@inproceedings{RossSebastianBeathetal.2016, author = {Ross, Jeanne and Sebastian, Ina and Beath, Cynthia and Mocker, Martin and Moloney, Kate and Fonstad, Nils}, title = {Designing and executing digital strategies : completed research paper}, booktitle = {Digital innovation at the crossroads : ICIS 2016, International Conference on Information Systems, December 11 - 14, 2016, Dublin, Ireland : practice-oriented research}, isbn = {978-0-9966831-3-5}, url = {http://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2016/Practice-OrientedResearch/Presentations/2/}, institution = {ESB Business School}, pages = {1 -- 17}, year = {2016}, abstract = {The digital economy poses existential threats to — and game-changing opportunities for — companies that were successful in the pre-digital economy. What will distinguish those companies that successfully transform from those that become historical footnotes? This is the question a group of six researchers and consultants from Boston Consulting Group set out to examine. The team conducted in-depth interviews with senior executives at twenty-seven companies in different industries to explore the strategies and organizational initiatives they relied on to seize the opportunities associated with new, readily accessible digital technologies. This paper summarizes findings from this research and offers recommendations to business leaders responsible for digital business success.}, language = {en} }