The Role of the Digital Economy in Rebuilding and Maintaining Social Governance Mechanisms
The digital transformation has impacted society at different levels, mainly on the economic and governance levels. This paper investigates the impact of the digital economy on social governance mechanisms. Additionally, it captures the indirect effects or mediating forces such as social reforms and...
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| description | The digital transformation has impacted society at different levels, mainly on the economic and governance levels. This paper investigates the impact of the digital economy on social governance mechanisms. Additionally, it captures the indirect effects or mediating forces such as social reforms and a sustainable digital economy. The study followed a positivism philosophy, and it is survey research influencing cross-sectional study. The unit of analysis in the current paper was employees from four different professions as economists, financial analysts, managers, and teachers. The random sampling technique was used as a sampling type, and a questionnaire was used for data collection. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was carried out as a data analysis technique. The research findings revealed that the digital economy has a favorable impact on the social governance mechanism. Likewise, the digital economy positively affects social reforms and a sustainable digital economy. Social reforms also proved to link with a sustainable digital economy positively. The output of the indirect effects and structural model confirmed that social reform played a partial mediation role between the digital economy and sustainable digital economy. Moreover, a sustainable digital economy confirmed a partial mediation between the digital economy and the social governance mechanism. Finally, analysis confirmed a serial mediation among digital economy, social reforms, sustainable digital economy, and social governance mechanism. Therefore, policymakers and government agents should improve the digital economy to have a strong social governance mechanism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f5681d42e22487fb7c8b07cae75b4972022-12-22T04:12:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-01-01910.3389/fpubh.2021.819727819727The Role of the Digital Economy in Rebuilding and Maintaining Social Governance MechanismsFengjuan NiuThe digital transformation has impacted society at different levels, mainly on the economic and governance levels. This paper investigates the impact of the digital economy on social governance mechanisms. Additionally, it captures the indirect effects or mediating forces such as social reforms and a sustainable digital economy. The study followed a positivism philosophy, and it is survey research influencing cross-sectional study. The unit of analysis in the current paper was employees from four different professions as economists, financial analysts, managers, and teachers. The random sampling technique was used as a sampling type, and a questionnaire was used for data collection. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was carried out as a data analysis technique. The research findings revealed that the digital economy has a favorable impact on the social governance mechanism. Likewise, the digital economy positively affects social reforms and a sustainable digital economy. Social reforms also proved to link with a sustainable digital economy positively. The output of the indirect effects and structural model confirmed that social reform played a partial mediation role between the digital economy and sustainable digital economy. Moreover, a sustainable digital economy confirmed a partial mediation between the digital economy and the social governance mechanism. Finally, analysis confirmed a serial mediation among digital economy, social reforms, sustainable digital economy, and social governance mechanism. Therefore, policymakers and government agents should improve the digital economy to have a strong social governance mechanism.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.819727/fulldigital economysocial reformssustainable digital economysocial governancegovernance mechanism |
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| title | The Role of the Digital Economy in Rebuilding and Maintaining Social Governance Mechanisms |
| title_full | The Role of the Digital Economy in Rebuilding and Maintaining Social Governance Mechanisms |
| title_fullStr | The Role of the Digital Economy in Rebuilding and Maintaining Social Governance Mechanisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of the Digital Economy in Rebuilding and Maintaining Social Governance Mechanisms |
| title_short | The Role of the Digital Economy in Rebuilding and Maintaining Social Governance Mechanisms |
| title_sort | role of the digital economy in rebuilding and maintaining social governance mechanisms |
| topic | digital economy social reforms sustainable digital economy social governance governance mechanism |
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