The impact of digital transformation on innovation performance - The mediating role of innovation factors
Existing digital transformation research has focused on economic and environmental performance, which few studies directly explored the relationship between digital transformation and innovation. Based on the innovation factor perspective, we explored the relationship between digital transformation...
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| description | Existing digital transformation research has focused on economic and environmental performance, which few studies directly explored the relationship between digital transformation and innovation. Based on the innovation factor perspective, we explored the relationship between digital transformation and innovation by using firm data between 2009 and 2019. The findings are as follows: (1) The corporate digital transformation was measured through based on textual analysis methods and it was found that digital transformation can promote corporate innovation. (2) Knowledge flow, technical personnel, R&D investment, and innovation awareness are important mediating paths. (3) In the innovation quantity dimension, the mediating role of innovation awareness is greater. And in the innovation quality dimension, the mediating role of technicians is greater. (4) Digital transformation has a greater impact on innovation of non-SOEs, non-high-tech enterprises and non-heavily polluting enterprises, alleviating the gap between different types of firms. The results of this paper alleviate the concerns of digital transformation in developing countries such as China and provide experiences and evidence for them to promote Industry 4.0 and sustainable innovation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e197ce837b6b411294f79047d7f930542023-04-05T08:19:14ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-03-0193e13916The impact of digital transformation on innovation performance - The mediating role of innovation factorsPengyu Chen0SangKyum Kim1Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Dankook University, South KoreaCorresponding author.; Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Dankook University, South KoreaExisting digital transformation research has focused on economic and environmental performance, which few studies directly explored the relationship between digital transformation and innovation. Based on the innovation factor perspective, we explored the relationship between digital transformation and innovation by using firm data between 2009 and 2019. The findings are as follows: (1) The corporate digital transformation was measured through based on textual analysis methods and it was found that digital transformation can promote corporate innovation. (2) Knowledge flow, technical personnel, R&D investment, and innovation awareness are important mediating paths. (3) In the innovation quantity dimension, the mediating role of innovation awareness is greater. And in the innovation quality dimension, the mediating role of technicians is greater. (4) Digital transformation has a greater impact on innovation of non-SOEs, non-high-tech enterprises and non-heavily polluting enterprises, alleviating the gap between different types of firms. The results of this paper alleviate the concerns of digital transformation in developing countries such as China and provide experiences and evidence for them to promote Industry 4.0 and sustainable innovation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023011234Digital transformationInnovation performanceInnovation factorsMechanism analysis |
| spellingShingle | Pengyu Chen SangKyum Kim The impact of digital transformation on innovation performance - The mediating role of innovation factors Heliyon Digital transformation Innovation performance Innovation factors Mechanism analysis |
| title | The impact of digital transformation on innovation performance - The mediating role of innovation factors |
| title_full | The impact of digital transformation on innovation performance - The mediating role of innovation factors |
| title_fullStr | The impact of digital transformation on innovation performance - The mediating role of innovation factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of digital transformation on innovation performance - The mediating role of innovation factors |
| title_short | The impact of digital transformation on innovation performance - The mediating role of innovation factors |
| title_sort | impact of digital transformation on innovation performance the mediating role of innovation factors |
| topic | Digital transformation Innovation performance Innovation factors Mechanism analysis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023011234 |
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