Enhancing
urban
innovation
resilience
is
crucial
for
adapting
to
change
and
pursuing
innovation-driven,
high-quality
development.
The
global
trend
of
digital
transformation
has
profound
implications
innovation;
however,
the
specific
effects
on
remain
insufficiently
explored.
This
study
utilizes
panel
data
from
285
prefecture-level
above
cities
in
China,
spanning
2007
2022.
It
treats
Broadband
China
Pilot
(BCP)
policy
as
a
quasi-natural
experiment
employs
time-varying
Difference-in-Differences
(DID)
method
investigate
impact
resilience.
results
yield
several
important
insights:
(i)
enhances
resilience;
(ii)
effect
heterogeneous
across
regions
city
sizes;
(iii)
improves
through
mediation
green
total
factor
productivity
(GTFP);
(iv)
industrial
upgrading
vitality
play
significant
moderating
roles
relationship
between
These
findings
contribute
deeper
theoretical
understanding
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2025
Purpose
Digital
transformation
is
the
key
for
family
firms
to
gain
a
competitive
advantage
in
digital
economy.
This
paper
empirically
examines
effect
of
founder
control
on
firms’
from
perspectives
risk-taking
and
founders’
power.
Design/methodology/approach
uses
an
unbalanced
panel
dataset
test
hypotheses
using
sample
Chinese
A-share
listed
2010
2022.
Findings
Compared
non-founder-controlled
firms,
founder-controlled
are
more
capable
driving
only
facilitate
substantive
rather
than
symbolic
transformation.
Mechanism
analysis
reveals
that
associated
with
higher
inclination
power,
which
leads
greater
willingness
ability
Heterogeneity
indicates
particularly
advantageous
promoting
without
state
capital
participation,
second-generation
involvement
weak
Confucian
cultural
embeddedness.
Originality/value
To
study
how
affects
transformation,
this
article
splits
enterprises
into
non-founder
control.
divides
paths,
each
distinctive
objectives.
improves
understanding
enterprise
processes
provides
policy
insights
their
evolution.
Technological and Economic Development of Economy,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
0(0), С. 1 - 32
Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2025
The
aim
of
this
paper
is
to
explore
the
technological
innovation
mechanism
by
which
digital
transformation
(DT)
influences
total
factor
productivity
(TFP).
We
take
Chinese
listed
firms
from
2007
2020
as
research
samples,
and
con-
tribute
above
goals
based
on
fixed-effect
models,
instrumental
variables,
mediation
effect,
moderating
effect
models.
It
has
been
found
that
(1)
while
DT
contributes
positively
productivity,
enhancement
TFP
in
current
primarily
attributed
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
technology
rather
than
other
techno-
logical
innovation.
(2)
From
an
innovation-directed
perspective,
impact
may
be
offset
forms
innovation,
such
green
energy
technology.
Specifically,
non-AI
direction
not
align
with
implications
DT.
(3)
Intellectual
property
protection
impedes
constrains
deployment
AI
Conversely,
business
strategic
radicalism
corporate
intangible
asset
have
yielded
favorable
outcomes.
This
study
only
verifies
channel
for
enhancing
mainly
stems
technology,
but
also
implies
might
exert
a
negative
technologies.
First
published
online
12
February
2025
Asian Review of Accounting,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 18, 2025
Purpose
This
study
aimed
to
analyze
the
impact
of
enterprise
digital
transformation
on
bank
loan
contracting
from
2007
2021.
Design/methodology/approach
used
an
empirical
approach
examine
interest
rates
and
possible
mechanisms.
The
data
firms
were
obtained
by
Python,
information
Chinese
listed
was
hand-collected
notes
annual
report.
Findings
results
show
that
can
significantly
reduce
rate
heterogeneity
in
nature
property
rights,
industry
type
firm
size.
above
remain
significant
after
conducting
a
series
robustness
tests.
Channel
tests
suggest
promote
total
factor
productivity,
improve
firms’
environment
risk
financial
distress,
thus
helping
them
their
rate.
In
addition,
banks’
also
affect
link
between
rates.
Originality/value
First,
this
paper
deeply
investigates
relationship
contracting,
mechanisms
behind
it
which
expands
research
economic
consequences
digitalization.
Developing
digitalization
society
has
been
top
priority
China
as
is
urgent
task
survive
competitive
global
developing
country.
Second,
developed
countries,
evidence
relating
plentiful.
However,
studies
are
still
very
limited
no
database
like
Dealscan
US.
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
12(1)
Опубликована: Март 6, 2025
Abstract
Firms
are
increasingly
shifting
towards
digital
channels,
yet
the
implications
of
this
shift
remain
underexplored.
Using
a
unique
database
customer
behaviors
extracted
from
top
2000
mobile
apps
developed
by
companies
in
China,
study
investigates
impact
on
inefficient
corporate
investments.
The
results
indicate
that
metrics
such
as
active
user
count,
usage
duration,
and
app
launch
frequency
can
mitigate
investments,
notably
curtailing
overinvestment.
These
findings
survive
series
robustness
checks
altering
measures
investment,
extending
analysis
to
include
five
apps,
incorporating
H-share
listed
firms,
employing
instrumental
variables
regression.
Moreover,
mechanism
indicates
help
reduce
investments
lowering
agency
costs
relaxing
financial
constraints.
Further
examines
business
models
these
(paid
vs.
free)
well
their
reputation
mechanisms,
revealing
pricing
strategies
brands
also
play
role
how
adoption
affects
investment.
Applied Economics Letters,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 7
Опубликована: Янв. 4, 2025
The
digitization
of
economies
underscores
the
crucial
role
digital
transformation
in
advancing
export
technological
sophistication.
With
advancement
digitalization,
future
growth
depends
on
strengthening
competitiveness
high-tech
exports
rather
than
simply
increasing
volume,
making
adoption
technologies
for
driving
high-quality
trade
development.
This
paper
explores
relationship
between
and
sophistication
among
Chinese
listed
firms,
with
a
focus
mediating
roles
innovation
activity.
study
provides
empirical
evidence
that
enhances
firms'
by
fostering
exports.
In
terms
heterogeneity,
positive
impact
is
particularly
significant
firms
located
eastern
region,
operating
non-high-tech
capital-intensive
industries,
privately-owned
firms.
offers
practical
insights
public
policies
support
their
transformation,
helping
them
align
economy,
improve
product
quality,
foster
sustainable,
high-quality,
healthy
economic
growth.
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
17(2), С. 509 - 509
Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2025
Digitization
plays
a
vital
role
in
fostering
economic
and
social
development.
This
study
empirically
investigates
the
impact
of
digitization
on
urban
industrial
structures,
technological
innovation,
public
service
levels,
social–ecological
resilience.
Various
approaches,
including
two-tier
stochastic,
spatial
econometric,
panel
threshold
models,
have
been
employed
to
analyze
data
from
287
cities
2008
2023.
These
are
examined
through
quasi-natural
experiment
analyzing
evolution
resilience
following
China’s
promotion
national
comprehensive
pilot
zone
for
big
data.
The
findings
as
follows.
(1)
positive
effects
ecological
substantially
outweigh
negative
effects,
with
an
overall
increasing
trend
net
effect,
albeit
significant
regional
differences.
(2)
Digitalization
exhibits
spillover
enhancing
local
while
inhibiting
improvements
neighboring
cities.
(3)
Technological
innovation
levels
positively
affect
resilience,
whereas
structure
upgrading
has
indirect
effect.
Both
demonstrate
nonlinear
under
constraints
intermediary
mechanism.
(4)
In
terms
policy
mechanisms,
differences
structure,
capacity,
must
be
considered.
approach
is
essential
promoting
organic
integration
across
regions,
mitigating
polarization
diffusion
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
17(2), С. 779 - 779
Опубликована: Янв. 20, 2025
Digital
transformation
has
become
a
crucial
strategic
decision
for
enterprises
to
strengthen
international
competitiveness
and
achieve
sustainable
development.
This
study
aims
investigate
the
impact
of
digital
on
outward
foreign
direct
investment
(OFDI)
performance
conditions
that
influence
this
relationship
using
ordinary
least-squares
regression
estimation
method
data
Chinese
A-share
listed
enterprises.
The
results
show
improves
OFDI
performance.
mechanism
analysis
verifies
enhances
by
promoting
corporate
reputation
innovation.
moderating
demonstrates
host
country’s
infrastructure
negatively
moderates
positive
between
performance,
while
diplomatic
relations
home
countries
play
role.
heterogeneity
reveals
state-owned,
labor-intensive,
technology-intensive
investing
in
non-Belt-and-Road
benefit
more
from
promote
extends
theory
emerging
market
context
provide
practical
implications
improving
multinational
Systems,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(11), С. 471 - 471
Опубликована: Ноя. 4, 2024
Against
the
backdrop
of
frequent
global
trade
conflicts
and
accelerated
competition
in
digital
economy,
we
investigated
how
friction
shocks
affect
firms’
total
factor
productivity
(TFP),
with
a
focus
on
role
transformation.
We
employed
statistical
analysis
method
based
multi-period
difference-in-differences
model
anti-dumping
countervailing
measures
as
quasi-natural
experiments
to
analyze
firm-level
panel
data
for
Chinese
exporters
from
2003
2016.
The
results
indicate
that
frictions
compel
export
firms
enhance
their
TFP,
while
transformation
further
promotes
this
growth.
This
main
conclusion
still
holds
after
series
tests
such
parallel
trend
checks,
placebo
tests,
variations
primary
variables.
mechanism
shows
that,
response
shocks,
aiming
boost
have
strategically
reallocated
internal
resources
by
increasing
exports
alternative
products
expanding
into
overseas
markets
rather
than
solely
relying
innovation.
Additionally,
mitigates
negative
effects
firm
innovation
facilitates
faster
resource
reallocation
during
challenges.
heterogeneity
reveals
proves
more
beneficial
are
multi-product,
non-state-owned,
engaged
general
trade,
operating
highly
competitive
industries.
paper
contributes
understanding
at
micro
level,
offering
valuable
insights
strategies
navigating
these
