Lead DIGIT Lab Academics: Dr Dimitris Batolas and Professor Leroy White
Given the lack of research on digital transformation in the professional service industry, and specifically the legal sector, this project aims to answer the following overarching research question “How do law firms undergo digital transformation?” For this purpose, a series of semi-structured interviews will be conducted with C-level executives who lead the company’s digital transformation agenda. Some of the topics this project seeks to explore are:
- The level of digital maturity
- The factors that may influence digital transformation
- The challenges the firms have to overcome while navigating the digital transformation process
- The influence of digital transformation on organizational and individual outcomes such as strategy, culture, job satisfaction and well-being.
The project is currently in the pilot phase. Research for publication is ongoing with the expectation to publish in The Leadership Quarterly.
Selected Publications
- Kazantsev N., Batolas D., White L. (2024). Managing Asymmetries for Data Mobilization under Digital Transformation. British Journal of Management, DOI.
- Castelló I., White L. (2023). AI-Duction for Organizational Theory Building: (How) can we Overcome Ontological Neglect with AI?. Academy of Management Proceedings, DOI.
- Rowe, E., White, L. (2023). Structural Embeddedness and Organizational Change: The Role of Workplace Relations and the Uptake of New Practices. In: Gerbasi, A., Emery, C., and Parker, A. (Eds). Understanding Workplace Relationships: An Examinations of Antecedents and Outcomes. United Kingdom. Springer International Publishing. Link
- White L., Burger, K. (2022). Understanding Frameworking for Smart and Sustainable City Development: A configurational approach. Organization Studies, 0(0). DOI.
- Batolas D, White L. (2022, 13–15 June). Technostress and attitudes towards digital transformation [Paper presentation], Competitive Advantage in the Digital Economy (CADE 2022), Venice, Italy. DOI.
Batolas D., Perkovic S., Mitkidis P. (2022). Psychological and Hierarchical Closeness as Opposing Factors in Whistleblowing: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Business and Psychology. DOI.
