TY - JOUR A1 - Wunderlich, Nico A1 - Beck, Roman T1 - Digitization drives knowledgeable employees to innovate T2 - EFL quarterly : an E-Finance Lab publication N2 - DIGITIZATION CHALLENGES COMPANIES TO ACCELERATE THEIR INNOVATION CYCLES TO STAY COMPETITIVE. THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATES HOW IT KNOWLEDGE ESTABLISHED ON DIFFERENT HIERARCHICAL LEVELS LEADS TO ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIVENESS. DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN STRATEGICALLY MORE AND LESS DIGITIZED ORGANIZATIONS, THE RESULTS REVEAL: ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIVENESS IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER INFLUENCED BY THE IT KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS EMPLOYEES IN ORGANIZATIONS GIVING THE DIGITAL BUSINESS STRATEGY HIGH IMPORTANCE, WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT’S ROLE DECREASES. WE FURTHER DEDUCE THE CIO’S POSITIVE ROLE FOR IT-ENABLED BUSINESS INNOVATION IN KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES, SUCH AS THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR. Y1 - 2018 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/58033 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-580334 SN - 1866-1238 VL - 2018 IS - 4 SP - 6 EP - 8 PB - E-Finance Lab e.V. CY - Frankfurt am Main ER -