What Is Different About Digital Strategy? From Quantitative to Qualitative Change

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 ca...

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Strategy Science

• Publication date

  2019-12-01

• Fields of study

  Business, Computer Science

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  DOI 10.1287/stsc.2019.0099
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