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6. Agenda for Future Research and Conclusions

Author : Cristina Bota-Avram

Published in: Science Mapping of Digital Transformation in Business

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Abstract

This final chapter presents a summary of future research guidelines that could be used by researchers interested in the development of this field related to digital transformation in business. Also, the main conclusions and implications of this bibliometric study are presented in this concluding chapter.

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Title: Agenda for Future Research and Conclusions
Author: Cristina Bota-Avram
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Book: Science Mapping of Digital Transformation in Business
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-26764-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-26765-9

Copyright Year: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26765-9_6

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