Digital transformation and firm performance in innovative SMEs: The mediating role of business model innovation

IF 11.1 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation Pub Date : 2024-05-07 DOI:10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103027

Joan Merín-Rodrigáñez, Àngels Dasí, Joaquín Alegre

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Abstract

This study investigates the consequences of digital transformation (DT) over performance in the case of innovative Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs represent a heterogeneous kind of company in terms of capabilities. By focusing on their innovative character as a boundary condition, we increase our understanding of this relationship. We further research the mediating role of business model innovation (BMI) in the relationship between DT and performance. A sample of 434 innovative Spanish SMEs is used to test the research model through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). We find that BMI partially mediates the positive relationship between DT and performance. This finding extends our understanding of BMI as an alignment tool and a blueprint for innovative SMEs channeling their investments in DT towards the improvement of performance. Finally, we put forward managerial implications and propose future avenues of research.

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创新型中小企业的数字化转型与企业绩效：商业模式创新的中介作用

本研究以创新型中小企业（SMEs）为例，探讨了数字化转型（DT）对绩效的影响。中小型企业在能力方面代表了不同类型的公司。通过将其创新特征作为边界条件，我们加深了对这种关系的理解。我们进一步研究了商业模式创新（BMI）在 DT 与绩效关系中的中介作用。我们以 434 家西班牙创新型中小企业为样本，通过偏最小二乘法结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）对研究模型进行了检验。我们发现，BMI 在一定程度上介导了 DT 与绩效之间的正相关关系。这一发现拓展了我们对 BMI 的理解，BMI 是一种调整工具，也是创新型中小企业将其在 DT 上的投资用于提高绩效的蓝图。最后，我们提出了管理意义，并提出了未来的研究方向。

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Technovation 管理科学-工程：工业

CiteScore

15.10

自引率

11.20%

发文量

208

审稿时长

91 days

期刊介绍： The interdisciplinary journal Technovation covers various aspects of technological innovation, exploring processes, products, and social impacts. It examines innovation in both process and product realms, including social innovations like regulatory frameworks and non-economic benefits. Topics range from emerging trends and capital for development to managing technology-intensive ventures and innovation in organizations of different sizes. It also discusses organizational structures, investment strategies for science and technology enterprises, and the roles of technological innovators. Additionally, it addresses technology transfer between developing countries and innovation across enterprise, political, and economic systems.