2020 Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 59-63
In the field of business, “Digital Transformation (DX)”—which creates new value by utilizing digital technology and big data—is rapidly progressing. While Japanese companies understand the need for DX, its companies' DX is not as advanced as that of other developed countries. The purpose of this study is to clarify the factors that prevent DX from progressing in Japanese companies by comparing Japanese and American companies' “people” and “information systems” in terms of their roles in DX. This study reveals that the factors that prevent DX in Japanese companies are their lack of in-house IT personnel and their use of scratch-developed information systems.
