HOW THE DIGITAL MATURITY LEVEL IS SHAPING THE CONNECTED CONSUMER FUTURE?
In the age of the connected consumer, the digital transformation process of the organization has become a major concern, but also the key to success for certain businesses. Therefore, a new approach in marketing and management is proposed. This paper aims to extend the theoretical Analytic Processes...
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Journal of Smart Economic Growth
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| author | Eliza Nichifor Gabriel Brătucu |
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| description | In the age of the connected consumer, the digital transformation process of the organization has become a major concern, but also the key to success for certain businesses. Therefore, a new approach in marketing and management is proposed. This paper aims to extend the theoretical Analytic Processes Maturity Model (APMM) by introducing the criteria and its contributions to the decision-making process within SMEs concerning the five levels of the digital maturity model. The study is designed in five sections: i) an introduction of literature review presents the major concerns about this topic; ii) the methodology is represented by Analytic Processes Maturity Model and Analytic Hierarchy Process used to arrange the criteria to shape the hierarchic structure; iii) the results showcase which of the criteria contributes the most to the digital transformation and which category of SMEs is the most prepared for a digital transformation; iv) the discussions and v) conclusions section reveals what are the challenges and the solutions for managers to achieve the digital transformation of the organization goal. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4314a83c40c645d99629dbe70eecb4c42024-03-21T18:56:04ZengJournal of Smart Economic GrowthJournal of Smart Economic Growth2537-141X2021-10-01621939151HOW THE DIGITAL MATURITY LEVEL IS SHAPING THE CONNECTED CONSUMER FUTURE?Eliza Nichifor0Gabriel Brătucu1Transilvania University of Brașov Transilvania University of Brașov In the age of the connected consumer, the digital transformation process of the organization has become a major concern, but also the key to success for certain businesses. Therefore, a new approach in marketing and management is proposed. This paper aims to extend the theoretical Analytic Processes Maturity Model (APMM) by introducing the criteria and its contributions to the decision-making process within SMEs concerning the five levels of the digital maturity model. The study is designed in five sections: i) an introduction of literature review presents the major concerns about this topic; ii) the methodology is represented by Analytic Processes Maturity Model and Analytic Hierarchy Process used to arrange the criteria to shape the hierarchic structure; iii) the results showcase which of the criteria contributes the most to the digital transformation and which category of SMEs is the most prepared for a digital transformation; iv) the discussions and v) conclusions section reveals what are the challenges and the solutions for managers to achieve the digital transformation of the organization goal.https://jseg.ro/index.php/jseg/article/view/151 |
| spellingShingle | Eliza Nichifor Gabriel Brătucu HOW THE DIGITAL MATURITY LEVEL IS SHAPING THE CONNECTED CONSUMER FUTURE? Journal of Smart Economic Growth |
| title | HOW THE DIGITAL MATURITY LEVEL IS SHAPING THE CONNECTED CONSUMER FUTURE? |
| title_full | HOW THE DIGITAL MATURITY LEVEL IS SHAPING THE CONNECTED CONSUMER FUTURE? |
| title_fullStr | HOW THE DIGITAL MATURITY LEVEL IS SHAPING THE CONNECTED CONSUMER FUTURE? |
| title_full_unstemmed | HOW THE DIGITAL MATURITY LEVEL IS SHAPING THE CONNECTED CONSUMER FUTURE? |
| title_short | HOW THE DIGITAL MATURITY LEVEL IS SHAPING THE CONNECTED CONSUMER FUTURE? |
| title_sort | how the digital maturity level is shaping the connected consumer future |
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