Category: Research Abstracts

Munir Mandviwalla, Professor, University of South Florida Many digital systems originally designed to improve efficiency have become a growing liability—locking organizations into outdated processes, fragmented data, rising cyber risks, and mounting technology costs. This global “technology morass,” estimated at $4 trillion, is increasingly preventing companies from realizing the value of AI. Drawing on the modernization…

Dr. Jukka Salonen, Professor of Practice, Aalto University Organizations increasingly rely on digital technologies to innovate, transform, and realize strategic value. They invest with limited resources in a portfolio of digital innovation initiatives. Executives struggle to realize strategic value from their portfolio of digital innovation initiatives. Digital innovations differ from traditional innovations, and managing a…

Dr. Eeva Vilkkumaa, Associate Professor, Aalto University Digital business growth unfolds in a web of uncertainties: shifting customer behaviour, fast-moving AI, volatile geopolitics and regulation, fragile supply chains, and tightening capital. These uncertainties are interconnected, creating multiple plausible futures. We can’t predict the future– but we can build resilience with scenarios. Executives can fully leverage…

By Dr. Esko Penttinen, Associate Professor, Aalto University Many organizations face a growing tension with AI: the most powerful systems are often the hardest to explain and understand. This creates a dilemma – how to capture their value without compromising control, accountability, or regulatory compliance. A practical answer is sociotechnical envelopment. Rather than trying to…

By Dr. Hadi Ghanbari, Assistant Professor, Aalto University Modern organizations rely heavily on digital technologies to operate and generate economic value. However, this high digital dependency exposes systems to a greater risk of cyber incidents and attacks, especially since these systems are highly interrelated and distributed across organizational boundaries. The failure of a single digital…

By Dr. Hadi Ghanbari, Assistant Professor, Aalto University Agile software development (ASD) methods emphasize close collaboration and constant communication between software professionals and other stakeholders. While an increasing number of organizations have adopted ASD methods in large-scale projects, their implementation at scale has proven challenging when numerous developers and teams collaborate. Due to the size…

By Dr. Esko Penttinen, Associate Professor, Aalto University Cognitive automation powered by advanced intelligent technologies enables organizations to automate their knowledge-work tasks. Though offering higher efficiency and lower costs, cognitive automation exacerbates erosion of humans’ skills and expertise on the automated tasks. Letting go of obsolete skills is necessary to reap the technology’s benefits –…

Dr. Eeva Vilkkumaa, Associate Professor, Aalto University Let’s face it – today’s business leaders must navigate in unprecedented levels of turbulence. Rapid technological change, geopolitical instability, and the accelerating impact of climate change are reshaping markets faster than organizations can adapt. Supply chain vulnerabilities, shifting consumer expectations, and economic volatility add further complexity. In this…