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The paper follows an explorative approach to digital transformation (DT), an organizational transformation achieved through digital technologies such as mobile technologies, social media, cloud, internet‐of‐things, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence. The study involving qualitative research on 14 technology‐intensive firms, attempts to understand structural changes and managerial actions associated with DT. The study has found that medium and large‐sized firms handle innovation and operations separately wherein the small firms build innovation into operations by embedding relevant skills in team members. The small firms focus on process innovation whereas the other firms focus on both process optimization and new market offerings. The study has new findings on DT managerial actions that include organization‐centric activities linked to employee engagement, external stakeholder‐centric activities connected to partner engagement, and technology‐centric activities related to achieving economies of scale. This study provides a basis for both the academicians and practitioners while embarking on DT.

Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an extended model of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and examine how institutional infrastructure and two social factors – peer effect and gender discrimination – determine entrepreneurial intention in emerging economies such as India. Design/methodology/approach Using a structural equation modelling (SEM) approach, the proposed model is tested on a sample of 265 post-graduate students from the Indian Institute of Management campuses in India. Perceived gender discrimination is used as a grouping variable to test its impact in the model. Findings The study found that peer effect has positive association with an individual attitude towards entrepreneurship. It also found positive moderating effect of institutional infrastructure on entrepreneurial intention in a regional entrepreneurial ecosystem, but in case of entrepreneurial self-efficacy, the result is non-conclusive. Further, our results establish that gender discrimination has varying influence but remains a significant factor to choose entrepreneurial career in emerging countries such as India. Research limitations/implications The study adds to the understanding of drivers or antecedents to entrepreneurial intention, especially in emerging economy context and finds its usefulness in country such as India. It contributes to the existing model by empirically proving the role of peer effect and institutional infrastructure in emerging economies which are characterised by weak institutions and inadequate access to resources to start and sustain any entrepreneurial activity. Practical implications The results make several implications for academic institutions, entrepreneurial ecosystem stakeholders and policy makers in emerging economies. The academic institutions, universities and incubation hubs can consider promoting a peer-group culture that strengthens individual’s EI in emerging economies. Policy makers and stakeholders should build an encouraging entrepreneurial ecosystem with adequate institutional infrastructure to promote entrepreneurship. Originality/value The authors extend research on entrepreneurial intention beyond individual factors (personal-level variables) and examine the contingent role of institutional infrastructure and socio-cultural factors (peer effect and gender discrimination). Whilst TPB successfully predicted entrepreneurial intention in Western settings, this study provides strong empirical evidence to this research in emerging countries.

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Over the past decade, research on innovation in family firms has shown incremental growth. Several scholars and practitioners across the globe have shown interest in this field, which has also enriched the current body of literature. Despite the growth in studies related to innovation, research lacks a comprehensive review of the past and present achievements. In our study, we tried to fulfill this gap with a focus on family and firms' influence on organizational innovation. Based on a systematic review of 30 plus journal articles, it presents an integrative picture of family firm innovation. Major research avenues have been discussed based on which areas of future research can be determined.