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Received: 2025-05-11  |  Accepted: 2025-09-06  |  Published: 2025-12-30

Title

Towards Sustainable Digital Transformation in Industrial Enterprises with a Focus on the Czech Republic


Abstract

This article presents a comprehensive review of current trends, barriers, and opportunities in sustainable digital transformation within the manufacturing sector, with an emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe. Drawing on a systematic analysis of 85 peer-reviewed studies published between 2020 and 2025, the review identifies the main factors influencing the successful adoption of information systems (IS) and artificial intelligence (AI) in industrial enterprises. The results highlight that the most significant long-term performance and sustainability gains are achieved when technological innovation is combined with the development of digital skills, open organizational culture, and strategic approaches to environmental management. The review further outlines persistent barriers – including human, organizational, and technological challenges – as well as the lack of locally tailored frameworks and empirical evidence for Central and Eastern Europe. By synthesizing these findings, the article provides practical guidance and conceptual clarity for both practitioners and researchers aiming to support effective and sustainable digital transformation in manufacturing.


Keywords

digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), sustainability, information systems, manufacturing, organizational culture, Central and Eastern Europe, Czech manufacturing sector


JEL classifications

M21 , L25 , M15


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1362


DOI


Pages

95-105


Funding

This article is part of the research project “The moderating role of debt capacity and financial constraints on business performance” under the registration number FP-S-25-8784, Faculty of Business and Management, Brno University of Technology.

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Authors

Bureš, Josef
Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic https://www.vutbr.cz
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Bartoš, Vojtěch
Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic https://www.vutbr.cz
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

13


Number

2


Issue date

December 2025


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

Cited

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