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Home | Events Archive | Towards Analytical Pluralism in Digital Transformation Theory – A Case-Study of a 500-year old Mid-Sized Enterprise
Seminar

Towards Analytical Pluralism in Digital Transformation Theory – A Case-Study of a 500-year old Mid-Sized Enterprise

  • Series
    ABRI Seminar (Vrije Universiteit)
  • Speakers
    Ralf Plattfaut (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
  • Location
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, HG-06A37
    Amsterdam
  • Date and time

    April 24, 2026
    12:00 - 13:00

Abstract

Digital transformation is one of the dominant themes in contemporary IS research which spurs many theoretical debates. These debates culminate in different viewpoints on digital transformation. In this talk, I will present current Research-in-Progress analyzing the digital transformation process of a German mid-sized Enterprise looking back on over 500 years of history. Drawing on two different theoretical perspectives on digital transformation, i.e., a synoptic, entity-orientation and a performative, flow-orientation one, we discuss the value of the different perspectives and show the importance of analytical pluralism to understand different sides of this socio-technological phenomenon.