Table 1 Research streams, definitions and contributory papers

Pivoting

Modifying an organisation’s strategy in a manner that does not result in a corresponding change to its vision

Bajwa et al. (2017), Bohn and Kundisch (2018), Comberg et al. (2014), Ochoa-Zambrano and Garbajosa (2017), Terho et al. (2015), Hirvikoski (2017)

Scaling

Maximising the ability of an organisation to achieve rapid growth

Huang et al. (2017), Picken (2017), Brynjolfsson and Saunders (2009), Henfridsson and Bygstad (2013), Sahay and Walsham (2006)

Disintegration/Failure

The inability of an organisation to continue operations in its current form

Bajwa et al. (2016), Bandera and Thomas (2019), Giardino et al. (2014), Unterkalmsteiner et al. (2016), Eisenmann et al. (2013)