TY - GEN N1 - Management Sciences = Nauki o Zarządzaniu, 2019, vol. 24, no. 4. s. 32-37 N2 - The purpose of this paper is a review of the existing definitions of digital transformation (abbrev. DT) and to structure its implications for new business models and implementation activities. This article was inspired by literature review whose main aim was to provide insight into the understanding of the theoretical background of digital transformation by means of the digitization and current megatrends in the VUCA world. The author gives examples, completes the literature research and shows the theoretical aspects of concepts, as well briefly analyzes the trends concerning DT. The article starts from definitions of DT, through digital readiness, to efficiency in the DT area. The main findings are that the approach for the structured digitization of business models is expanding, several excellence models have been developed over the past few years, and the implementation model for DT becomes a widely known concept. The author offers a clear definition, which corresponds to phases for DT of business models using a Digital Capability Maturity Models overview. Moreover, this paper is the author’s declaration of further DT’s research in its practical dimension L1 - http://www.dbc.wroc.pl/Content/75402/Tratkowska_Digital_transformation_theoretical_backgrounds.pdf M3 - artykuł L2 - http://www.dbc.wroc.pl/Content/75402 PY - 2019 KW - digital transformation KW - digitalization KW - VUCA KW - digital maturity model KW - transformacja cyfrowa KW - digitalizacja KW - model dojrzałości cyfrowej C1 - Pewne prawa zastrzeżone na rzecz Autorów i Wydawcy A1 - Tratkowska, Kamila PB - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu C6 - Dla wszystkich zgodnie z licencją LA - eng CY - Wrocław ID - DOI: 10.15611/ms.2019.4.05 T1 - Digital transformation: theoretical backgrounds of digital change UR - http://www.dbc.wroc.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/75402 T2 - Transformacja cyfrowa: teoretyczne aspekty zmian cyfrowych ER -