Digital Transformation (DT) has become an imperative for most organizations in our world of emergent and continuous changes. The term DT has been so broadly used (and misused) that it becomes very confusing. Consequently, the need to provide some conceptual rigor to DT is urgently needed. The purpose of this article is to develop a unified definition of “digital transformation” based on a vastly rigorous/scientific review and analysis of 134 well-received, published definitions of DT that significantly differentiates from other related terms in the literature. The proposed unified definition will help researchers and practitioners to “advance the theory and practice” of the discipline.

数字化转型（DT）已成为我们瞬息万变的世界中大多数组织的当务之急。DT这个术语已经被广泛使用（和滥用），以至于变得非常混乱。因此，迫切需要为DT提供一些概念上的严格性。本文的目的是在对134种公认的，已公开发表的DT定义进行严格/科学的审查和分析后，开发出一个统一的“数字转换”定义，该定义与文献中的其他相关术语有明显区别。提议的统一定义将帮助研究人员和从业人员“推进该学科的理论和实践”。