Digitalisation of Enterprises Brings New Opportunities to Traditional Management Control

Abstract

Abstract Background: Advanced information systems have changed the way managers work with planning and performance measurement. Traditional management control concepts such as efficiency have changed in meaning due to these information systems. Objectives: The main purpose behind this paper is to try to understand how a new managerial context is shaped and re-shaped by new information systems that constitute a digital enterprise. Methods/Approach: Three different cases are presented and analysed. Results: The new managerial function of advanced information systems is presented through the three cases. Conclusions: The digitalisation debate and agenda need to develop an even deeper understanding of how digital initiatives affect organisations. This is possible by dealing with concepts such as the digital enterprise, which integrates digital technical solutions with organisational challenges and management control intent.