,Didier Bonnet,Andrew McAfee
Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781625272485

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Leading Digital by George Westerman,Didier Bonnet,Andrew McAfee Pdf

Become a Digital Master—No Matter What Business You’re In If you think the phrase “going digital” is only relevant for industries like tech, media, and entertainment—think again. In fact, mobile, analytics, social media, sensors, and cloud computing have already fundamentally changed the entire business landscape as we know it—including your industry. The problem is that most accounts of digital in business focus on Silicon Valley stars and tech start-ups. But what about the other 90-plus percent of the economy? In Leading Digital, authors George Westerman, Didier Bonnet, and Andrew McAfee highlight how large companies in traditional industries—from finance to manufacturing to pharmaceuticals—are using digital to gain strategic advantage. They illuminate the principles and practices that lead to successful digital transformation. Based on a study of more than four hundred global firms, including Asian Paints, Burberry, Caesars Entertainment, Codelco, Lloyds Banking Group, Nike, and Pernod Ricard, the book shows what it takes to become a Digital Master. It explains successful transformation in a clear, two-part framework: where to invest in digital capabilities, and how to lead the transformation. Within these parts, you’ll learn: • How to engage better with your customers • How to digitally enhance operations • How to create a digital vision • How to govern your digital activities The book also includes an extensive step-by-step transformation playbook for leaders to follow. Leading Digital is the must-have guide to help your organization survive and thrive in the new, digitally powered, global economy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996-07
Category : Petroleum
ISBN : NWU:35556028027902

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National Petroleum News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Petroleum
ISBN : UCLA:L0077957926

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NPN, National Petroleum News by Anonim Pdf

Vols. for 1959- include an annual Factbook issue.

Author : Antonio Andreoni,Pamela Mondliwa,Simon Roberts,Fiona Tregenna
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192894311

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Structural Transformation in South Africa by Antonio Andreoni,Pamela Mondliwa,Simon Roberts,Fiona Tregenna Pdf

Taking South Africa as an important case study of the challenges of structural transformation, the book offers a new micro-meso level framework and evidence linking country-specific and global dynamics of change, with a focus on the current challenges and opportunities faced by middle-income countries.

Author : Hal R. Varian,Joseph Farrell,Carl Shapiro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139456722

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The Economics of Information Technology by Hal R. Varian,Joseph Farrell,Carl Shapiro Pdf

The Economics of Information Technology is a concise and accessible review of some of the important economic factors affecting information technology industries. These industries are characterized by high fixed costs and low marginal costs of production, large switching costs for users, and strong network effects. These factors combine to produce some unique behavior. The book consists of two parts. In the first part, Professor Varian outlines the basic economics of these industries. In the second part, Professors Farrell and Shapiro describe the impact of these factors on competition policy. The clarity of the analysis and exposition makes this an ideal introduction for undergraduate and graduate students in economics, business strategy, law and related areas.

Author : Ralf T. Kreutzer,Tim Neugebauer,Annette Pattloch
Publisher : Springer
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662565483

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Digital Business Leadership by Ralf T. Kreutzer,Tim Neugebauer,Annette Pattloch Pdf

This book provides specialists and executives with a clear, yet practical set of recommendations to meet the challenges of digital transformation and ensure long-term success as a leader in a primarily digital business world. The authors describe the fundamental principles of digitization and its economic opportunities and risks, integrating them into a framework of classic and new management methods. The book also explores how increasing digitization – not only of communication, but of complete value chains – has led to a need to establish a digital business leadership. Digitization is changing people and markets: it causes the upheaval of entire industries, creates new digital-centric companies, and forces established companies to cope with the transformation activities associated with these digitization processes. New approaches and methods have to be learned, tried and tested patterns of thinking have to be explored, and last but not least, innovation activities have to be understood as continuous necessities. At the same time, digital business offers considerable opportunities for renewing competitive advantages, improving existing process structures and realigning products, services and business models.