HPC in business: the impact of corporate digital responsibility on building digital trust and responsible corporate digital governance
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/DPRG-11-2020-0164 |
| Published date | 21 June 2021 |
| Date | 21 June 2021 |
| Pages | 485-497 |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Information management & governance,Information policy |
| Author | Dejan Jelovac,Čedomir Ljubojević,Ljubomir Ljubojević |
HPC in business: the impact of corporate
digital responsibility on building digital
trust and responsible corporate
digital governance
Dejan Jelovac,
Cedomir Ljubojevi
cand Ljubomir Ljubojevi
c
Abstract
Purpose –The implementationof high performance computing (HPC) in business (especially smalland
medium-sizedenterprises) is accompanied withmistrust to a certain extent, which has imposedthe need
for building of digitaltrust (DTrust) among stakeholders. The purposeof the present paper is to find out
the ways onhow to build and maintain such trust.
Design/methodology/approach –Analysis and critical reflection on previous research dealing with
phenomena of digital transformation (DT), HPC, corporate digital responsibility (CDR) and DTrust have
enabled the authors to design their own conceptual model as the answer to the research questions of
how, and in what way, CDR influencesDTrust.
Findings –The authors have determined that the previous researches pointed to the existence of the
correlation betweenCDR and DTrust although they did not elaborateon this explicitly. It was shown that
the DT itselfdirectly influences trust and sustainability.The indirect influenceDT has via CDR was the task
the authors undertook through designing a new conceptual model within whose frame the authors
separately presentedthe influence of total CDR on DTrust as well as of the specific CDR dimensions on
the particulardimensions of DTrust.
Originality/value –The authorstried to offer the conceptual model that exactlydetermines the relation of
individual dimensions of theprocessed phenomena by analyzing theoretical and empirical researches
carried out sofar, and eo ipso shed more light on their mutual relation.The authors firmly believe that this
paper offersa useful frame for further empirical researches.
Keywords CSR, HPC, Digital transformation, Corporate digital responsibility, Digital trust,
Responsible corporate digital governance
Paper type Conceptual paper
1. Introduction
We live in a world that is affected deep and wide by the process of digital transformation
(DT), enabled by digitization and digitalization. It creates a brand new business model
using contemporary informational and computer technologies, which leverage the existing
knowledge, changing organizational culture, management strategy, technological mix and
operational set-up. In this context, Joyson (2020) stresses time and values,health and
privacy as well as trust as important factors in a positive future. Nevertheless, even today
DT has a strong impact on all sectors of society, especially the business world, facing them
with a radical change, which is the consequence of rapid development of digital
technologies. DT leads to even stronger global competition; hence, companies are racing
to implement it as soon as possible and thus gain sustainable competitive advantage. DT
represents business transformation by means of new digital achievements and capacities
Dejan Jelovac is based at
the Faculty of Information
Studies Novo Mesto, Novo
Mesto, Slovenia.
Cedomir Ljubojevi
cis
based at the Modern
Business School, Belgrade,
Serbia. Ljubomir Ljubojevi
c
is based at the Faculty of
Information Studies Novo
Mesto, Novo Mesto,
Slovenia.
Received 16 November 2020
Revised 1 March 2021
Accepted 31 March 2021
This paper forms part of a
special section “The power of
High-performance computing
infrastructure for small and
medium sized enterprises”,
guest edited by Nadja Damij,
Markus Abel, Bill O’Gorman
and Sergio Botelho Junior.
DOI 10.1108/DPRG-11-2020-0164 VOL. 24 NO. 6 2022, pp. 485-497, ©Emerald Publishing Limited, ISSN 2398-5038 jDIGITAL POLICY, REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE jPAGE 485
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