Linkage and coordination: Industrial digital transformation from the perspective of innovation ecosystem

IF 11.1 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI:10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103228

Yu Wang , Cui Huang , Xuanting Ye , Jian Zhang

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Abstract

The topic of industrial digital transformation (IDT) is garnering prominence in both industry and academia. Current discussions on IDT are most concentrated within specific business disciplines but remain fragmented, lacking a broader systemic perspective that integrates digital technology adopters, collaborative value co-creators, and the regulating external techno-economic environment. This paper explores innovation ecosystem theory to construct a “technology-organization-market” integrated analysis framework, understanding IDT's multi-field linkage and cross-field coordination characteristics. We apply this exploratory framework to the Chinese urban rail transit industry as a case study, analyzing the interlinkages and collaborative dynamics in the digital transformation across various functional areas over the past decade. We observe that notable advancements in technological upgrading, organizational systems, and market performance within the industry, yet potential constraints at the technical field. Moreover, we observe a coordinated effect of chain optimization among different fields. However, a long-term negative impact is observed between technology and organization fields, possibly linked to recent industrial technology development decline.

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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.