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Digital Transformation Lessons Learned from Failures in an Urban Hospital Network

Scientific Bulletin
Volume 30 (2025): Issue 2 (December 2025)
By: KerriLaine PRUNELLA  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsaft-2025-0026 | Journal eISSN: 3100-5098 | Journal ISSN: 3100-508X
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Language: English
Page range: 267 - 276
Published on: Dec 16, 2025
Published by: Nicolae Balcescu Land Forces Academy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
digital transformation,
leadership readiness,
risk management,
strategic failures
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