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Table 1

Enablers for digital innovation

Enabler	Conceptualization	Sources
Organizational IT application portfolios	The organizational IT application portfolio “need[s] to be able to accommodate the changes triggered by digital technologies” (Wiesböck and Hess, 2020)	Ciriello et al. (2018), Yoo et al. (2024)
Organizational structures	The organizational structure needs to be ambidextrous to be able to balance speed and stability, especially in times of rapid technological change. The structure needs to allow for the democratization of digital innovation processes	Wiesböck and Hess (2020), Nylén and Holmström (2015)
Organizational culture	The organizational culture needs to value risk-seeking behavior, innovative ideas from both inside and outside the organization, as well as learning	Wiesböck and Hess (2020), Kohli and Melville (2019), Distel et al. (2023)
Organizational capabilities	The organization needs to build IT know-how, absorptive capacities and the capability to execute digital innovation processes	Wiesböck and Hess (2020), Kindermann et al. (2022), Nylén and Holmström (2015)

Enabler	Conceptualization	Sources
Organizational IT application portfolios	The organizational IT application portfolio “need[s] to be able to accommodate the changes triggered by digital technologies” (Wiesböck and Hess, 2020)	Ciriello et al. (2018), Yoo et al. (2024)
Organizational structures	The organizational structure needs to be ambidextrous to be able to balance speed and stability, especially in times of rapid technological change. The structure needs to allow for the democratization of digital innovation processes	Wiesböck and Hess (2020), Nylén and Holmström (2015)
Organizational culture	The organizational culture needs to value risk-seeking behavior, innovative ideas from both inside and outside the organization, as well as learning	Wiesböck and Hess (2020), Kohli and Melville (2019), Distel et al. (2023)
Organizational capabilities	The organization needs to build IT know-how, absorptive capacities and the capability to execute digital innovation processes	Wiesböck and Hess (2020), Kindermann et al. (2022), Nylén and Holmström (2015)

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