《数字经济对不同产业的影响——一个用于分析数字化的概念性工具（英文）》.pdf

THE EFFECTS OF DIGITAL ECONOMY ON DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES. A CONCEPTUAL TOOL FOR ANALYZING DIGITALIZATION Heikki Karjaluoto, Jari Salo Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Oulu, Po Box 4600, University of Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland heikki.karjaluoto@oulu.fi, jari.salo@oulu.fi ABSTRACT The paper proposes a conceptual tool for analyzing the main effects of digitalization on firms’ business logic. It is suggested that the main effects of digitalization of industries at a firm level can be categorized under electronic business/electronic commerce, networking, cost savings, and customer interface management. The tool forms a matrix in which these effects are analyzed in relation to the four business logic aspects: 1) the industry recipe, 2) the business system and the linking of business systems, 3) industrial wisdom, and 4) corporate strategies. The matrix is also useful for managers in empirically analyzing the effects of digitalization on various industries. Keywords: digital economy, internet, conceptual tool, business logic INTRODUCTION Along with the progress of the new millennium, businesses have taken major steps in utilizing Information and Communication Technology (ICT), which together have created new possibilities to improve business on the t