A Qualitative Study on the Categorisation and Prioritisation of Digital Competencies and Attitudes for Managers and Employees

Seyma Kocak, Seyma Kocak, Jan M. Pawlowski, Jan M. Pawlowski

2021

Abstract

Digital transformation is a mega-trend and is perceived by many companies as an opportunity to remain competitive. The digital competencies and digital mindset of managers and employees play an important role. Without new competencies and changed attitudes, the transformation cannot be driven forward. Research on digital transformation competencies in the field of companies is limited and little evidence exists on which digital competencies, and skills are particularly important for companies. In this study, a systematic literature review was used to identify digital competencies and attitudes and classify them into six categories. With a focus group discussion, four digitalisation experts evaluated them by classifying and prioritising the competencies and attitudes on the pre-defined classifications. The results show that the majority of the identified competencies and attitudes are crucial for both managers and employees. For this purpose, the personal competencies, digital mindset and personality traits should be considered separately in order to investigate correlations in future research.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kocak S. and Pawlowski J. (2021). A Qualitative Study on the Categorisation and Prioritisation of Digital Competencies and Attitudes for Managers and Employees. In Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (IC3K 2021) - Volume 3: KMIS; ISBN 978-989-758-533-3, SciTePress, pages 52-63. DOI: 10.5220/0010674700003064

in Bibtex Style

@conference{kmis21,
author={Seyma Kocak and Jan M. Pawlowski},
title={A Qualitative Study on the Categorisation and Prioritisation of Digital Competencies and Attitudes for Managers and Employees},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (IC3K 2021) - Volume 3: KMIS},
year={2021},
pages={52-63},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010674700003064},
isbn={978-989-758-533-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (IC3K 2021) - Volume 3: KMIS
TI - A Qualitative Study on the Categorisation and Prioritisation of Digital Competencies and Attitudes for Managers and Employees
SN - 978-989-758-533-3
AU - Kocak S.
AU - Pawlowski J.
PY - 2021
SP - 52
EP - 63
DO - 10.5220/0010674700003064
PB - SciTePress