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Know-how to lead digital transformation: The case of local governments

Pittaway, JJ; Montazemi, AR; (2020) Know-how to lead digital transformation: The case of local governments. Government Information Quarterly , 37 (4) , Article 101474. 10.1016/j.giq.2020.101474. Green open access

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Abstract

Local governments are in an ideal position to integrate government, private, and citizen data to deliver beneficial new digitally enabled public services. However, progress toward achieving the benefits has stagnated in many cases. This is because managers lack the requisite know-how to lead the implementation and enactment of integrated enterprise systems to improve the processes of public service delivery, part of a journey called ‘digital transformation’. If digital transformations are to progress, we need more nuanced empirical elaboration of the know-how managers require. To that end, this study reports evidence from case studies in 11 local governments in Canada. The findings provide the empirical basis for a theory of the know-how managers require to lead the implementation and enactment of integrated enterprise systems in support of digital transformation. We then propose a new theoretical model of how to transfer that requisite know-how to managers through public-private partnerships, and thereby mitigate barriers to that transfer.

Type: Article
Title: Know-how to lead digital transformation: The case of local governments
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2020.101474
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2020.101474
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Digital transformation; mindful IT governance; technology enactment; knowledge transfer; smart city; public-private partnerships; e-government
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > UCL School of Management
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10097714
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