I very rarely get packages or letters sent to the office, so when I do, it surely is something special. Sometimes it is nice to be able to touch something that you have worked on. This morning I found the new publication "Digital: Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft, Chancen, Risiken" in my (physical) mailbox. This publication is a … Continue reading New publication – Metall Zug AG
The Digital Maturity & Transformation study was initiated in 2014 and we are repeating the survey every year in order to explore how companies approach digital transformation, what activities are more difficult or easier to complete, how different industries compare in the criteria defined. Since the survey and report are only available in German - … Continue reading Digital Maturity Check 2016/2017
Last week I went to Cyprus to attend the Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS) and present my research paper there. The research is based on the data I gathered within the digital maturity & transformation study. I uploaded the paper presentation on Slideshare and if you are interested in reading the full research paper, … Continue reading Stages in Digital Business Transformation – MCIS Research Paper
When I decided to spend the summer in Estonia, I tried to get in touch with other researchers and PhD students in Tallinn as well as in Helsinki (since it's only a ferry ride away) in order to exchange ideas and learn. Prof. Matti Rossi from the Aalto School of Business sent me an invitation … Continue reading Dissertation presentation in Helsinki
Last week I was at the Bled eConference in Slovenia for the second time and presented my latest research paper there. The conference in Bled is fantastic for multiple reasons - interesting people, a friendly atmosphere, stunning location and great food. Again, we were pretty lucky with the weather, so it could not have been better. My … Continue reading My paper at eBled 2016 – Fuzzy Front-End of Digital Transformation
Every year in early summer the chair of Prof. Dr. Andrea Back is organizing the St.Gallen Mobile Business Forum. For me it is the third Forum that I am involved in and every year it is a quite challenging task to compile an interesting and inspiring program. This year we put our focus on the … Continue reading What I look forward to at #mbforum16
The second part of our case study research that we did together with T-Systems MMS on roles, processes, and leadership in digital transformation has been published. Unfortunately, it is only accessible in German at the moment, but later this year an English translation might become available. You can download the study from this website (free, registration necessary). While … Continue reading Out Now: Case Studies on Digital Transformation
I was struggling last year to frame a sharp and well-defined dissertation topic from my research area on digital transformation. I found it hard to put that very broad field into a specific research question. I had several ideas, but none of them really worked - either there was plenty of research already available (like … Continue reading Fuzzy Front-End
Ein Projekt, das mich das vergangene Jahr stark beschäftigt hat, ist endlich fertig: Die Digital Maturity & Transformation Studie, welche wir zusammen mit der Crosswalk AG letztes Jahr zum ersten Mal durchgeführt hatten, ist nun veröffentlicht. Der vollständige Studienreport kann auf der Seite von Crosswalk nach Registrierung kostenlos heruntergeladen werden. Die Ergebnisse finde ich recht … Continue reading Digital Maturity & Transformation Studie 2016
Last weekend I was part of the jury at START Hack in St.Gallen and it was awesome. For me it was the first Hackathon and I was amazed by the energy and the great results that were produced within just 30 hours of coding by the 250 participants from all over the world. I also really … Continue reading START Hack St.Gallen
Sabine Berghaus 