Digitalization in practice: The fifth discipline advantage

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide advice to organizations on how to become successful in the digital age. The paper revisits Peter Senge's (1990) notion of the learning organization and discusses the relevance of systems thinking and the other four disciplines, namely, personal ma...

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Main Author: HOE, Siu Loon
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sis_research-61622020-07-17T08:04:09Z Digitalization in practice: The fifth discipline advantage HOE, Siu Loon Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide advice to organizations on how to become successful in the digital age. The paper revisits Peter Senge's (1990) notion of the learning organization and discusses the relevance of systems thinking and the other four disciplines, namely, personal mastery, mental models, shared vision and team learning in the context of the current digitalization megatrend. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on content analysis of essays from international organizations, strategy experts and management scholars, and insights gained from the author's consulting experience. A comparative case study from the health and social sector is also included. Findings With the current digitalization megatrend sweeping across the globe, the practice of systems thinking would certainly become more crucial for organizations seeking to develop new digital ecosystems. In addition, the application of the other four disciplines of the learning organization would also help to nurture a digital culture for organizations to stay ahead of the competition. Originality/value This paper contributes to the existing literature by offering a relook and justifications on the relevance of the five disciplines, in particular systems thinking, in the present times. It offers advice to organizations on how to become successful as part of the digital transformation journey. 2019-12-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/5159 info:doi/10.1108/TLO-09-2019-0137 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/6162/viewcontent/10_1108_TLO_09_2019_0137.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Digital culture;Systems thinking;Digital competencies;Digital ecosystem Digital Communications and Networking Systems Architecture
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
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topic Digital culture;Systems thinking;Digital competencies;Digital ecosystem
Digital Communications and Networking
Systems Architecture
spellingShingle Digital culture;Systems thinking;Digital competencies;Digital ecosystem
Digital Communications and Networking
Systems Architecture
HOE, Siu Loon
Digitalization in practice: The fifth discipline advantage
description Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide advice to organizations on how to become successful in the digital age. The paper revisits Peter Senge's (1990) notion of the learning organization and discusses the relevance of systems thinking and the other four disciplines, namely, personal mastery, mental models, shared vision and team learning in the context of the current digitalization megatrend. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on content analysis of essays from international organizations, strategy experts and management scholars, and insights gained from the author's consulting experience. A comparative case study from the health and social sector is also included. Findings With the current digitalization megatrend sweeping across the globe, the practice of systems thinking would certainly become more crucial for organizations seeking to develop new digital ecosystems. In addition, the application of the other four disciplines of the learning organization would also help to nurture a digital culture for organizations to stay ahead of the competition. Originality/value This paper contributes to the existing literature by offering a relook and justifications on the relevance of the five disciplines, in particular systems thinking, in the present times. It offers advice to organizations on how to become successful as part of the digital transformation journey.
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title Digitalization in practice: The fifth discipline advantage
title_short Digitalization in practice: The fifth discipline advantage
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2019
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/5159
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