Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, and Sustainable Business Models

Dear Colleagues,

In a hypercompetitive and fast-changing world, companies face many challenges. As a response, they seek to reinvent themselves and create Sustainable Business Models (SBMs). However, it is not clear how digital technologies may help companies to achieve this transformation. This Special Issue aims to fill this research gap.
We call for research that sheds light on how digital transformation helps companies to create new Sustainable Business Models. Particular emphasis is given to technologies that enable innovative business models and strategies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, big data, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and other emerging technologies.
For this Special Issue, SBMs are business models that withstand the tests of time (survive and thrive over time), while they may also strive to achieve other sustainability goals defined in the business model. (For instance, an SBM may seek to create value for multiple stakeholders, or to accomplish another social or environmental objective.)
We encourage an interdisciplinary mindset and plurality of methodological approaches. The articles should maintain high-quality research standards and help to provide answers to well-defined questions. Contributions that generate novel insights for leaders and policy-makers are most welcome. Research across startups and established organizations, and across a variety of business sectors and beyond (e.g., government, higher education, healthcare) is welcome. A perspective that takes into account whole systems is encouraged.
The list of keywords and themes provided below is not exhaustive. We welcome articles that address other thought-provoking topics relevant to the scope of the Special Issue.

• AI and Sustainable Business Models
• IoT and Sustainable Business Models
• Robotics and Sustainable Business Models
• Blockchain and Sustainable Business Models
• Digital innovation and Sustainable Business Models
• Digital disruption and Sustainable Business Models
• Digital strategies and Sustainable Business Models
• Platforms and Sustainable Business Models
• Digital products or services and Sustainable Business Models
• Digital entrepreneurship (Startups) and Sustainable Business Models
• Emerging technologies and Sustainable Business Models
• Analysis, design, evaluation, launch, growth, and management of Sustainable Business Models enabled by digital technologies
• Operations management and Sustainable Business Models
• Business value of digital transformation for Sustainable Business Models

Prof. Evangelos Katsamakas
Guest Editor

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