| Abstract (ENG): |
Digital technologies can help to fulfill social needs through innovative and socially-embedded
solutions. The research fields of digital sustainability, digital social innovation, and social
entrepreneurship are about exploring how the tools of our digital age can be designed, adapted, and
aligned to achieve local and global social needs. However, despite the current interest, there remain
conceptual ambiguities regarding the focus of each field. This review examines current research by
reviewing 24 articles across the Basket of Eight and two IS conferences. Our results clarify the
different focus areas within each research field but also show that the three research fields overlap
due to the remaining conceptual ambiguities. To enable more focus in future research, we discuss
implications regarding the conceptual overlap, propose first steps to address them, and close by
developing eight avenues for future research. |
| Citation: |
Dietz, Alyssa and Hund, Axel and Wagner, Heinz-Theo
(2022)
The Role of Digital Technology in Sustainability : A Literature Review.
In: (Proceedings of the) 28th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), August, 10-14, 2022, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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