A bibliometric analysis of the relationship between dynamic capabilities and digital transformation

Abstract

Digital transformation has become a necessity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulties in keeping people together. Digital transformation affects many sectors, facilities innovation practices, new business models, and customer relations. The dynamic capabilities of firms have the ability to facilitate their digital transformation process. However, it is still less clear the relationship between dynamic capabilities and digital transformation. This study aims to investigate the connections between the literature on dynamic capabilities and digital transformation. In this context, the Scopus database was searched by using "dynamic capabilities", "digital transformation", and "digitalization" keywords. A total of 329 studies between 2015-2024 consisted of the sample and analyzed in the “Biblioshiny” application of the open-sourced RStudio program. From the investigation,  the number of studies dealing with dynamic capabilities and digital transformation between 2015-2019 is partially lower, but there has been an increasing trend since 2019. The main contribution of this study is to highlight the relationship between dynamic capabilities and digital transformation theoretically.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; biblioshiny digitalization; digital transformation; dynamic capabilities.