Valerie Purchase
Enterprise transformation: Why are we interested, what is it, and what are the challenges?
Purchase, Valerie; Parry, Glenn; Valerdi, Ricardo; Nightingale, Deborah; Mills, John
Authors
Glenn Parry Glenn.Parry@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Lecturer - BAM
Ricardo Valerdi
Deborah Nightingale
John Mills
Abstract
© IIE, INCOSE. The concept of enterprise transformation has become increasingly popular as companies recognize the need to achieve an integrated perspective within and across organizational boundaries to address complex challenges. Yet, there is little clarity concerning what constitutes an “enterprise” or indeed “enterprise transformation.” This article is conceived as an initial step along the journey towards this clarity. There is considerable work to be done in delineating this area of interest and this article is offered as a stimulus for debate on what constitutes enterprise transformation. Drawing on themes from the management and systems engineering disciplines, the article will propose four characteristics of “enterprise” as a unit for transformation and look at why this holistic unit of analysis has become critical to businesses. The article will also ask what constitutes transformation, and offer characterizing criteria to distinguish this magnitude of change from more incremental changes. A recent empirical case study will be examined to further elucidate challenges faced in defining, leading, and transforming multi-organizational enterprises. Finally, a near-term research agenda is outlined for the evolving discipline of enterprise transformation.
Citation
Purchase, V., Parry, G., Valerdi, R., Nightingale, D., & Mills, J. (2011). Enterprise transformation: Why are we interested, what is it, and what are the challenges?. Journal of Enterprise Transformation, 1(1), 14-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/19488289.2010.549289
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2011 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Journal of Enterprise Transformation |
Print ISSN | 1948-8289 |
Electronic ISSN | 1948-8297 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 14-33 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/19488289.2010.549289 |
Keywords | enterprise transformation, innovation, aerospace |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/964385 |
Publisher URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ujet20/current |
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