Unleashing Green Innovation in Enterprises: The Transformative Power of Digital Technology Application, Green Human Resource, and Digital Innovation Networks

The rapid development of digital technology has injected new vitality into green technological innovation within manufacturing enterprises. Proper application of digital technology during the innovation process can propel global sustainable development. Using Chinese publicly traded manufacturing fi...

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Main Authors: Jian Liu, Qibin Wang, Chaoyi Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Systems
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/12/1/11
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description The rapid development of digital technology has injected new vitality into green technological innovation within manufacturing enterprises. Proper application of digital technology during the innovation process can propel global sustainable development. Using Chinese publicly traded manufacturing firms as a sample, this study employed a constructed digital technology innovation network and OLS models to unveil the mechanisms through which digital technology application affects green technological innovation. This research reveals a significant positive impact of the breadth and depth of digital technology applications on companies’ green technological innovation performance. Green human resource allocation serves as an intermediary in this relationship. Furthermore, the embeddedness and structural embeddedness of the digital technology innovation network play a significantly positive moderating role in the relationship between digital technology applications and green human resource allocation. This discovery provides a theoretical foundation for how companies can harness digital technology to promote green innovation within China’s digital strategy. It aids manufacturing enterprises in optimizing digital technology applications, improving green human resource allocation, and facilitating the development of digital technology innovation networks, advancing more sustainable development and contributing to global environmental goals.
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spelling doaj.art-5213da390d494d86a68a76c8edba97a02024-01-26T18:39:38ZengMDPI AGSystems2079-89542023-12-011211110.3390/systems12010011Unleashing Green Innovation in Enterprises: The Transformative Power of Digital Technology Application, Green Human Resource, and Digital Innovation NetworksJian Liu0Qibin Wang1Chaoyi Wei2Department of Law School, Dongguan City University, Dongguan 523419, ChinaDepartment of Political Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 700, TaiwanDepartment of Law School, Dongguan City University, Dongguan 523419, ChinaThe rapid development of digital technology has injected new vitality into green technological innovation within manufacturing enterprises. Proper application of digital technology during the innovation process can propel global sustainable development. Using Chinese publicly traded manufacturing firms as a sample, this study employed a constructed digital technology innovation network and OLS models to unveil the mechanisms through which digital technology application affects green technological innovation. This research reveals a significant positive impact of the breadth and depth of digital technology applications on companies’ green technological innovation performance. Green human resource allocation serves as an intermediary in this relationship. Furthermore, the embeddedness and structural embeddedness of the digital technology innovation network play a significantly positive moderating role in the relationship between digital technology applications and green human resource allocation. This discovery provides a theoretical foundation for how companies can harness digital technology to promote green innovation within China’s digital strategy. It aids manufacturing enterprises in optimizing digital technology applications, improving green human resource allocation, and facilitating the development of digital technology innovation networks, advancing more sustainable development and contributing to global environmental goals.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/12/1/11digital technology applicationdigital technology innovation network embeddednessgreen innovation performancegreen human resource management
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Unleashing Green Innovation in Enterprises: The Transformative Power of Digital Technology Application, Green Human Resource, and Digital Innovation Networks
Systems
digital technology application
digital technology innovation network embeddedness
green innovation performance
green human resource management
title Unleashing Green Innovation in Enterprises: The Transformative Power of Digital Technology Application, Green Human Resource, and Digital Innovation Networks
title_full Unleashing Green Innovation in Enterprises: The Transformative Power of Digital Technology Application, Green Human Resource, and Digital Innovation Networks
title_fullStr Unleashing Green Innovation in Enterprises: The Transformative Power of Digital Technology Application, Green Human Resource, and Digital Innovation Networks
title_full_unstemmed Unleashing Green Innovation in Enterprises: The Transformative Power of Digital Technology Application, Green Human Resource, and Digital Innovation Networks
title_short Unleashing Green Innovation in Enterprises: The Transformative Power of Digital Technology Application, Green Human Resource, and Digital Innovation Networks
title_sort unleashing green innovation in enterprises the transformative power of digital technology application green human resource and digital innovation networks
topic digital technology application
digital technology innovation network embeddedness
green innovation performance
green human resource management
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/12/1/11
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