The Post-Digital Enterprise Going Beyond the Hype

A new wave of digital technologies has impacted the business world like a tsunami. But after a first phase characterized by hype and unrealistic expectations, there is now a shared need for a better understanding of how to create real and sustainable value by adopting these technologies. This book suggests a pragmatic approach to value creation by embracing the post-digital mindset: a more mature attitude toward digital innovation focused on putting these technologies at work rather than marveling at them. After the illustration of a post-digital manifesto, the book explores all the key topics and tools that are relevant for the decision makers in this context. 

1. Companies and Digital Transformations.- 2. Disruptive as Usual: A Manifesto for the Digital Age.- 3. Redescovering the Fundamentals of Value Creation.- 4. Competences and Capabilities for Digital Value Creation.- 5. Enterprise Renewal and Change Management.- 6. A Tool for the Boardroom: The Devo Lab Hit Radar.- The Hit Radar in Action.- 8. The Legal Side of Digital Technologies: Challenges and New Paradigms.- 9. Enabling the Post-Digital Enterprise.

Gianluigi Castelli is associate professor of information systems at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy), where he is also the director of the DEVO Lab (Digital Enterprise Value and Organisation Laboratory). He has led large technology research projects (software) in the framework of the EC funded programs, and workgroups drafting strategic ICT guidelines for important European institutions. His research activities focus on information systems, ICT transformation, digital transformation, and information technology.

Severino Meregalli is associate professor of information systems at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy). He is the scientific director of the DEVO Lab and director of the MDA academy. His research activities focus on governance, ERP, monetary measures of information systems (cost and value), digital transformation, and digital impact. Currently, he is working on issues surrounding information systems, the distribution, and pathways of adoption of governance tools in companies, and the impact of digital technologies on companies within the DEVO Lab.

Ferdinando Pennarola is associate professor in the Department of Management and Technology at Bocconi University (Milan, Italy). He is the current director of SDA Bocconi global executive MBA program. He is a faculty member of the full-time MBA, executive MBA, and specialized master’s programs. He is also a faculty member of SDA Bocconi Asia Centre, India, and is the program director for key initiatives for top executives and senior leaders operating globally. His research activities focus on change management, organizational design, ICT – mediated innovation processes, management of professional organizations, responsible leadership, and management consulting.