Digital Transformation and its Impact on Organizational Sustainability: An Exploratory Study in Iraqi Private Banks
Ahmed Obaid Hussein Al-Karghouli
Ministry of Education/General Directorate of Education, Baghdad Al-Karkh II
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Abstract
This research aims to determine the impact of digital transformation on organizational sustainability within a group of Iraqi private banks in Baghdad. A problem was identified through a set of questions that primarily focused on identifying form, direction, and type of change resulting from impact of digital transformation on organizational sustainability in a group of Iraqi private banks. Furthermore, some private banks lack digital transformation practices and policies to enhance organizational sustainability. The importance of this research stems from the novelty of these cognitive variables and their urgent importance to the management and employees of private banks, on the one hand, and to society at large, on the other. A research adopted a descriptive-analytical approach to describe the research data, interpret the relationships between them, and interpret the potential future results. A questionnaire was used as the primary data collection tool, and a stratified purposive sample of employees in the field of digital technology was selected. sample size was (103) employees, out of a total population of (140). The research data was analyzed using several computer programs (Excel, SPSS v.28) to measure the validity of the research scales and to perform descriptive and inferential statistics. The research arrived at a number of results, the most important of which is... The study demonstrates the impact of digital transformation on organizational sustainability and recommends significant investment in both human and technological resources to enhance organizational sustainability.
Keywords:
Digital transformation; organizational sustainability.
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