SN Author(s) Year Of Publication Journal Name

1 Florence Jaumotte 2023 International Monetary Fund

Blog

2 Francesco Meli 2021 Technological Forecasting and

Social Change
3 Michelle Levesque 2024 Preprint awaiting formal
journal publication.
4 Saeed Nosratabadi 2023 Administrative Sciences
5 T.O. Shenkoya 2024 International Journal of
Organizational Analysis

6 Christoph Müller 2018 Journal of Manufacturing

Technology Management
7 Antonio Montero-Navarro 2022 Frontiers in Psychology
8 Leila Denmamode 2024 Journal of Business and
Enterprise Development
(JOBED)
9 Gladys Yaa Saah Oppong 2020 International Journal of
Entrepreneurial Behavior &
Research

10 Zaleha Mohamad 2025 Economics

Article Title Abstract
How the Pandemic Accelerated Digital Long-Term Impact: Limited understanding of
Transformation in Advanced Economies whether the accelerated digitalization during the
pandemic will result in sustained productivity
growth in the long term.

Inequality Concerns: Insufficient exploration of

how rapid digital transformation may exacerbate
inequalities between digital and non-digital
workers.

Sectoral Differences: Need for deeper analysis on

how digitalization impacts various sectors
differently, especially those that were less
digitalized pre-pandemic.

The co-evolutionary relationship between This study provides a systematic review of the
digitalization and organizational agility: literature focused on the relationship between
Ongoing debates, theoretical digitalization and organizational agility (OA).
developments and future research
perspectives It applies the bibliographic coupling method to
171 peer-reviewed contributions published by
June 30, 2021.

The study investigates the enablers, barriers, and

benefits of processes aimed at providing firms
with the agility required to effectively face
increasingly turbulent environments.
Business Models for Digitalization Enabled The study conducts a survey encompassing nine
Energy Efficiency and Flexibility in Industry: industrial cases to analyze business models that
A Survey with Nine Case Studies leverage digitalization for enhancing energy
efficiency and flexibility. Utilizing the Business
Model Canvas (BMC) framework, the cases are
summarized and compared across nine BMC
components.

Additionally, a Value of Business Model (VBM)

evaluation index is proposed to assess the
business potential of industrial digital solutions.
The findings reveal that key partners include
industry stakeholders, IT companies, and
academic institutions.

Core activities involve big-data analysis, machine

learning algorithms, digital twins, and Internet of
Things (IoT) developments. The primary value
propositions focus on improving energy
efficiency and enabling energy flexibility.
Social Sustainability of Digital This study evaluates the social sustainability of
Transformation: Empirical Evidence from digital transformation (SOSDIT) across EU-27
EU-27 Countries countries and examines its role in achieving
sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Utilizing structural equation modeling, the

research identifies Finland, the Netherlands, and
Denmark as leaders in socially sustainable digital
transformation. The findings suggest that higher
SOSDIT correlates with improved SDG
performance, while a higher Gini coefficient is
inversely related to SDG attainment.

The study contributes to the literature on

sustainability and digitalization and offers
empirical evidence to inform policies enhancing
the sustainability of digital transformation.
 Digital Transformation: An Investigative This study investigates the reasons why digital
Study of the Performance of Digitalization transformation in Nigerian governance has not
in Governance effectively reduced corruption and enhanced
accountability.

By examining two government organizations—

the Federal High Court and the Nigeria
Immigration Service—the research identifies
factors such as the adoption of semi-automated
systems, lack of proper audit mechanisms,
inherent cultural and organizational values
supporting corruption, inadequate legal
frameworks, and insufficient public awareness.
The findings suggest that these issues hinder the
effectiveness of digital initiatives in curbing
corrupt practices within public governance.

Digitalization and Its Influence on Business This study investigates how increased
Model Innovation digitalization influences business model
innovation (BMI) by enabling new forms of
cooperation, product and service offerings, and
relationships with customers and employees.
Through qualitative research involving semi-
structured interviews with 12 companies, the
authors identify key elements and challenges
associated with digitalization-driven BMI,
providing a framework to guide organizations in
adapting their business models in the digital age.
Digitalization and Digital Transformation in The study investigates how higher education
Higher Education: A Bibliometric Analysis institutions (HEIs) are adapting to the digital age,
experiencing cultural changes that challenge
existing attitudes, actions, and values. A
bibliometric analysis was conducted on 469
articles from the Web of Science database,
covering the period from 1900 to 2021. The
findings highlight the multidisciplinary nature of
digital transformation in higher education, with
strong links to innovation, governance, and agile
methodologies. The study also identifies
emerging research trends that may gain
prominence in the near future.
Digital Transformation: A Roadmap to This study presents a customer-centric roadmap
Leverage Businesses for SMEs to guide startups and SMEs in leveraging digital
technologies to remain competitive. The
methodology includes a review of industry best
practices and successful case studies,
complemented by visits to trade fairs and
interviews with small business owners to
understand their challenges and digital
technology needs.

The findings reveal that, beyond infrastructural

limitations, SMEs often lack confidence and
knowledge in adopting technology, hindering
their ability to define requirements and utilize
digital platforms effectively.

The proposed framework, mapped onto the

hierarchy of effects model, aims to assist SMEs in
systematically embarking on digital
transformation to learn, adapt, evolve, and
sustain their businesses based on their unique
needs and pace.
Potential of Digital Technologies in The study explores the indispensable role of
Academic Entrepreneurship – A Study digital technologies in businesses, particularly
within academic institutions. It highlights how
digital ecosystems enable entrepreneurs to
communicate and share their offerings with a
broad audience.

The research identifies both internal and external

challenges faced by academic entrepreneur
startups in leveraging social media technologies
for business commercialization. Through semi-
structured in-depth interviews with 23 academic
entrepreneur startups, the study uncovers issues
related to business-to-customer relations, brand
reputation, competition, and cultural and
language influences in digital entrepreneurship.

The Impact of Digital Entrepreneurial The study investigates the influence of digital
Competencies, Digital Literacy, and literacy, entrepreneurial competencies, and
Government Support on Digital government support on digital entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Using Regression among small businesses in rural Malaysia.
Analysis Utilizing multiple linear regression analysis, the
research reveals that digital literacy and
entrepreneurial competencies account for 37.3%
of the variation in digital entrepreneurship.

When considering the moderating effect of

government support, this explanatory power
increases by an additional 5%. Notably, while
digital literacy and entrepreneurial competencies
significantly impact digital entrepreneurship—
with entrepreneurial competencies having a
stronger influence— government support alone
does not have a direct significant effect.
However, the interaction between digital literacy
and government support positively influences
digital entrepreneurship.
Research Gaps Objectives/Hypothesis
Long-Term Impact: Limited To analyze the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic
understanding of whether the accelerated digitalization in advanced economies and its
accelerated digitalization during the subsequent effects on productivity and labor markets.
pandemic will result in sustained
productivity growth in the long term. To analyze the impact of increased digitalization on
productivity and employment levels, assessing whether the
Inequality Concerns: Insufficient pandemic-induced shift towards digital tools has resulted in
exploration of how rapid digital long-term economic benefits.
transformation may exacerbate
inequalities between digital and non- To examine the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic
digital workers. accelerated digital adoption across various sectors in
advanced economies, particularly among businesses and
Sectoral Differences: Need for deeper workers who previously had lower levels of digitalization.
analysis on how digitalization impacts
various sectors differently, especially
those that were less digitalized pre-
pandemic.

Limited understanding of the bidirectional The primary objective of the study is to systematically
relationship between digitalization and review existing literature to understand the co-evolutionary
organizational agility. relationship between digitalization and organizational
agility.
Insufficient exploration of how big-data
analytics capabilities influence OA. It aims to explore how digital transformation acts as both
Need for deeper insights into the role of IT an enabler and outcome of organizational agility, and to
capabilities in enhancing OA. identify enablers, barriers, and benefits associated with this
relationship.
These gaps highlight areas where further
research is necessary to fully comprehend To investigate the role of big-data analytic capabilities as
the co-evolutionary dynamics between drivers of organizational agility.
digitalization and organizational agility.
Scalability Challenges: Many pilot The primary objective of the study is to analyze and
projects in heavy industrial sectors compare business models that utilize digitalization to
face difficulties in replication and enhance energy efficiency and flexibility in industrial
scaling, indicating a need for scalable settings.
digital solutions.
The hypothesis is that by employing the Business Model
Limited Case Studies: There is a Canvas framework, common components and strategies can
scarcity of documented case studies in be identified across diverse cases, leading to
the literature that showcase successful recommendations for developing effective industrial digital
implementations of digital solutions for solutions.
energy efficiency and flexibility.
To identify key activities and partnerships that contribute to
Validation in Real-World successful digital solutions in industrial energy
Environments: The majority of the management.
surveyed digital solutions have TRLs
below 7, highlighting the necessity for
further validation in operational
settings.
SOSDIT Evaluation: Limited Examine the impact of income inequality on the SOSDIT-SDG
quantitative assessments of SOSDIT relationship.
across EU countries.
To examine the relationship between SOSDIT and the
Impact on SDGs: Insufficient empirical achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
evidence linking SOSDIT to SDG
performance. To analyze the role of income inequality (Gini coefficient) in
moderating the relationship between SOSDIT and SDG
Inequality Considerations: Need for performance.
analysis on how income inequality
(Gini coefficient) affects the
relationship between SOSDIT and SDGs
Effectiveness of Digitalization: Limited To assess the impact of semi-automated systems on the
understanding of why digital effectiveness of digital governance in reducing corruption.
transformation efforts in Nigerian
governance have not significantly To evaluate the influence of audit mechanisms on the
reduced corruption. success of digital transformation in public governance.

System Implementation: Lack of insight To examine the role of organizational culture and value
into the impact of semi-automated systems in the success of digital governance initiatives.
systems versus fully automated
systems on governance outcomes.

Audit Mechanisms: Insufficient analysis

of the role of internal and external
audit systems in digital governance.

Comprehensive Framework: Prior to To explore and understand the influence of digitalization on

this study, there was a lack of business model innovation, identifying the key elements and
comprehensive frameworks detailing challenges that organizations face during this
how digitalization specifically drives transformation.
business model innovation across
various industries. To analyze the role of digitalization in transforming
traditional business models by enabling new forms of
Empirical Evidence: Limited empirical cooperation, product and service offerings, and customer
research existed on the direct impact relationships.
of digitalization on the transformation
of business models, particularly from a To identify the key challenges organizations face during the
qualitative perspective. digitalization-driven business model innovation process and
propose strategies to overcome them.
Multidisciplinary Integration: Limited To analyze the evolution and current state of scientific
research integrates insights across literature on digitalization and digital transformation in
various disciplines to provide a holistic higher education, identifying key themes, trends, and
understanding of digital research gaps.
transformation in HEIs.

Cultural Change Dynamics: Insufficient To analyze the evolution of scientific literature on

studies focus on the cultural shifts digitalization and digital transformation in higher education,
within HEIs resulting from digital identifying key research trends and thematic developments
transformation initiatives. over time.

Agile Methodologies Application: To explore the interdisciplinary connections between digital

There is a scarcity of research on the transformation, innovation, governance, and agile
implementation and impact of agile methodologies in higher education institutions.
methodologies in the context of higher
education digitalization.
Prior to this study, there was limited To identify the challenges and needs of SMEs in adopting
research focusing on structured digital technologies.
frameworks to guide SMEs through
digital transformation, particularly To develop a customer-centric roadmap that facilitates
considering the unique challenges they SMEs in systematically implementing digital transformation
face, such as limited resources and strategies.
technological apprehension.
Prior to this study, there was a lack of The primary objective is to identify the significant issues
comprehensive research focusing on related to social media technologies faced by academic
the challenges and opportunities that entrepreneur startups.
academic entrepreneur startups
encounter when utilizing social media The study also aims to examine the determinants and
technologies as primary platforms for advantages of actual usage from the Unified Theory of
business promotion. Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and
Technological Opportunism (TO) models that could address
these issues

Prior research has inadequately To assess the individual and combined impacts of digital
addressed the combined effects of literacy and entrepreneurial competencies on digital
digital literacy, entrepreneurial entrepreneurship among small businesses in rural Malaysia.
competencies, and government
support on digital entrepreneurship, To evaluate the moderating role of government support in
particularly in rural Malaysian the relationship between these competencies and digital
contexts. entrepreneurship.
Research Question Theoretical Foundation
How did the COVID-19 pandemic accelerate The study builds upon theories related
digital transformation in advanced to technological diffusion and adoption,
economies? examining how external shocks, such as
a global pandemic.
What were the implications for productivity
and labor markets?

How do digitalization and organizational The study is grounded in the dynamic

agility co-evolve? capabilities perspective, which focuses
on an organization's ability to integrate,
What are the key enablers, barriers, and build, and reconfigure internal and
benefits associated with their external competences to address
interrelationship? rapidly changing environments. This
theoretical lens is used to analyze the
bidirectional relationship between
digitalization and organizational agility.
How can digitalization be effectively The study employs the Business Model
leveraged in industrial settings to enhance Canvas (BMC) framework to analyze and
energy efficiency and flexibility compare the business models of nine
industrial cases. The BMC provides a
What business model components structured approach to examining key
contribute to the success of such digital components such as value propositions,
solutions? key activities, partnerships, and revenue
streams, facilitating a comprehensive
understanding of how digital solutions
can drive energy efficiency and
flexibility in industry.
How does the social sustainability of digital The study integrates theories of social
transformation influence the attainment of sustainability, digital transformation,
sustainable development goals in EU-27 and sustainable development, focusing
countries? on how socially sustainable digital
initiatives contribute to broader
What role does income inequality play in this development goals.
relationship?
What factors contribute to the The study is grounded in organizational
ineffectiveness of digital transformation in theory and digital transformation
reducing corruption within Nigerian frameworks, focusing on how
governance, and how can these challenges technological implementations interact
be addressed? with organizational culture, audit
mechanisms, and systemic factors to
influence governance outcomes.

How does digitalization influence business The study builds upon existing theories
model innovation, and what are the key of business model innovation and digital
elements and challenges associated with this transformation, integrating insights
transformation? from organizational change and
technology adoption literature to
analyze the impact of digitalization on
business models.
How has scientific literature evolved The study is grounded in bibliometric
concerning digitalization and digital analysis, utilizing co-citation and co-
transformation in higher education occurrence methodologies to map the
intellectual structure and thematic
What are the predominant themes and evolution of research on digital
emerging research trends in this field? transformation in higher education.
What are the primary challenges faced by The study utilizes the hierarchy of
SMEs in adopting digital technologies, and effects model to design the proposed
how can a structured roadmap assist them in framework, guiding SMEs through
achieving successful digital transformation? stages of awareness, knowledge, liking,
preference, conviction, and purchase in
the context of digital transformation.
What are the significant issues relating to The study is grounded in the Unified
social media technologies faced by academic Theory of Acceptance and Use of
entrepreneur startups? Technology (UTAUT)

Technological Opportunism (TO) models

to explore the adoption and utilization
of digital technologies by academic
entrepreneurs.

How do digital literacy, entrepreneurial The study is grounded in the Resource-

competencies, and government support Based View (RBV) theory, which posits
individually and collectively influence digital that internal resources and capabilities,
entrepreneurship among small businesses in such as digital literacy and
rural Malaysia? entrepreneurial competencies, are
crucial for achieving competitive
advantage.
Research Context Variables
Geographical Focus: Advanced economies, with a Independent Variable: Level of
particular emphasis on European countries. digitalization (measured by the share
of workers using computers with
Temporal Scope: The period during and internet access).
immediately following the onset of the COVID-19
pandemic. Dependent Variables: Productivity
metrics and employment levels.
Sectoral Analysis: Comparative assessment
across multiple sectors, including those with Control Variables: Pre-pandemic
varying levels of pre-pandemic digitalization. digitalization levels, sector-specific
characteristics, and firm size.

The research context involves a systematic Digitalization: The adoption and

review of 171 peer-reviewed contributions integration of digital technologies
published by June 30, 2021, focusing on various within organizations.
industries and sectors to understand the
generalizability of the findings across different Organizational Agility (OA): The ability
organizational settings. of an organization to rapidly adapt to
market changes and environmental
turbulence.

Big-Data Analytic Capabilities: The

capacity to process and analyze large
datasets to inform decision-making.

Information Technology (IT)

Capabilities: The technological
infrastructure and skills that support
digital initiatives.
The research encompasses a diverse set of nine Key Partners: Entities collaborating in
industrial cases that have implemented digital the development and implementation
solutions aimed at improving energy efficiency of digital solutions, such as industry
and flexibility. stakeholders, IT companies, and
academic institutions.
These cases span various sectors within the
heavy industrial domain, providing a broad Key Activities: Core actions
perspective on the application of digital undertaken to develop and maintain
technologies in energy management. digital solutions, including big-data
analysis, machine learning algorithms,
digital twin development, and IoT
integrations.

Value Propositions: The benefits

offered by the digital solutions,
primarily focusing on enhancing
energy efficiency and enabling energy
flexibility.

Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs):

The maturity stages of the digital
solutions, indicating their readiness for
deployment in real-world
environments.
The research examines EU-27 countries, Independent Variable: Social
analyzing national data on digital transformation, sustainability of digital transformation
social sustainability metrics, SDG performance (SOSDIT).
indicators, and income inequality measures.
Dependent Variable: Performance in
achieving sustainable development
goals (SDGs).

Moderating Variable: Income

inequality (Gini coefficient).
The research focuses on two Nigerian Independent Variables:
government organizations—the Federal High
Court and the Nigeria Immigration Service—that Level of automation (semi-automated
have integrated digitalization into their vs. fully automated systems)
processes.
Presence of audit mechanisms
(internal and external)

Organizational culture and value

systems

Dependent Variable:

Effectiveness in reducing corruption

Methodology: Qualitative research using semi- Independent Variable: Degree of

structured interviews. digitalization within the company.

Sample: 12 companies from various industries, Dependent Variable: Extent and

ensuring a diverse perspective on digitalization's nature of business model innovation.
impact.
Control Variables: Industry type,
Geographical Focus: Not specified, implying a company size, and market dynamics.
broader applicability of findings.
Scope: Analysis of 469 articles related to digital Independent Variable: Not applicable
transformation in higher education, published (bibliometric study).
between 1900 and 2021.
Dependent Variable: Not applicable.
Database: Web of Science (WoS).
Control Variables: Not applicable.
Methodology: Bibliometric analysis, including co-
citation and co-occurrence network analyses.
The research focuses on startups and SMEs Independent Variables: Challenges
operating in Mauritius, aiming to understand such as budget constraints, lack of
their specific challenges and requirements in infrastructure, technological
adopting digital technologies. apprehension, and knowledge gaps.

Dependent Variable: Successful

adoption and implementation of
digital transformation strategies by
SMEs.
The research focuses on academic entrepreneur Independent Variables: Factors such as
startups, specifically students or alumni who business-to-customer relations, brand
identify opportunities or ideas during their reputation, competition, and cultural
studies or research and establish, run, and grow and language influences.
businesses for profit.
Dependent Variable: The intention and
actual usage of digital technologies
media platforms by academic
entrepreneurs.

The research focuses on small businesses in rural Independent Variables:

areas of Terengganu, Malaysia, aligning with the Digital Literacy
National Entrepreneurship Policy's emphasis on Entrepreneurial Competencies
youth involvement in digital entrepreneurship.
Moderating Variable:
Government Support

Dependent Variable:
Digital Entrepreneurship
Key Results/Findings Future Research
Acceleration of Digitalization: The pandemic Sustainability of Digital Gains:
led to a 6 percentage point increase in digital Investigate whether the accelerated
adoption among workers in advanced digitalization will lead to sustained
economies. productivity improvements post-
pandemic.
Catch-Up Effect: Countries, sectors, and firms
with lower initial digitalization levels Impact on Labor Market Inequality:
experienced more pronounced increases, Examine how rapid digital adoption
indicating a convergence in digital adoption. affects wage disparities and
employment opportunities among
Productivity and Employment: Higher levels different worker groups.
of digitalization helped shield productivity
and employment from the negative impacts Policy Interventions: Identify effective
of the pandemic. policies that can support digital
transformation while mitigating
potential negative consequences, such
as job displacement.

The relationship between digitalization and Exploring the bidirectional nature of

organizational agility is complex and the digitalization-agility relationship in
bidirectional, meaning that not only does different industry contexts.
digitalization enhance agility, but agile
organizations are also better positioned to Investigating the role of leadership and
implement digital initiatives. organizational culture in facilitating
digital transformation and agility.
Big-data analytic capabilities are identified as
crucial drivers of organizational agility, Examining the impact of emerging
enabling more informed and timely decision- technologies (e.g., artificial
making. intelligence, blockchain) on
organizational agility.
At the supply chain level, digitalization
facilitates greater agility, allowing for more Assessing the long-term effects of
responsive and flexible operations. digitalization on organizational
performance and sustainability.
Information technology capabilities play a
significant role in improving organizational
agility by providing the necessary
infrastructure and tools for digital
transformation.
Collaborative Partnerships: Successful digital Foster Cross-Sector Collaboration:
solutions often involve collaborations among Encourage partnerships among various
industry stakeholders, IT companies, and sectors to combine expertise and
academic institutions, leveraging diverse resources, enhancing the development
expertise. and implementation of digital
solutions.
Advanced Technologies: Key activities in
effective digital solutions encompass big-data Prioritize Comprehensive Testing and
analysis, machine learning, digital twins, and Validation: Emphasize thorough testing
IoT developments, which are instrumental in and real-world validation of digital
achieving energy efficiency and flexibility. solutions to ensure reliability and
effectiveness.
Value Propositions: The primary benefits of
the surveyed digital solutions are
improvements in energy efficiency and the
facilitation of energy flexibility, addressing
critical needs in industrial energy
management.

Technology Maturity: Six out of the nine

cases have TRLs below 7, suggesting that
these solutions require further validation in
operational settings before widespread
adoption.
Finland, the Netherlands, and Denmark Policy Development: Investigate
exhibit the highest SOSDIT levels. specific policies that effectively
enhance SOSDIT.
A positive correlation exists between SOSDIT
and SDG performance, indicating that socially Longitudinal Studies: Conduct
sustainable digital transformation enhances longitudinal analyses to assess the
progress toward SDGs. long-term impact of SOSDIT on SDG
progress.
An inverse relationship is found between the
Gini coefficient and SDG performance, Broader Regions: Expand research to
suggesting that higher income inequality include non-EU countries for
hampers SDG attainment. comparative analysis.

Sectoral Analysis: Examine SOSDIT

impacts across different economic
sectors to identify sector-specific
strategies
The adoption of semi-automated systems Automation Levels: Investigate the
has not significantly reduced corruption, impact of fully automated systems on
potentially due to human intervention points reducing corruption in governance.
that allow corrupt practices to persist. Audit Systems: Explore the
development and implementation of
Lack of proper internal and external audit robust audit mechanisms in digital
systems contributes to accountability issues, governance frameworks.
undermining the effectiveness of digital Cultural Change: Examine strategies to
governance. transform organizational cultures and
value systems that support corruption.
Cultural and organizational values that Legal Frameworks: Assess the role of
tolerate or encourage corruption hinder the comprehensive laws, policies, and
success of digital transformation efforts. regulations in enhancing the
effectiveness of digital transformation
Inadequate laws, policies, and regulations, in governance.
along with insufficient public awareness and
digital infrastructure, further impede the
effectiveness of digital governance initiatives.

New Cooperation Forms: Digitalization facilitates Longitudinal Studies: Investigate the

novel collaborations both within and between long-term effects of digitalization on
organizations, enhancing flexibility and business model innovation to
innovation. understand sustainability and
evolution over time.
Enhanced Offerings: Companies leverage digital
technologies to develop new products and
services, meeting evolving customer demands. Sector-Specific Analysis: Examine how
digitalization impacts business model
Transformed Relationships: Digital tools reshape innovation differently across various
interactions with customers and employees, industries to identify unique challenges
fostering engagement and efficiency. and opportunities.
Identified Challenges: Organizations face Quantitative Validation: Conduct
obstacles such as technological integration quantitative studies to validate the
issues, cultural resistance, and the need for new proposed framework and assess the
competencies during digital transformation. generalizability of the findings across
larger samples.
Multidisciplinary Nature: Digital Interdisciplinary Studies: Encourage
transformation in higher education is research that combines perspectives
addressed across various disciplines, from different disciplines to address
reflecting its broad impact. the complex nature of digital
transformation in higher education.
Core Themes Identified: The literature Cultural Change Exploration:
frequently links digital transformation with Investigate the cultural dynamics
innovation, governance, and agile within HEIs undergoing digital
methodologies. transformation, including stakeholder
attitudes and institutional values.
Emerging Research Trends: Future research Agile Methodologies in Education:
is likely to focus on the integration of digital Examine the application and
technologies in educational practices, the effectiveness of agile methodologies in
role of leadership in digital initiatives, and the context of higher education
strategies to overcome resistance to change digitalization efforts.
within HEIs.
The study identifies that SMEs face Future studies could explore the long-
significant challenges, including lack of term impact of the proposed roadmap
proper infrastructure, confidence, and on SMEs' performance, investigate
knowledge in adopting digital technologies. sector-specific digital transformation
strategies, and assess the scalability of
The proposed customer-centric roadmap, the framework across different regions
based on the hierarchy of effects model, and industries.
provides a structured approach for SMEs to
learn, adapt, evolve, and sustain their
businesses through digital transformation.
The study identified that business-to- The study suggests further
customer relations, brand reputation, investigation into the different
competition, and cultural and language perspectives of digital technologies
factors influence digital entrepreneurship.concerning academic
entrepreneurship, particularly in
The extended research model positively addressing the challenges identified
impacts academic entrepreneurs' intentions and exploring additional determinants
to use digital media platforms. influencing the adoption and use of
digital technologies.

Digital literacy and entrepreneurial Future studies could explore sector-

competencies together explain 37.3% of the specific digital entrepreneurial
variance in digital entrepreneurship. competencies, the long-term effects of
government support initiatives, and
Including government support as a comparative analyses across different
moderating factor increases this explanatory rural regions to generalize findings.
power by an additional 5%.

Entrepreneurial competencies have a

stronger direct impact on digital
entrepreneurship compared to digital
literacy.

Government support alone does not have a

significant direct effect on digital
entrepreneurship.

The interaction between digital literacy and

government support positively influences
digital entrepreneurship.