{"id":4984,"date":"2025-06-19T22:34:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T22:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-risks-associated-with-organisational-digitalisation-in-the-fourth-industrial-revolution-a-systematic-review\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T03:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T03:20:44","slug":"exploring-the-risks-associated-with-organisational-digitalisation-in-the-fourth-industrial-revolution-a-systematic-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/exploring-the-risks-associated-with-organisational-digitalisation-in-the-fourth-industrial-revolution-a-systematic-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Risks Associated with Organisational Digitalisation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Systematic Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Exploring the Risks Associated with Organisational Digitalisation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Systematic Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1543' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PDF download link not available.<\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) ushered in the era of digitalisation, organisational transformation, and innovation of processes, strategies and operations. Integration of modern technology can provide opportunities for improvement, contributing to an organisation\u2019s productivity and efficiency, but also introduces risks that may influence organisational performance and success. To effectively integrate 4IR technology into organisational processes and functions, organisations must understand the new risks and how they can be mitigated. Despite the growing need to embrace digitalisation, the lack of clear guidelines remains challenging. This paper aims to address the gap by developing a theoretical model that identifies the risks encountered during organisational digitalisation and contributes to literature and understanding of the digitalisation risks during 4IR. A systematic literature review was conducted using four recognised databases to highlight theleading risk types that organisations face during the digitalisation of their operations. Ten risk types were identified, and a model was developed to indicate the risk items within each type and the relationships between them. This paper emphasises the importance of understanding and managing risks and adopting a comprehensive risk management approach, allowing organisations to ensure sustainable success in the digital era of the 4IR.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Elsabe Scholtz (University of South Africa, South Africa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>digitalisation, 4IR, risk, risk management competency, systematic literature review<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Exploring the Risks Associated with Organisational Digitalisation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Systematic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[1397,2153,1404,1405,1406,1407],"class_list":["post-4984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-4ir","tag-ajims","tag-digitalisation","tag-risk","tag-risk-management-competency","tag-systematic-literature-review","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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