Studying Digitalization Across Levels: An Overview and Introduction

Abstract Advances in digital technologies have significantly increased the speed of digitalization in the new millennium. Such digitalization occurs across various levels, such as the individual, team, organization, and ecosystem levels. This paper seeks to provide an overview of how information systems (IS) research addresses digitalization phenomena across different levels. Thereby, it distinguishes between two interrelated perspectives: one referring to the management of IS and digital transformation; the other relating to the design of digital artifacts and the implications arising from their application and use, i.e., IS impacts. The respective digitalization research streams are illustrated with examples from past and current IS research.