From Digital Transformation to Responsible Innovation: A Systematic Literature Review of Digital Ethics, Organizational Capabilities, and Sustainable Business Value
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https://doi.org/10.70142/jbl.v2i2.78Keywords:
Digital Transformation, Digital Ethics, Organizational Capabilities, Responsible Innovation, Sustainable Business Value, Sustainable InnovationAbstract
Digital transformation has created significant opportunities for organizational innovation and business value while simultaneously generating ethical, governance, and sustainability challenges. This study conducts a Qualitative Systematic Literature Review (QSLR) to examine how digital ethics and organizational capabilities shape the transition from digital transformation toward responsible innovation and sustainable business value. Relevant peer-reviewed literature was systematically identified, screened, evaluated, and thematically synthesized. The findings reveal five interconnected themes: digital transformation as organizational transformation, digital ethics as a governance requirement, organizational capabilities as an enabling mechanism, responsible innovation as an integrative outcome, and sustainable business value as a multidimensional consequence. The synthesis indicates that responsible digital transformation requires more than technological adoption; it depends on ethical governance, organizational capabilities, stakeholder engagement, transparency, accountability, and sustainability-oriented innovation. The study proposes an integrated pathway linking digital transformation, organizational capabilities, digital ethics, responsible innovation, and sustainable business value.
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