What is a data-driven organization?

Modern businesses rely on efficient management of their data assets. Data management and analytics have become decisive success factors for enterprises and companies during the last decades. However, the different aspects of transforming an organization into a data-driven one leave a lot of room for scientific inquiry. There are various aspects to consider in the transition to a data-driven organization. The paper investigates key elements and corresponding requirements of data-driven organizations to foster consensual definition in the research field. The work is grounded in the theory of organizational design and presents deductively generated results collected in a literature review. Key contributions of the paper are a shared understanding and a proposition for key elements of data-driven organizations.