Can digital transformation promote the green innovation quality of enterprises? Empirical evidence from China.

Digital transformation constitutes a crucial component of the digital economy and represents a microcosmic manifestation, playing a vital role in advancing enterprise sustainable development from the perspective of green innovation quality. Using the panel data of Chinese listed companies from 2011...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yang Huang, Chau-Wa Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296058&type=printable
_version_ 1797261684286423040
author Yang Huang
Chau-Wa Lau
author_facet Yang Huang
Chau-Wa Lau
author_sort Yang Huang
collection DOAJ
description Digital transformation constitutes a crucial component of the digital economy and represents a microcosmic manifestation, playing a vital role in advancing enterprise sustainable development from the perspective of green innovation quality. Using the panel data of Chinese listed companies from 2011 to 2020, the study examines the impact of digital transformation on the quality of green innovation. The study finds that digital transformation significantly increases the green innovation quality of enterprises. Moreover, the positive effect of digital transformation on green innovation quality is strengthened by the executive with digital knowledge experience and in regions with high-level intellectual property protection. The study findings contribute to digitalization research and the literature on green innovation, and provide suggestions for managers and policymakers seeking to improve the quality of environmental sustainability through digital transformation in developing economies.
first_indexed 2024-04-24T23:45:08Z
format Article
id doaj.art-03bcd92ef78f488782c6290bd6fd20da
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1932-6203
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-24T23:45:08Z
publishDate 2024-01-01
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
record_format Article
series PLoS ONE
spelling doaj.art-03bcd92ef78f488782c6290bd6fd20da2024-03-15T05:31:20ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-01193e029605810.1371/journal.pone.0296058Can digital transformation promote the green innovation quality of enterprises? Empirical evidence from China.Yang HuangChau-Wa LauDigital transformation constitutes a crucial component of the digital economy and represents a microcosmic manifestation, playing a vital role in advancing enterprise sustainable development from the perspective of green innovation quality. Using the panel data of Chinese listed companies from 2011 to 2020, the study examines the impact of digital transformation on the quality of green innovation. The study finds that digital transformation significantly increases the green innovation quality of enterprises. Moreover, the positive effect of digital transformation on green innovation quality is strengthened by the executive with digital knowledge experience and in regions with high-level intellectual property protection. The study findings contribute to digitalization research and the literature on green innovation, and provide suggestions for managers and policymakers seeking to improve the quality of environmental sustainability through digital transformation in developing economies.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296058&type=printable
spellingShingle Yang Huang
Chau-Wa Lau
Can digital transformation promote the green innovation quality of enterprises? Empirical evidence from China.
PLoS ONE
title Can digital transformation promote the green innovation quality of enterprises? Empirical evidence from China.
title_full Can digital transformation promote the green innovation quality of enterprises? Empirical evidence from China.
title_fullStr Can digital transformation promote the green innovation quality of enterprises? Empirical evidence from China.
title_full_unstemmed Can digital transformation promote the green innovation quality of enterprises? Empirical evidence from China.
title_short Can digital transformation promote the green innovation quality of enterprises? Empirical evidence from China.
title_sort can digital transformation promote the green innovation quality of enterprises empirical evidence from china
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296058&type=printable
work_keys_str_mv AT yanghuang candigitaltransformationpromotethegreeninnovationqualityofenterprisesempiricalevidencefromchina
AT chauwalau candigitaltransformationpromotethegreeninnovationqualityofenterprisesempiricalevidencefromchina