Unveiling the digital mindset : theoretical foundations, conceptualization and scale development

Kurzfassung/Abstract

This cumulative dissertation examines an individual’s digital mindset including its theoretical foundations. While the construct receives growing attention from academics and practitioners, research is still in its infancy with limited and heterogeneous conceptualizations.

The first manuscript conducts a systematic literature review on mindset definitions and conceptualizations prevalent in the management and business literature, contributing to the clarity of the mindset construct.

The second manuscript follows a multi-grounded theory approach to systematically define and conceptualize an individual’s digital mindset, posing an essential competency in the context of digital transformation.

The third manuscript builds on this definition and develops and validates a scale (DIMI-scale) to measure the construct throughout five phases.