20.500.12556/DKUM-94690 Exploring digital transformation journey among micro, small-, and medium-sized enterprises This paper aims to explore the patterns in micro, small-, and medium-sized enterprises’ (MSMEs) digital transformation journey during recent years. Using an emergent concurrent mixed-methods approach, we combined insights from six in-depth interviews with MSME managers and owners with survey data from 66 MSMEs. The findings reveal major inhibitors and accelerators of MSMEs’ digital transformation and demonstrate how they cope with them by engaging in digitalisation actions. This study also provides insights into how inhibitors, accelerators, and digitalisation actions vary across MSME sizes. While an increased adoption of digital technology was observed among the participating MSMEs, this study identifies three distinct digital transformation paths: necessary, experimental, and committed. Each path is shaped by a unique combination of inhibitors and accelerators. From the practical perspective, this research provides insights for MSME managers and owners on how to tailor their digital transformation efforts to their unique inhibitors and accelerators. In addition, our insights can help policy makers to promote the digital transformation of MSMEs through appropriate measures and support mechanisms tailored to the specific needs of smaller enterprises. digital transformation turbulent environment micro small- and medium-sized enterprises case study true true false Angleški jezik Angleški jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-08-25 15:42:59 2025-08-25 15:42:59 2025-08-26 14:42:16 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 1-23 issue 1, [article no.] 1 Vol. 13 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2024-11-29 2024-12-19 2025-01-01 005.5:004.9 221105667 10.3390/systems13010001 2079-8954 https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/13/1/1 1 69b4683a-81b9-11f0-adee-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=196267 systems-13-00001_(2).pdf systems-13-00001_(2).pdf 1 9E544401F2E5D080954BB9A2995E7637 c908c8af78a9a271632f7ab56832caccad74e9158ffcc781eedeaa5756764991 6311a051-81ba-11f0-adee-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=196270 Fakulteta za organizacijske vede 0 0 0