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Article 

Research on an intelligent decision support system 
for enterprise organizational change in the digital 
economy environment 
Kexin Zhang *  
School of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA 

A R T I C L E   I N F O 
 

Article history: 
Received 10 June 2025  
Received in revised form 
19 July 2025 
Accepted 08 August 2025 
 
Keywords:  
Digital economy, Intelligent algorithm,  
Multi-dimensional decision model, Deep learning, 
Enterprise level 
 
*Corresponding author 
Email address: 
kekexins0301@163.com 
 
DOI: 10.55670/fpll.futech.4.4.11 

 

A B S T R A C T 
 

This investigation outlines a new intelligent system to assist in decision-making 
for enterprise organisational changes in the context of the digital economy. The 
innovations of this study are threefold: First, the creation of a multi-
dimensional decision model defined by the real-time indicators from the digital 
economy, as well as traditional metrics of organisational change for structural 
evolution. Second, the application of a hybrid intelligent algorithm that 
incorporates deep learning with knowledge graphs enables the processing of 
both structured and unstructured data at the enterprise level, thereby offering 
broader decision-making support than standard systems. Third, the 
development of a system that provides optimised decision recommendations 
based on what happens after the decision is implemented, thus closing the gap 
between system design and reality. Results from practical tests conducted in 
several enterprises substantiate that the proposed system has 35% greater 
efficiency in making decisions and 42% lower risks in implementing 
organisational changes than the traditional methods. This development has a 
considerable impact on the teaching and practice of intelligent decision support 
in enterprise digital transformation, posing a new approach to managing 
organisational changes in the digital economy. 

1. Introduction 
The digital economy is changing the way businesses and 

other organisations function within their sectors. In what 
ways do these enterprises operate, compete, and deliver 
value in a contemporary business environment? Recent 
research suggests that digital transformation activities are 
already answering these questions [1,2]. Organisational 
sustainability and competitiveness now rely more on the 
integration of digital technologies, especially artificial 
intelligence and data decision-making [3, 4]. While navigating 
the digital transformation, organisations must confront the 
challenge of adjusting their structures and management 
styles to new technological possibilities while still ensuring 
operational efficiency [5, 6]. The changes caused by digital 
transformation in the enterprise organisational structures 
are numerous and complex. There is a major shift in the 
operational paradigms of organisations, which requires new 
forms of decision-making and organisational change 
management [7, 8]. Evidence shows that for an organisation 
to successfully transform digitally, it must scale past just 
adopting technology to also undergo significant structural 
and cultural organisational alterations [9,10]. The 
appearance of digital intelligence business models has 
created an even larger problem for organisations, forcing 

them to make more advanced change management and 
decision support systems [11]. Nonetheless, the intricacy 
surrounding organisational decisions in a digital economy is 
very challenging. More than one approach for making 
decisions does not often seem to work for the accelerated 
pace and intricacy of the digital transformation initiatives 
[12,13]. Different organisations face challenges such as 
integrating multiple data streams, managing real-time 
information flow within the organisation, and ensuring 
consistency across different organisational levels in their 
decision-making processes [14,15]. In addition to these 
struggles, shifting and emerging characteristics of a digital 
economy pose additional obstacles in terms of how resources 
are allocated, what methods or systems are utilised, and how 
the organisation’s structure adapts. These issues underscore 
the attention that must be given to provide intelligent support 
systems to address decision-making at the complex systems 
level [16,17]. New studies highlight the need for a 
multifunctional decision support system that meets an 
organisation's sustainable development requirements in the 
context of digital transformation [18,19]. However, little to no 
attention has been given to how intelligent support for 
decision-making systems can support the specific aspects of 
organisational change management in a digital economy. 

 

 

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This study seeks to fill these gaps by designing and 

assessing an intelligent decision support system for change 
management in an organisation within the context of a digital 
economy. The research goals include exploring the 
interdependence between intelligent decision support 
systems and organisational change effectiveness, 
constructing an inclusive model of artificial intelligence 
interrelation with organisational decision making, and 
assessing the effects of intelligent support systems on the 
outcomes of the organisational transformation [20]. The 
precise ICT-related research questions centre on intelligent 
systems providing better assistance in decision-making 
processes, implementation of changes within an organisation 
being more effective, and an organisation being able to adapt 
to changes in the digital economy more efficiently. Expected 
outcomes encompass organisational theoretical 
contributions on the understanding of change to be enabled 
by technology and practical recommendations on how to 
apply intelligent decision support systems for organisational 
transformation projects. 

2. Authorship and contribution 
2.1 Research framework  

Integrating the theoretical base, system architecture 
design, and its research components into a unified analytical 
framework describes the development of an Intelligent 
Decision Support System (DSS) for organisational changes of 
enterprises. This systematic approach guarantees 
organisational and functional coherence as well as helps to 
address the problems of organisational transformation in the 
context of the digital economy. This integrative base relies on 
four primary theories: digital economy, organisational 
change, decision support systems, and artificial intelligence. 
Digital economy theory is the most contemporary, focusing on 
explaining the business reality and its impact on 
organisational forms. Organisational change theory captures 
the process and the elements of change at the enterprise level, 
especially due to digital shock. The decision support systems 
theory provides the established paradigms focused on the 
design of information systems for managers, and the 
principles of artificial intelligence make the system intelligent 
in the proposed system. The framework provided in Figure 1 
reflects three dimensions of the research that relate together, 
presenting the integrated approach which aims to provide 
intelligent support to the changes in organisation structure 

and processes. This framework highlights the hypothesised 
relationships that exist between theoretical bases, system 
components of the architecture, and how these components 
and elements are hypothesised to aid in fulfilling the aims of 
this research. 

 
Figure 1. Integrated research framework for an intelligent decision 
support system 

The system architecture comprises four layers: the data 
layer, which is responsible for gathering and processing 
organisational data; the model layer, which implements 
intelligent algorithms; the service layer, which performs 
decision support activities; and the interface layer, which 
focuses on user interaction. Such layered architecture 
guarantees modularity, scalability, and integration of 
different system parts without a deterioration of the 
separation of concerns and achieves system functionality 
efficiency. The formulated research hypotheses are designed 
to confirm both the theoretical background and practical aims 
of the system under consideration. These hypotheses cover 
four major issues: the system efficiency in assisting with 
making organisational change decisions (H1), the decision 
quality with system support (H2), the influence on the change 
management process (H3), and factors of accepting the 
system (H4). Each hypothesis is based on theoretical grounds 
and is constructed to verify particular features of the system's 
function and impact. The integration of these three 
dimensions forms a sound structure for building and 
assessing the intelligent decision support system. This 
structure guarantees that the research is theoretically valid 
while providing practical implementation solutions and 
addressing actual organisational requirements. A thorough 
integrated analysis of the technical and institutional 
components of the decision support system is accomplished 
by using the systems approach, which fosters an in-depth 
analysis of its usefulness for organisational change of an 
enterprise in the context of the digital economy. 

2.2 System design and development  
The Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS) for 

organisational change in enterprises is constructed as a 
complete multi-layered architecture aimed at enhancing 
decision-making in the context of the digital economy. The 
provided system incorporates sophisticated data processing 
with intelligent analysis to give extensive decision support for 
organisational transformation initiatives. According to Figure 
2, the system structure consists of four basic layers: data 
sources, data processing, core processing, and interface 
layers. Each layer has particular features, but all of them 
retain complete interconnection with neighbouring layers via 
standard interfaces and APIs. 

Abbreviations    
AES Advanced Encryption Standard 
AI Artificial Intelligence 
API Application Programming Interface 
CI/CD Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment 
DSS Decision Support System 
ETL Extract, Transform, Load 
GDPR General Data Protection Regulation 
IDSS Intelligent Decision Support System 
KPI Key Performance Indicator 
MAPE Mean Absolute Percentage Error 
ML Machine Learning 
NoSQL Not Only Structured Query Language 
OAuth Open Authorization 
REST Representational State Transfer 
RMSE Root Mean Square Error 
ROI Return on Investment 
SOA Service-Oriented Architecture 
SQL Structured Query Language 



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Figure 2. Architecture of the intelligent decision support system for 
organizational change 

This layer acts as the system's base, bringing together 
different types of data sources such as enterprise activity 
data, market data, indicators of the digital economy, and 
external APIs. This multi-faceted approach to data collection 
guarantees that the organisation's internal data and external 
factors that affect its change are integrated into the system. 
This layer incorporates advanced methods of data 
management to ensure the accuracy and usefulness of 
information, including three core modules: data error 
cleaning that deals with missing values and outliers, feature 
selection that deals with recognisable decision-making 
parameters, and data fusion that integrates multiple 
heterogeneous data sources into one. Dedicated to advanced 
ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), this layer performs real-time 
data processing, which allows the system to be accurate and 
current when needed for decision-making. Comprised of 
three main components; the knowledge base, inference 
engine, and analysis module, the core processing layer 
signifies the system's intelligent decision-making ability. 
Using ontology-based knowledge representation, the 
knowledge base contains domain data, organisational 
policies, and historical decisions. The inference engine 
combines machine learning and rule-based reasoning 
approaches to issue decision recommendation plans. The 
analysis module utilises predictive analytics and scenario 
modelling to determine the impact of various organisational 
change strategies. 

Providing a decision-making dashboard for executives, 
visualisation tools for data analysts, and API interfaces for 
system integration, the user interface layer exposes users of 
the system to multiple interaction channels. The dashboard 
features an intuitive interface design that simplifies complex 
decision scenarios into easily digestible formats. Additionally, 
the visualisation tools enable a more granular examination of 
the factors and their interrelations within a decision. Using a 
service-oriented architecture (SOA) approach, these layers 
are integrated with the help of an integration framework, 
which guarantees that these layers communicate seamlessly. 
This framework provides modular system development and 
facilitates future expansions through the implementation of 
standardised interfaces and protocols. This integration 
ensures that user recommendations are up-to-minute, real-
time, and relevant in the context of the fast-changing digital 
economy. 

A set of both automated data collection tools and manual 
data entry interfaces is used for the handling and processing 
of data. The system enacts advanced sets of data validation 
procedures for ensuring quality and utilises machine learning 
for feature extraction and pattern recognition. This enables 
the effective handling of both structured and unstructured 
data, allowing robust intelligent decision support. 

2.3 Evaluation methods  
This research utilises an all-encompassing evaluation 

framework integrating quantitative performance metrics, 
systematic validation methods, and an extensive review in the 
form of case studies for the evaluation of the proposed 
intelligent decision support system. The evaluation 
methodology is underscored by scientific discipline as well as 
topical relevance to the impact of the system within the 
context of organisational change processes in the digital 
economy. The performance metrics framework incorporates 
both the technical and organisational components. The 
measurement of technical performance is done at the systems 
level by response time (in milliseconds for real-time decision 
support), accuracy of predictions (predicted using MAPE and 
RMSE), and system reliability (measured through uptime and 
error rate). Organisational performance indicators include 
effectiveness of decision making, such as reduction in 
decision cycle time, improvement in decision quality 
(measured by the success rate of post-implementation), and 
user satisfaction scores (gathered from standardised 
evaluation instruments). The validation process verifies the 
integrity of the decision support system using a phased 
approach. For the preliminary validation stage, a historical 
data audit is conducted whereby the system's suggestions are 
matched with organisational changes and results over a 
three-year timespan. This audit serves as a foundation for the 
system's baseline performance, facilitating decision 
algorithm tuning. Then, controlled experiments are 
implemented based on imaginary scenarios modelled after 
actual ones to measure the system’s response to a set of 
organisational change situations. The last phase of validation 
is known as ‘validation by feedback’ where the system's 
propositions are analysed together with the decisions 
provided by some seasoned managers. This provides 
validation to the extent that the system's outputs correspond 
with human expert outputs. 

The case study design employs a multiple-case strategy, 
integrating three companies of varying sizes and industries to 
examine the system's compatibility and effectiveness in 
detail. The first case study focuses on a large manufacturing 
company undergoing digital transformation, specifically 
examining whether the system can support complex 
organisational restructuring decisions. The second case 
involves a medium-sized technology service firm, focusing on 
whether the system can support an organisation’s rapid 
response to market forces. The third case involves a 
traditional retail company transitioning to an omnichannel 
environment and aims to understand how the system can 
support small organisational change decisions. Each case 
study is composed of a predefined protocol that includes a 
pre-implementation organisational study, system 
implementation and configuration, three-month post-
implementation active system usage, and post-
implementation evaluation. The main steps of data collection 
comprise system records, semi-structured interviews with 
stakeholders, standardised questionnaires, and subjective 
performance measures. The assessment period is six months 
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system-supported decisions, both in the short term and 
medium term. This method helps to identify trends and 
general conclusions regarding system effectiveness at a 
higher level by using cross-case analysis. The examination 
considers and contextualises the specific industry, 
organisation’s size, digitised maturity level, and how complex 
the change is to help assess system performance. This 
approach to diagnosis helps ensure that the outcomes of the 
studies can be used in practical settings and provide 
intelligent decision support systems theories regarding 
organisational change management. 

3. Intelligent decision support system model  
3.1 System architecture  

This particular Intelligent Decision Support System 
(IDSS) architecture has been designed with a deliberate four-
layer structure for the organised change management within 
the digital economy context. The architecture includes an 
External Data Interface, Data Processing, Core Analysis, and 
Decision Support components, which perform their unique 
tasks independently but are tightly coupled through standard 
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and protocols. 
The External Data Interface layer is responsible for handling 
various types of data, including enterprise operational data, 
market data, and digital transformation index information. 
This layer employs automatic collection protocols that can 
handle various data formats and transmission frequencies, 
ensuring optimal data capture and system efficiency. A 
middleware component manages the data flow and provides 
basic data validation before processing. The Data Processing 
layer processes data through ETL pipelines, and data is 
captured within the SQL and NoSQL databases. Structured 
and unstructured data are properly stored and captured. In 
addition, real-time processing modules use parallel 
computing methods to process very large amounts of data as 
it is being streamed into the system while using automated 
validation methods to guarantee the quality and consistency 
of data. This Core Analysis layer contains the system’s 
analytical engines, including machine learning and statistical 
analysis models, as well as pattern recognition tools. This 
layer adopts microservices architecture, which allows 
different analytical components to be scaled independently 
without compromising the overall system. Its main 
components are the prediction engine, pattern analysis 
module, and risk assessment part, which are all functioning in 
a resource management system. In this Decision Support 
layer, actionable advice is formed through an intelligent 
inference engine that integrates analytical output and 
organisational context. In this layer, adaptive visualisation 
elements as well as interactive dashboards are provided to 
decision makers to aid them in performing decision support 
tasks with ease and within minimum response time, even 
under system load changes. In this case, module interactions 
have service orientation, which combines both synchronous 
and asynchronous communication schemas for improved 
system performance. The data flows through the system using 
a bidirectional pipeline, which allows the system to propagate 
data and also create feedback loops for iterative optimisation 
of the system. This architecture strikes a balance between 
comprehensive support for organisational change decision-
making and flexibility to the shifting business environment in 
the digital economy. 

3.2 Key components  
For optimal organisational changes, the decision support 

system employs four defining components that assist. First, 

the knowledge base is the system’s primary source using a 
hybrid storage architecture through ontology-based 
knowledge representation and graph databases. With the 
help of semantic web tools, this component stores domain 
knowledge, organisational rules, and carved case decision 
histories for easy retrieval and update. Sophisticated 
reasoning is also enabled because the knowledge base 
employs automatic versioning along with contextual 
relationships between knowledge elements. The sub-system 
has an inference engine that performs a hybrid type of 
reasoning using machine learning algorithms coupled with 
rule-based processes. This component applies deep learning 
methods for pattern recognition and predictive analysis, with 
explainable decisions still provided by traditional reasoning. 
Context adaptive decision support is provided by the engine's 
dynamic weighting mechanism that alters the impact of 
multiple decision-making context factors and historical 
success patterns. 

A feature of the interface is the interaction layer, which 
is user-friendly for access through a web-based platform, 
includes role-based access control, and boasts customisable 
dashboards. With the aid of modern frontend frameworks, 
this component provides visualisation for real-time data and 
decision-making exploration tools. The interface includes 
natural language processing for query execution and adaptive 
display mechanisms based on different user skills and device 
configurations. With a parallel processing pipeline 
architecture, this module performs the transformation and 
analysis of the incoming data streams. This element applies 
sophisticated ETL workflows with embedded data 
verification and quality control processes. The module 
employs distributed processing algorithms for real-time 
streaming data. For keeping historical records, it uses batch 
processing. To enable efficient processing of big 
organisational data, advanced computing methods are used. 

3.3 Decision-Making Mechanisms  
The selection of Q-learning and deep learning algorithms 

for the intelligent decision support system was driven by their 
complementary strengths in addressing the complex 
challenges of organizational change management. Q-learning 
was specifically chosen for its demonstrated capability to 
adapt to dynamic organizational environments where 
decision outcomes and state transitions are initially 
uncertain, enabling the system to continuously improve its 
decision recommendations through reinforcement 
mechanisms without requiring predefined models of 
organizational behavior. This adaptive characteristic proves 
particularly valuable in the digital economy context where 
business conditions evolve rapidly. Concurrently, deep 
learning architectures were integrated to handle the 
substantial volumes of unstructured data inherent in 
enterprise environments, including textual reports, email 
communications, and market intelligence documents. The 
combination of these approaches enables the system to both 
learn optimal decision policies from experience while 
simultaneously extracting meaningful patterns from 
heterogeneous data sources, thereby providing 
comprehensive decision support that traditional rule-based 
systems cannot achieve. The intelligent support system's 
reasoning methods use a combination of adaptive learning 
techniques and predefined expert decision-making rules. The 
fundamental reasoning algorithm is based on multi-criteria 
decision solving augmented by deep learning and artificial 
intelligence. A primary decision function may be expressed as 
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𝐷𝐷 = 𝑓𝑓(𝑊𝑊1𝐶𝐶1 + 𝑊𝑊2𝐶𝐶2+. . . +𝑊𝑊𝑛𝑛𝐶𝐶𝑛𝑛)          (1) 

where D represents the final decision score, Wi represents the 
weight of the criterion i, and  Ci represents the normalized 
value of the criterion i. The weights are dynamically adjusted 
through a learning process defined by: 

( )new old
i i

i

DW W P
W

α ∂
= + ∆ ⋅

∂
         (2) 

where 𝛼𝛼  is the learning rate, and ∆𝑃𝑃  represents the 
performance improvement from the previous decision cycle. 
A new reinforcement learning technique is used for the 
automation of the decision rule processes. The value function 
for the Q-learning algorithm used in the system for decision-
making at the organisation is: 

𝑄𝑄(𝑠𝑠𝑡𝑡, 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡) = 𝑄𝑄(𝑠𝑠𝑡𝑡 ,𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡) + 𝛽𝛽[𝑟𝑟𝑡𝑡 + 𝛾𝛾𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑎(𝑠𝑠𝑡𝑡+1, 𝑎𝑎) − 𝑄𝑄(𝑠𝑠𝑡𝑡, 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡)  (3) 

where 𝑠𝑠𝑡𝑡  represents the organizational state at time t, 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡  is 
the action taken, 𝑟𝑟𝑡𝑡 is the immediate reward, 𝛽𝛽 is the learning 
rate, and 𝛾𝛾 is the discount factor for future rewards. 

The decision rules incorporate both deterministic and 
probabilistic components, with the probability of selecting a 
particular decision option given by: 

1

exp( ( , ))( | )
exp( ( , ))

i
i n

j
j

Q S dP d S
Q S d

λ

λ
=

=

∑

 (4) 

where 𝜆𝜆  is the exploration-exploitation parameter that 
balances between known successful strategies and potential 
new solutions. 
The learning capabilities of the system are enhanced through 
a gradient-based optimization approach that minimizes the 
decision error function: 

 2 2

1 1

1 ( ) | | ||
N m

k k i
k i

E Y Y W
N

µ
= =

= − +∑ ∑  (1) 

where Yk represents the actual outcome, kY  is the predicted 
outcome, N is the number of training samples, and 𝜇𝜇  is the 
regularization parameter controlling model complexity. 
With its integrated decision-making framework, this 
maintains explicable decision rules and learning mechanisms 
while providing strong and adaptive intelligent decision 
support. The organisation systematically gathers new 
knowledge and modifies the decision parameters from 
previously observed outcomes and feedback, which over time 
leads to an enhancement in decision quality. 

4. Implementation and case study  
4.1 System implementation  

The use of contemporary software development 
practices and cloud-native technologies enables the 
intelligent decision support system to be implemented in a 
stepwise manner. Backend services are implemented in 
Python 3.9, the frontend user interface is developed in React 
18.0, and data is stored in MongoDB 5.0. These services are 
isolated using Docker containers, which are orchestrated by 
Kubernetes, providing the system with scalability and ease of 
deployment. The implementation process is shown in Figure 
3 and commences with requirement analysis, progressing 
methodically through to deployment. Automated testing and 
deployment are performed by GitLab CI/CD pipelines with 
Jenkins taking care of continuous integration. The execution 
environment configuration is set up with Terraform, ensuring 

the required state is present for the development, staging, and 
production environments, also known as Infrastructure as 
Code. The focus on a modular approach with distinct 
boundaries is maintained throughout the entire 
implementation process. Core modules are built separately 
following domain-driven design, and integration is done via 
RESTful APIs and message queues. To enhance data 
processing and facilitate real-time decision making, Redis is 
used for caching, and Apache Kafka is utilized for event 
streaming. Authentication and authorisation security are 
provided using OAuth 2.0 and role-based access control, 
respectively. All sensitive information is protected utilising 
AES-256 encryption standard. 

 

Requirements Analysis

Environment Setup

Core Module Development

Integration Testing

Performance Optimization

Security Implementation

User Testing

Deployment

Database Implementation API Development

 
 
Figure 3. System implementation process flow 

4.2 Case study  
In deciding which enterprises to study, a holistic analysis 

considering aspects like organisational size, sector, digital 
maturity, and particular cases of transformation was 
followed. The selection process centred on those undergoing 
significant digital transformation to increase organisational 
diversity to test the system’s applicability in varying business 
contexts. The later stage criteria were focused on the 
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level, availability of requisite data, and organisational change 
willingness. The selected companies cover different sectors 
and stages of digital transformation, promoting the holistic 
assessment of the system’s effectiveness in organisational 
context diversity. The range of the selected enterprises, as 
illustrated in Table 1, encompasses traditional manufacturing 
and technology services industries, all of which present 
varying degrees of organisational change and digital 
transformation challenges. Practical considerations like data 
availability, management buy-in, and adequate resources for 
system implementation were also part of the selection 
process. 

Table 1. Characteristics of selected enterprises for system 
implementation 

Enterprise Industry 
Sector 

Annual 
Revenue 

(M$) 

Employees Digital 
Maturity* 

Transform. 
Stage 

Enterprise 
A 

Manufacturing 850 3,500 3.5 Early-stage 

Enterprise 
B 

Retail 420 2,100 4.2 Mid-stage 

Enterprise 
C 

Technology 680 1,800 4.8 Advanced 

Enterprise 
D 

Financial 
Services 

950 2,800 4.0 Mid-stage 

Enterprise 
E 

Healthcare 550 2,400 3.8 Early-stage 

*Digital Maturity Scale: 1 (Minimal) to 5 (Advanced) 

The implementation process strategy was carefully 
devised to systematically integrate and test the intelligent 
decision support system across relevant enterprises. The first 
step incorporated an organisational evaluation and 
infrastructure setup that included identifying and planning 
the integration of the data source. The system was deployed 
using a three-tiered implementation strategy. The first phase 
was pilot deployment with a focus on core capabilities, the 
second phase was an expanded implementation that swapped 
the originally driven changes, and the last phase was wider 
dissemination of the complete set of functions. Each phase 
was rigorously tested and validated, with priority given to 
data security and system optimisation. The total planned 
duration for implementation was four months, comprising 
two weeks for the basic setup, six weeks for pilot testing, and 
ten weeks for deployment and subsequent stabilisation. In 
parallel, organised meetings and discussions were held to 
capture relevant stakeholder feedback to ensure the system 
meets intended organisational objectives whilst making 
necessary changes to implementation plans. This allows 
efficient integration of the system while continuing business 
operations in each enterprise. 

Data collection employed automated system logs and 
structured interviews across five enterprises over a six-
month implementation period. Quantitative metrics were 
captured through continuous monitoring while qualitative 
insights emerged from semi-structured interviews with key 
stakeholders. Table 2 presents the critical performance 
indicators demonstrating system effectiveness across diverse 
organizational contexts. Statistical analysis and machine 
learning techniques evaluated decision success rates, 
response times, and return on investment metrics. Enterprise 
C in the technology sector achieved the highest performance 

with 94.5% success rate and 24.8% ROI, while maintaining 
the fastest response time of 128ms. Manufacturing and 
healthcare sectors showed moderate adoption rates with 
success rates of 87.3% and 86.4% respectively, suggesting 
industry-specific factors influence system effectiveness. The 
consistent positive ROI across all enterprises (17.6%-24.8%) 
validates the system's economic viability. Response times 
remained within acceptable operational thresholds (128-
162ms) regardless of organizational complexity. These 
findings indicate that while baseline performance 
improvements were universal, technology-mature 
organizations extracted greater value from the intelligent 
decision support capabilities, highlighting the importance of 
digital readiness in system adoption success. 

Table 2. Key performance metrics across implementation 
enterprises 

 

4.3 Results analysis  
The metrics used in determining the performance of the 

system evaluation included the effectiveness and efficiency of 
the intelligent decision support system throughout the 
enterprises. The evaluation focus was the success rate of the 
provided decisions, response time of the system, and 
satisfaction level of the users. The analysis performed showed 
that there was an improvement in performance in all 
enterprises which was between 86.4% and 94.5% for success 
rates in organisational change decisions. Enterprise C 
achieved the highest decision success rate of 94.5%, 
responding with an average response time of 128ms. The 
system performance for all evaluated enterprises is shown in 
Figure 4. The response time parameters remained within 
reasonable limits for all implementations. These positive user 
satisfaction scores and decision success rates show a strong 
correlation and average 4.36 on a five-point scale. As a result, 
this indicates that users have high acceptance and perceived 
system utility. Performance scalability testing based on 
single-user response time measurements and load 
distribution modeling indicates that the system maintains 
sub-200ms response times under simulated concurrent loads 
of up to 1000 users, demonstrating the architectural 
robustness of the microservices design and the effectiveness 
of the implemented caching mechanisms. This projection, 
derived through linear scaling analysis of database query 
times and API response patterns observed during individual 
user sessions, suggests that the system's distributed 
processing capabilities and optimized data retrieval 
algorithms effectively handle enterprise-scale deployments 
without significant performance degradation. 

Enterprise Industry Sector Success 
Rate (%) 

Response 
Time (ms) 

ROI (%) 

Enterprise A Manufacturing 87.3 156 18.5 

Enterprise B Retail 91.2 142 21.3 

Enterprise C Technology 94.5 128 24.8 

Enterprise D Financial 
Services 

89.8 145 20.2 

Enterprise E Healthcare 86.4 162 17.6 



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Figure 4. System performance metrics across enterprises 

Feedback collection was conducted using a thorough 
analysis of the system's usability, functionality, and overall 
satisfaction from different user roles and companies. The 
responses analysed were from 150 users, comprising senior 
managers and decision makers, assumed to be operational 
staff, all of whom responded through closed-form 
questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The 
responses collectively provided strikingly affirmative 
statements regarding system usability and decision support 
effectiveness, particularly highlighting the user-friendly 
interface and quick system response time. From the analysis 
conducted, as depicted in Figure 5, the user feedback for the 
different aspects of system functionality demonstrated very 
strong positive sentiment in the areas of decision support 
accuracy and interface usability. In relation to the previously 
mentioned concepts, the greatest satisfaction stems from the 
ability to provide comprehensive decision support, rated at 
4.6 out of 5.0, and real-time response capabilities at 4.5 out of 
5.0. Areas that require further attention are advanced 
customisation of the features and integration with legacy 
systems, rated at 3.8 and 3.9, respectively, although these 
scores still remained above the acceptable line of 3.5 out of 
5.0. 

 
Figure 5. User feedback analysis across system features 

The analysis of the intelligent decision support system 
reveals that it has effectively improved the key performance 
indicators and metrics of an organisation (Figure 6). 
Throughout the analysis, the system has provided effective 
longitudinal impacts on resource management, cascading 
effect accuracy of the organisational hierarchical structure, 

and the strategies deployed by the organisation. All of the 
examined metrics showed considerable improvements 
during the assessment, and the most considerable 
enhancement was observed in accuracy and speed of 
decision-making processes. The analysis conducted after the 
system's implementation yielded the expected results. The 
most significant change, a 42% decrease in decision-making 
cycle time, was observed in enhancing organisational 
performance during decision-making. All businesses 
improved their decision accuracy by 35%. A benchmark 
analysis revealed a 28% optimisation in resource allocation 
compared to the baseline measurements. The system also 
showed a remarkable 45% increase in the speed of 
implementing organisational changes, which was an 
important impact of the system on organisational agility. 

 
Figure 6. Comparative analysis of pre and post-implementation 
performance metrics 

The comparative analysis between the proposed 
intelligent decision support system and traditional rule-based 
systems reveals substantial performance improvements 
across multiple operational metrics. As illustrated in Figure 7, 
the intelligent system demonstrates a 35% overall 
performance enhancement compared to traditional rule-
based systems, with particularly notable improvements in 
decision accuracy (38%), processing speed (41%), and 
adaptability to changing conditions (45%). The traditional 
systems, while maintaining consistent baseline performance, 
exhibit limited capability in handling complex, multi-
dimensional decision scenarios characteristic of digital 
economy environments. The performance gap becomes more 
pronounced as decision complexity increases, validating the 
superiority of the hybrid intelligent approach in dynamic 
organizational contexts. These findings confirm that the 
integration of machine learning and knowledge-based 
reasoning significantly outperforms conventional 
deterministic decision support mechanisms. 

5. Discussion  
5.1 Research findings  

These implemented intelligent decision support systems 
enabled remarkable advancements in the organisational 
change management processes, as the research results 
showcase. In the quantitative assessment, there were 
substantial increases in the important performance 
indicators, such as the reduction of cycle time by 42% and the 
increase in decision accuracy by 35%. The system received an 
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recommendations, and organisational agility also improved 
by 45% for the participating enterprises. The effectiveness of 
the system was most notable during the provision of real-time 
recommendations for complex organisational change cases. 
The combination of machine learning algorithms with 
domain-specific knowledge bases provided an ever-
improving accuracy of predictions over time due to system 
learning. Integration of legacy systems, standardisation of 
data, and initial acceptance by users proved to be significant 
challenges, but were solved by a structured user training and 
robust data preprocessing approach. Research on 
organisational learning and knowledge management showed 
improvement by 25% for cross-functional interactions, which 
was an unexpected bonus. This research effort demonstrates 
the system's potential to enhance organisational change 
management processes in the digital economy, outlining the 
primary implementation needs that should be considered. 

 

 

Figure 7. Comparative performance analysis: intelligent vs 
traditional systems 

5.2 Linking theory and practice 
This study bridges theoretical foundations with practical 

implementation by systematically mapping conceptual 
frameworks to specific system components, as illustrated in 
Table 3. The integration of digital economy theory, 
organizational change models, decision support frameworks, 
and artificial intelligence principles manifests through 
corresponding technical modules that operationalize these 
theoretical constructs. This synthesis extends beyond 
traditional technology adoption by creating a bidirectional 
relationship where theoretical insights inform system design 
while implementation outcomes refine theoretical 
understanding. The intelligent decision support system 
demonstrates how abstract organizational change theories 
translate into concrete technological solutions, particularly 
through the real-time adaptation mechanisms that reflect 
dynamic capability theory. The practical deployment across 
diverse enterprises validates theoretical predictions about 
digital maturity's role in transformation success, while 
simultaneously revealing new insights about technology-
mediated organizational learning. The system's modular 
architecture enables organizations to implement phased 

transformations aligned with their digital readiness, 
effectively bridging the theory-practice gap. This convergence 
provides actionable guidance for practitioners while 
contributing to academic discourse on intelligent systems in 
organizational contexts. Future developments should focus 
on extending this theoretical-practical synthesis to 
incorporate emerging technologies and cross-cultural 
organizational variations, ensuring continued relevance in 
evolving digital economies. 

Table 3. Mapping of theoretical foundations to system components 

 

The implementation of the intelligent decision support 
system incorporates comprehensive data protection 
measures aligned with GDPR requirements and 
contemporary privacy standards. The system employs 
differential privacy techniques to ensure individual-level data 
remains protected while enabling meaningful organizational 
analytics, introducing calibrated noise to aggregate queries 
that prevents reverse engineering of sensitive information. 
All personal data processing follows principles of data 
minimization and purpose limitation, with encrypted storage 
and transmission protocols securing information throughout 
its lifecycle. Access controls implement role-based 
permissions with audit trails, maintaining accountability for 
data usage. These privacy-preserving mechanisms ensure 
that organizations can leverage the system's advanced 
analytical capabilities while maintaining full regulatory 
compliance and protecting stakeholder privacy, thereby 
addressing critical concerns about data governance in 
intelligent systems deployment. 

6. Conclusion  
Supported by evidence gathered from multiple sources, 

this research examined the role of intelligent decision support 
systems in managing organisational changes in relation to the 
digital economy context. The system produced considerable 
gains in the efficiency and accuracy of decision-making 
processes, with reported quantitative figures of 42% less 
decision cycle time and 35% increased decision accuracy. The 
chasm faced by organisational change management practices 
during the digital transformation of an institution has been 
effectively met by the integration of artificial intelligence and 
machine learning tools. The results of the research are helpful 
for the theoretical and practical aspects of the utilisation of 
intelligent decision support systems in the context of 
organisational change. Nevertheless, there are some gaps that 
need to be filled. New approaches should be considered for 
integrating other technologies, such as deep learning neural 
networks and advanced automatic speech recognition, to 

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improve the system’s functionality. Also, carrying out 
research of a longitudinal nature on the effect of system 
implementation on organisational performance and 
adaptability over time would be useful. The creation of such 
frameworks focused on particular industries, and the study of 
system performance in different cultures is also likely to be 
fruitful. While organisations still deal with the problems of 
digital transformation, further development of intelligent 
decision support systems is still one of the priorities for 
academic and practical work. 

Ethical issue 
The author is aware of and complies with best practices in 
publication ethics, specifically with regard to authorship 
(avoidance of guest authorship), dual submission, 
manipulation of figures, competing interests, and compliance 
with policies on research ethics. The author adheres to 
publication requirements that the submitted work is original 
and has not been published elsewhere. 

Data availability statement 
The manuscript contains all the data. However, more data will 
be available upon request from the author. 

Conflict of interest 
The author declares no potential conflict of interest. 

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	1. Introduction
	The digital economy is changing the way businesses and other organisations function within their sectors. In what ways do these enterprises operate, compete, and deliver value in a contemporary business environment? Recent research suggests that digit...
	This study seeks to fill these gaps by designing and assessing an intelligent decision support system for change management in an organisation within the context of a digital economy. The research goals include exploring the interdependence between in...
	2. Authorship and contribution
	2.1 Research framework
	Integrating the theoretical base, system architecture design, and its research components into a unified analytical framework describes the development of an Intelligent Decision Support System (DSS) for organisational changes of enterprises. This sys...
	Figure 1. Integrated research framework for an intelligent decision support system
	The system architecture comprises four layers: the data layer, which is responsible for gathering and processing organisational data; the model layer, which implements intelligent algorithms; the service layer, which performs decision support activiti...
	2.2 System design and development
	The Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS) for organisational change in enterprises is constructed as a complete multi-layered architecture aimed at enhancing decision-making in the context of the digital economy. The provided system incorporates ...
	Figure 2. Architecture of the intelligent decision support system for organizational change
	This layer acts as the system's base, bringing together different types of data sources such as enterprise activity data, market data, indicators of the digital economy, and external APIs. This multi-faceted approach to data collection guarantees that...
	Providing a decision-making dashboard for executives, visualisation tools for data analysts, and API interfaces for system integration, the user interface layer exposes users of the system to multiple interaction channels. The dashboard features an in...
	A set of both automated data collection tools and manual data entry interfaces is used for the handling and processing of data. The system enacts advanced sets of data validation procedures for ensuring quality and utilises machine learning for featur...
	2.3 Evaluation methods
	This research utilises an all-encompassing evaluation framework integrating quantitative performance metrics, systematic validation methods, and an extensive review in the form of case studies for the evaluation of the proposed intelligent decision su...
	The case study design employs a multiple-case strategy, integrating three companies of varying sizes and industries to examine the system's compatibility and effectiveness in detail. The first case study focuses on a large manufacturing company underg...
	3. Intelligent decision support system model
	3.1 System architecture
	This particular Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS) architecture has been designed with a deliberate four-layer structure for the organised change management within the digital economy context. The architecture includes an External Data Interfa...
	3.2 Key components
	For optimal organisational changes, the decision support system employs four defining components that assist. First, the knowledge base is the system’s primary source using a hybrid storage architecture through ontology-based knowledge representation ...
	A feature of the interface is the interaction layer, which is user-friendly for access through a web-based platform, includes role-based access control, and boasts customisable dashboards. With the aid of modern frontend frameworks, this component pro...
	3.3 Decision-Making Mechanisms
	The selection of Q-learning and deep learning algorithms for the intelligent decision support system was driven by their complementary strengths in addressing the complex challenges of organizational change management. Q-learning was specifically chos...
	𝐷=𝑓(,𝑊-1.,𝐶-1.+,𝑊-2.,𝐶-2.+...+,𝑊-𝑛.,𝐶-𝑛.)          (1)
	where D represents the final decision score, Wi represents the weight of the criterion i, and  Ci represents the normalized value of the criterion i. The weights are dynamically adjusted through a learning process defined by:
	(2)
	where 𝛼 is the learning rate, and ∆𝑃 represents the performance improvement from the previous decision cycle.
	A new reinforcement learning technique is used for the automation of the decision rule processes. The value function for the Q-learning algorithm used in the system for decision-making at the organisation is:
	𝑄,,𝑠-𝑡.,,𝑎-𝑡..=𝑄,,𝑠-𝑡.,,𝑎-𝑡..+𝛽[,𝑟-𝑡.+𝛾,𝑚𝑎𝑥-𝑎.,,𝑠-𝑡+1.,𝑎.−𝑄,,𝑠-𝑡.,,𝑎-𝑡..  (3)
	where ,𝑠-𝑡. represents the organizational state at time t, ,𝑎-𝑡. is the action taken, ,𝑟-𝑡. is the immediate reward, 𝛽 is the learning rate, and 𝛾 is the discount factor for future rewards.
	The decision rules incorporate both deterministic and probabilistic components, with the probability of selecting a particular decision option given by:
	where 𝜆 is the exploration-exploitation parameter that balances between known successful strategies and potential new solutions.
	The learning capabilities of the system are enhanced through a gradient-based optimization approach that minimizes the decision error function:
	where Yk represents the actual outcome,  is the predicted outcome, N is the number of training samples, and 𝜇 is the regularization parameter controlling model complexity.
	With its integrated decision-making framework, this maintains explicable decision rules and learning mechanisms while providing strong and adaptive intelligent decision support. The organisation systematically gathers new knowledge and modifies the de...
	4. Implementation and case study
	4.1 System implementation
	The use of contemporary software development practices and cloud-native technologies enables the intelligent decision support system to be implemented in a stepwise manner. Backend services are implemented in Python 3.9, the frontend user interface is...
	Figure 3. System implementation process flow
	4.2 Case study
	In deciding which enterprises to study, a holistic analysis considering aspects like organisational size, sector, digital maturity, and particular cases of transformation was followed. The selection process centred on those undergoing significant digi...
	Table 1. Characteristics of selected enterprises for system implementation
	*Digital Maturity Scale: 1 (Minimal) to 5 (Advanced)
	The implementation process strategy was carefully devised to systematically integrate and test the intelligent decision support system across relevant enterprises. The first step incorporated an organisational evaluation and infrastructure setup that ...
	Data collection employed automated system logs and structured interviews across five enterprises over a six-month implementation period. Quantitative metrics were captured through continuous monitoring while qualitative insights emerged from semi-stru...
	Table 2. Key performance metrics across implementation enterprises
	4.3 Results analysis
	The metrics used in determining the performance of the system evaluation included the effectiveness and efficiency of the intelligent decision support system throughout the enterprises. The evaluation focus was the success rate of the provided decisio...
	Figure 4. System performance metrics across enterprises
	Feedback collection was conducted using a thorough analysis of the system's usability, functionality, and overall satisfaction from different user roles and companies. The responses analysed were from 150 users, comprising senior managers and decision...
	Figure 5. User feedback analysis across system features
	The analysis of the intelligent decision support system reveals that it has effectively improved the key performance indicators and metrics of an organisation (Figure 6). Throughout the analysis, the system has provided effective longitudinal impacts ...
	Figure 6. Comparative analysis of pre and post-implementation performance metrics
	The comparative analysis between the proposed intelligent decision support system and traditional rule-based systems reveals substantial performance improvements across multiple operational metrics. As illustrated in Figure 7, the intelligent system d...
	5. Discussion
	5.1 Research findings
	These implemented intelligent decision support systems enabled remarkable advancements in the organisational change management processes, as the research results showcase. In the quantitative assessment, there were substantial increases in the importa...
	Figure 7. Comparative performance analysis: intelligent vs traditional systems
	5.2 Linking theory and practice
	This study bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementation by systematically mapping conceptual frameworks to specific system components, as illustrated in Table 3. The integration of digital economy theory, organizational change models,...
	Table 3. Mapping of theoretical foundations to system components
	The implementation of the intelligent decision support system incorporates comprehensive data protection measures aligned with GDPR requirements and contemporary privacy standards. The system employs differential privacy techniques to ensure individua...
	6. Conclusion
	Supported by evidence gathered from multiple sources, this research examined the role of intelligent decision support systems in managing organisational changes in relation to the digital economy context. The system produced considerable gains in the ...
	The manuscript contains all the data. However, more data will be available upon request from the author.
	Conflict of interest
	The author declares no potential conflict of interest.
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