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Since the dotcom era around the year 2000, we observed a massive increase in technological progress. Nevertheless, with the emergence of new, elaborated digital technologies, theoretical complexity has increased simultaneously. Scholars often conceptualize the implications and the evolutionary process of adapting these technologies as digitization or digitalization. With our research, we aim to provide a clear and inter-subjective basis for common understanding of research terminology, that also supports practitioners in applying strategies with digital technologies. We conducted a systematic literature review, that sheds light on how digitization and digitalization are defined in IS literature, how the terms are used, and how researchers apply them. We present our approach to a definition and give researchers recommendations on how to use the terms explicitly. Subsequently, we discuss the different dimensions of our analysis, finding that to this point, there is no generalized conceptualization of the phenomena but a solid basis for formalizing one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While there has been increased digitization of private homes, only little has been done to understand these specific home technologies, how they serve consumers, among other issues. "Smart home technology" (SHT) refer to a wide range of artifacts from cleaning aids to energy advisors. Given this breadth, clarity surrounding the key characteristics and the multi-faceted impact of SHT is needed to conduct more directed research on SHT. We propose a taxonomy to help outline the salient intended outcomes of SHT. Through a process involving five iterations, we analyzed and classified 79 technologies (gathered from literature and industry reports). This uncovered seven dimensions encompassing 20 salient characteristics. We believe these dimensions/characteristics will help researchers and organizations better design and study the impacts of these technologies. Our longterm agenda is to use the proposed taxonomy for an exploratory inquiry to understand tensions occurring when personal and sustainability-related outcomes compete. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We investigate how digital start-ups can successfully recruit senior IT professionals. This is a challenge, which many young companies face due to their liabilities of newness and smallness but also due to market characteristics such as talent scarcity. We highlight success factors throughout the whole process of senior IT recruiting in a start-up context using an in-depth single case study. Our results suggest that the use of state-of-the-art technology and free choice of hardware are very important recruiting factors. Using multiple platforms to recruit first highly qualified candidates attracts further good talents. Not only typical recruiting platforms are important, but our results show that the use of expert online forums by already employed IT staff can send important signals, strengthen ties with potential candidates, and enable referrals. The recruiting process itself must be fast and interviews should communicate the appraisal of seniority, learning opportunities and management accessibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]