Barriers and Facilitators of Digitalization in Organizations

Digitalization has transformed industries and societies in profound manner. Some changes have been documented as increased productivity and reduced costs of communications and information processing, to name a few. However, new technologies are not always fully embraced by organizations. This paper delves into barriers and facilitators surrounding adoption of digital technologies. The study was done as a systematic literature review. The paper introduces the most common technology acceptance models. Even while not being directly facilitators or inhibitors of use of new digital assets in organization, these models help to explain how the technology is accepted in organizations. The paper also introduces main inhibitors of digitalization and use of novel digital solutions in organizations. Moreover, the most significant facilitating factors are presented in the paper.