Digital BusinessPub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-09DOI: 10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100143
Chaichana Ampornklinkaew
{"title":"The role of social media influencers in influencing consumers' imitation intentions","authors":"Chaichana Ampornklinkaew","doi":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Given the proliferation of social media influencer marketing, companies are increasingly collaborating with social media influencers (SMIs) to shape consumer decision-making. This study examines how food-related content created by SMIs can influence consumers' imitation intentions. This paper developed an integrated model based on source credibility theory, which was extended to include sales promotion content and platform user-friendliness. We analyzed data from 449 participants using covariance-based structural equation modeling. The results indicate that sales promotions and content attractiveness influence imitation intention indirectly through influencer credibility, while user-friendliness has a direct effect on imitation intention. Theoretically, this research introduces new pathways among the variables being studied. Practically, companies should collaborate with food influencers who produce attractive content and incorporate sales incentives into their posts on relevant social media platforms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100376,"journal":{"name":"Digital Business","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100143"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144842544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digital BusinessPub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-14DOI: 10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100144
Qiang Wu , Muhammad Sualeh Khattak , Muhammad Anwar , Imad Bani Hani , Omar Hujran
{"title":"CEO passion, digitalization, and family firm performance: A socio-emotional wealth perspective","authors":"Qiang Wu , Muhammad Sualeh Khattak , Muhammad Anwar , Imad Bani Hani , Omar Hujran","doi":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100144","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100144","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Family business leaders often grapple with paradoxical tensions between digitalizing their companies and preserving their social-emotional wealth (SEW). This study focuses on the influence of chief executive officers’ (CEOs) passion for inventing (PFI) on the performance of family firms. It further examines how digitalization capacity mediates this relationship and how the commitment to preserving SEW may moderate it. For methodological rigor, we employed a dual data approach, using primary and secondary data from 100 family firms. We found no significant direct effect of CEOs’ PFI on the performance of family firms. However, this impact is indirect, primarily affecting digitalization capacity. Additionally, a strong commitment to preserving SEW can shift the influence of CEOs’ passion on digitalization capacity from positive to negative. Our findings suggest that family firms should not exclusively focus on non-economic goals because this could hinder CEOs’ efforts toward digitalization. Instead, family CEOs should create a balance between the preservation of SEW and digitalization capacity, which contributes to increased performance. This study adds to the knowledge of upper echelons theory and SEW theory by examining the nuances of the interactions between CEOs’ PFI, digitalization capacity, and performance in family business.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100376,"journal":{"name":"Digital Business","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100144"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144890936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digital BusinessPub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100159
Sardar Wasi Ahmed, Ghulam Mustafa
{"title":"Agile co-creation and digital entrepreneurship Nexus: A systematic literature review and future research agenda","authors":"Sardar Wasi Ahmed, Ghulam Mustafa","doi":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100159","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100159","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While existing literature reviews and agenda-setting articles in digital entrepreneurship (DE) offers valuable insights, they fall short of providing a holistic understanding of the nexus between agile co-creation and DE. To address this gap, the current study conducts a systematic literature review (SLR) considering three largest academic databases: Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar, and includes 117 research articles for content analysis and synthesis. Based on the findings, the study proposes an integrated framework that conceptualises the agile co-creation –DE nexus through three core thematic dimensions: (i) primary motivations; (ii) principal challenges and critical success factors; and (iii) anticipated outcomes. It further introduces an agile co-creation typology that demarcates four modes: opportunity discovery, rapid learning, strategic agility, and incremental innovation, reflecting how agile co-creation evolve across varying levels of uncertainty and organisational adaptiveness. For future research, the SLR highlights the need for a multi-level analytical approach that captures the interactions among individual entrepreneurial behaviours (micro), institutional and social dynamics (<em>meso</em>), and broader digital and regulatory environments (macro). Given that research on the agile co-creation and DE nexus remains in its formative stage, this review and agenda contribute to advancing theoretical development in the field, while also providing practical guidance for entrepreneurs and policymakers to leverage agile co-creation in DE contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100376,"journal":{"name":"Digital Business","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100159"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145623208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digital BusinessPub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-14DOI: 10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100145
Arne Jeppe , Tim Bree , Erik Karger , Heike Proff , Frederik Ahlemann
{"title":"Mapping the digital landscape: A bibliometric analysis of digital ecosystem research","authors":"Arne Jeppe , Tim Bree , Erik Karger , Heike Proff , Frederik Ahlemann","doi":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100145","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100145","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Digital ecosystems have become a central paradigm for understanding the complex, interconnected networks that characterize the modern digital landscape. However, the rapid growth and interdisciplinary nature of this research present challenges for scholars seeking to grasp its intellectual structure and future trajectory. This study addresses this gap by conducting a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 1974 publications retrieved from the Scopus database. We map the intellectual structure of the field, identify key research themes, and uncover influential contributors and publications. Our analysis reveals five major thematic clusters: (1) Digital Transformation and Economy, (2) Emerging Technologies and Learning Systems, (3) Foundational Technologies and Semantic Architecture, (4) Human and Social Interaction in Digital Spaces, and (5) Business Strategy and Innovation. Building on this analysis, we outline a detailed agenda for future research, highlighting critical needs in areas such as adaptive governance, social and environmental sustainability, the security of digital infrastructures, and the human-centric application of AI in domains like healthcare. This study provides the first large-scale, holistic overview of digital ecosystem research, offering a robust foundation for future investigations and informing strategic decisions for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100376,"journal":{"name":"Digital Business","volume":"5 2","pages":"Article 100145"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144863805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digital BusinessPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-01-28DOI: 10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100107
Yuntsai Chou , Wei Lin
{"title":"Sequential film marketing in China: The study of social platforms and their impacts","authors":"Yuntsai Chou , Wei Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100107","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100107","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Because the Chinese movie market is regarded as the second-largest market worldwide, with digital advertising accounting for more than 50 % of a film's total expenditure, exploring the marketing effects of social platforms on box office performance in China is crucial for Hollywood studios. In this study, we defined a sequential process consisting of two marketing modes: broadcast before theatrical release and electronic word of mouth (eWOM) after release. The broadcast and eWOM modes were proxied by the volume and valence attributes of Maoyan and Douban, the two popular and professional platforms for video entertainment.</div><div>Volume and valence on Maoyan and Douban were found to influence gross revenue, but volume on Maoyan has the highest predictive power. Marketing on Maoyan is primarily broadcast marketing, whereas that on Douban is only eWOM marketing. Additionally, Hollywood hits depend on sequential marketing to succeed. Distributors should allocate resources to increase the volume on Maoyan before a movie is released and volume and valence on Douban after its release.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100376,"journal":{"name":"Digital Business","volume":"5 1","pages":"Article 100107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143166727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digital BusinessPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100106
Sami Seppänen, Juhani Ukko, Minna Saunila
{"title":"Understanding determinants of digital transformation and digitizing management functions in incumbent SMEs","authors":"Sami Seppänen, Juhani Ukko, Minna Saunila","doi":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100106","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study focused on the factors enabling digital transformation and the digitization of management functions in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Empirical evidence was derived from case studies involving 22 incumbent SMEs. The findings indicate that while employee capabilities and digital know-how are essential enablers of digital transformation, they also present challenges, including skill gaps, resistance to change, and reliance on legacy systems. To facilitate effective digital transformation, we propose that SMEs enhance technological skills within their workforce, cultivate innovation-friendly cultures, and address the disconnect between public discourse and actual digital tool adoption. Companies should adopt a cautious approach when integrating new technologies, emphasizing sustainable and human-centric transition. Furthermore, developing leadership skills that promote data-driven decision-making, collaborative problem-solving, and adaptive management is crucial. This study provides valuable insights into the dual role of employee capabilities in both facilitating and obstructing digital transformation within SMEs, offering guidance on strategies to successfully overcome the challenges that this transformation brings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100376,"journal":{"name":"Digital Business","volume":"5 1","pages":"Article 100106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143166728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digital BusinessPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-02-25DOI: 10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100114
Thomas K. Dasaklis , Ioannis T. Thomaidis , Panagiotis G. Giannopoulos , Giannis T. Tsoulfas
{"title":"Rethinking bitcoin's energy use through sustainable digital business models and resources monetization: A multiple case study analysis","authors":"Thomas K. Dasaklis , Ioannis T. Thomaidis , Panagiotis G. Giannopoulos , Giannis T. Tsoulfas","doi":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100114","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.digbus.2025.100114","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to gain traction, its energy consumption and potential environmental impact have sparked considerable debate within the scientific community. In this paper, we explore the theoretical underpinnings of BTC blockchain infrastructure and BTC mining as potent instruments for resource monetization, giving rise to innovative digital business models. In particular, we explore the complex relationship between BTC mining and sustainable energy practices, reframing BTC mining from an energy-intensive activity to a potential catalyst for sustainable value creation. Based on a sound methodological approach that relies upon case study analysis, grounded theory and Causal Loop Diagrams (CLDs) we investigate BTC mining's potential as a resource monetization instrument. According to the results, it is clear that BTC mining can absorb excess energy, balance energy grids and support renewable energy integration, ultimately contributing to environmental sustainability and economic efficiency. The findings suggest that BTC mining, when integrated with advanced technologies and unused energy from renewable or stranded sources, creates new business opportunities that align economic incentives with sustainability goals. The research contributes to the ongoing debate about BTC's environmental impact by offering an alternative perspective: that BTC mining can, under the right conditions, promote cleaner energy use and reduce the carbon footprint of energy production. The paper provides valuable insights for policymakers, industry stakeholders and researchers interested in the intersection of BTC mining industry and blockchain-based digital business models.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100376,"journal":{"name":"Digital Business","volume":"5 1","pages":"Article 100114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143518949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digital BusinessPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.digbus.2024.100098
Mario Dobrovnik , David M. Herold , Sebastian Kummer
{"title":"Exploring supply chain managers' complex perceptions of dynamic capabilities for digital transformation","authors":"Mario Dobrovnik , David M. Herold , Sebastian Kummer","doi":"10.1016/j.digbus.2024.100098","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.digbus.2024.100098","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although the use of new digital technologies is an increasingly important topic for supply chain managers, existing literature is limited on what specific capabilities are perceived to be important for a successful transition to digital supply chains, in particular from a managerial perspective. In response, this study examines how supply chain managers perceive the importance and interconnections of specific digital capabilities for digital transformation. Based on a digital capability framework, we surveyed supply chain managers in Austria and Germany. The sample consisted of two groups, comprising senior managers from logistics service providers and from manufacturing companies. Decision-Making Trail and Evaluation (DEMATEL) was used to evaluate the managers' perceptions of the importance of the enablers and their relationships between capabilities. Our findings show that senior managers in the supply chain domain perceive interactions between dynamic capabilities as a complex and highly interconnected system, rather than discrete and linear. Digital mindset crafting, digital scenario planning and improving digital maturity were identified as the most relevant capabilities in both subsamples, while digital sensing was considered to be the most relevant capability at the construct level, followed by digital seizing and digital transforming. Furthermore, supply chain managers in manufacturing perceived that digital capabilities were more developed in their industry. We anticipate that our findings will inform and guide capability-building in dynamic corporate settings. This study is one of the first to empirically assess how supply chain managers perceive the importance of specific digital capabilities and their interdependencies for digital transformation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100376,"journal":{"name":"Digital Business","volume":"5 1","pages":"Article 100098"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143166125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digital BusinessPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.digbus.2024.100099
Najla Abu, Filipa Pires da Silva, Pedro Rino Vieira
{"title":"Government support for SMEs in the Fintech Era: Enhancing access to finance, survival, and performance","authors":"Najla Abu, Filipa Pires da Silva, Pedro Rino Vieira","doi":"10.1016/j.digbus.2024.100099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.digbus.2024.100099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are pivotal to global economic growth and stability but often face considerable barriers in accessing finance for growth and survival. Traditional financial support mechanisms present complexities and challenges, limiting the prosperity of SMEs. This systematic literature review (SLR), underpinned by bibliometric analysis, investigates how financial technology (Fintech) can help overcome these challenges. By analyzing 54 empirical studies, this review examines both the direct and synergistic effects of government support and Fintech innovations on SME financing. Our findings reveal a synergistic relationship between government initiatives and Fintech solutions, proposing transformative strategies that depart from traditional approaches that often separate them. Within the context of recent global economic and regulatory shifts, our study underscores the crucial role of policymakers in creating an enabling environment for SME growth through Fintech. This review addresses a key gap in the literature and provides a foundation for future research on the dynamic relationship between government support and Fintech. It emphasizes their combined capacity to transform SME financial empowerment and contribute to sustainable economic development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100376,"journal":{"name":"Digital Business","volume":"5 1","pages":"Article 100099"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143166122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Digital BusinessPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-12-27DOI: 10.1016/j.digbus.2024.100102
Min Hyeok Kang, Seongcheol Kim
{"title":"Research trends in entertainment robots: A comprehensive review of the literature from 1998 to 2024","authors":"Min Hyeok Kang, Seongcheol Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.digbus.2024.100102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.digbus.2024.100102","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Entertainment robots, a subset of social robots designed to engage users, constitute a crucial dimension of human–robot interaction. However, current research predominantly focuses on technical advancements, leaving non-technical aspects, such as user experience and emotional engagement, underexplored. This study examines the research trends and gaps in the field of entertainment robots through a bibliometric analysis of 237 academic works published between 1998 and 2024 and a systematic literature review of 26 non-technical studies published since 2016. The bibliometric analysis reveals a decline in publications after 2022 and highlights that most research has been conducted from a technical perspective, while the literature review identifies a lack of understanding of the human-centered aspects of entertainment robots, including emotional responses and long-term engagement. This study emphasizes the need for future research that address these gaps and is aligned with industry needs, particularly highlighting that more research is needed on user-centered designs that enhance human–robot interaction in entertainment contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100376,"journal":{"name":"Digital Business","volume":"5 1","pages":"Article 100102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143166123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}