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A Qualitative Study on the Categorisation and Prioritisation of Digital Competencies and Attitudes for Managers and Employees (2021)

Kocak, S., & Pawlowski, J. (2021). A Qualitative Study on the Categorisation and Prioritisation of Digital Competencies and Attitudes for Managers and Employees. In J. Bernardino, E. Masciari, C. Rolland, & J. Filipe (Eds.), IC3K 2021 / KMIS 2021 : Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management : Volume 3 (pp. 52-63). SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications. https://doi.org/10.5220/0010674700003064

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All authors or editors: Kocak, Seyma; Pawlowski, Jan

Parent publication: IC3K 2021 / KMIS 2021 : Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management : Volume 3

Parent publication editors: Bernardino, Jorge; Masciari, Elio; Rolland, Colette; Filipe, Joaquim

Conference:

Place and date of conference: Online, 25.-27.10.2021

ISBN: 978-989-758-533-3

ISSN: 2184-3228

Publication year: 2021

Pages range: 52-63

Publisher: SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications

Place of Publication: Setúbal

Publication country: Portugal

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5220/0010674700003064

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/78461

Additional information: This volume contains the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Systems (KMIS 2021) which is part of the 13th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (IC3K 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.

Keywords: enterprises; digitalisation; employees; know-how; professional skills; skills; attitudes; competence; competitive strength; change management (leadership); information society; megatrends

Free keywords: digital competencies; digital skills; digital attitude; digital mindset; company; leader; employee

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2021

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