From non-digital to digital: Digitalization of technological innovation and firms’ digital transformation performance

IF 0.5 4区农林科学 Q4 FORESTRY

Sylwan Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.59879/blwxm

Cheng Zhou, Qian Chang

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Abstract

In the new wave of technological revolution, information technology is currently the most innovative areas around the world. Technological innovation is increasingly focused on digitalization. However, little research has attempted to investigate method to measure the digitalization of technological innovation and its impact. Based on longitudinal multiple data sources, including comprising patent documents, annual reports of listed Chinese manufacturing firms, a third-party database. We introduce a novel construct, namely digital technology proximity, to capture how firms digitize their technological innovation based on social network. Meanwhile, we consider firms’ digital transformation performance, measured by the proportion of digital-related revenue, as the impact of digitalization of technological innovation. Our unbalanced-panel regression and robustness tests reveal a positive link between digitalization of technological innovation and firms’ digital transformation performance, supporting the notion that technological innovation digitalization empowers firms’ digital transformation. In addition, digital innovation ability exerts a significant mediating effect for digitalization of technological innovation. This research introduces a new method of measuring the digitalization of technological innovation and its impact on digital transformation.

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从非数字化到数字化:技术创新的数字化与企业数字化转型绩效

在新的技术革命浪潮中，信息技术是目前世界范围内最具创新力的领域。技术创新越来越注重数字化。然而，关于技术创新数字化的测度方法及其影响的研究却很少。基于纵向多数据源，包括专利文献、中国制造业上市公司年报、第三方数据库。我们引入了一个新的结构，即数字技术接近度，以捕捉企业如何基于社会网络将其技术创新数字化。同时，我们将企业的数字化转型绩效(以数字化相关收入的比例衡量)视为技术创新数字化的影响。我们的非平衡面板回归和稳健性检验揭示了技术创新数字化与企业数字化转型绩效之间的正相关关系，支持了技术创新数字化推动企业数字化转型的观点。此外，数字创新能力对技术创新的数字化具有显著的中介作用。本文介绍了一种衡量技术创新数字化及其对数字化转型影响的新方法。

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Sylwan 农林科学-林学

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0.70

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16.70%

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审稿时长

1 months

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