Problem Description

Organizations need to constantly evolve and adapt to environmental change. Thereby, they have different motivation to do so. Different motivation among different branches and companies makes it hard for companies, to find their successful strategy for a transformation. The challenge here is to transform the actual business to a target state, which really fits to the depending company. Although a lot of research is done in this field, there is less work, considering the motivations for such a transformation.

Goal of the Thesis

The goal of the thesis is a deep analysis of the motivations for why organizations engage in transformation endeavours. The student is expected to consult literature and provide an own approach to solve the problem at hand. This work will contribute to the current knowledge about transformation and will be used in current research projects.

Skills Required

• Reading and text analysis skills
• Outstanding academic performance
• Interested in the intersection of Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation and Business Models
• Very good time management and self-organization
• English skills
• High social skills