Improving social alignment during digital transformation

Burton‐Jones, Andrew; Gilchrist, Alicia; Green, Peter; Draheim, Michael

doi:10.1145/3410429

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“…Finally, and more generally, as Burton Jones et al. (2020a, b) have noted, Australia has been at the forefront of how digital transformation initiatives have changed significantly the ways in which professional services in the healthcare industry have been provided.…”

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Digital transformation and accountants as advisors

Yigitbasioglu

Green

Cheung

2022

AAAJ

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore the role of accountants as advisors in professional services firms (PSFs), and it examines the impact of digital transformation on the work, knowledge and skills of accountants in their role as advisors in PSFs.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using semi-structured interviews predominantly with partners in Australian PSFs, including the Big4 and directors of professional accounting bodies.FindingsThe findings show that accountants as advisors fill a critical role in PSFs as they represent substantial human capital for such firms. Accountants as advisors are a valuable strategic resource because of their unique capabilities in combining generic human capital with digital human capital and social capital resources. Some differences between the Big4 and non-Big4 were found in terms of services offered that were attributable to the respective industry foci and resource availability.Practical implicationsThe findings have broader implications for both the accounting profession and the education sector in terms of providing a better, and more overt, understanding of what the future holds for the accounting profession and the relevant knowledge and skills required. Also, recruiters and managers at PSFs are likely to benefit from the findings.Originality/valueEvidence from PSFs provides insights into an evolutionary path for the accounting profession, and the knowledge and skills accountants need to work in that increasingly competitive domain, due to digital transformation.

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Digital transformation and accountants as advisors

Yigitbasioglu

Green

Cheung

2022

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The relationship of digital transformation and corporate sustainability: Synergies and tensions

Ologeanu-Taddei,

Hönigsberg,

Weritz

et al. 2025

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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Students in Socially Vulnerable Contexts

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Castañeira

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Handbook of Research on Software Quality Innovation in Interactive Systems

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A survey was developed based on an adaptation of the resource used by the Association for Training, Research and Development of Entrepreneurship (AFIDE: Asociación para la Formación, Investigación y Desarrollo del Emprendimiento, in Spanish) in the project for the Entrepreneurial Potential of Latin American Undergraduates (PEUL: Potencial Emprendedor de los Universitarios de Latinoamérica, in Spanish). The results showed that more than three-quarters of the students acknowledged having initiative, being creative and innovative, and obtaining and managing information in order to make their own decisions. They also identified that they value flexibility and time management, and they feel confident and motivated by making uncertainty a tool that allows them to recognize mistakes and continue to pursue their projects.

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Improving social alignment during digital transformation

Abstract: Exploring what leaders can do to improve and sustain social alignment over time.

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Digital transformation and accountants as advisors

Digital transformation and accountants as advisors

The relationship of digital transformation and corporate sustainability: Synergies and tensions

Students in Socially Vulnerable Contexts

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