TOE Configuration Analysis of Smart City Construction in China Under the Concept of Sustainable Development

Junjie Liu, Xiaomeng Liu () and Jiaoping Yang
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Junjie Liu: School of Economics and Management, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 99 Songling Road, Qingdao 266061, China
Xiaomeng Liu: School of Economics and Management, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 99 Songling Road, Qingdao 266061, China
Jiaoping Yang: School of Economics and Management, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 99 Songling Road, Qingdao 266061, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 23, 1-15

Abstract: The construction of smart cities is an effective path for sustainable urban development. Determining how to build smart cities and choose effective development models has attracted attention from all walks of life. Consequently, determining how to promote the development of smart cities and how to choose effective development models has also attracted attention. This paper takes 77 prefecture-level cities in China as case studies to explore the impact of technology, organization, and environment on the high-level development of smart cities. In this study, the fsQCA (fuzzy set-based qualitative comparative analysis) method was used to explore the configuration effects of three types of factors. The main findings are as follows: Firstly, no single factor among the three categories is a necessary condition for the high development level of smart cities, indicating that relying solely on technological conditions cannot build high-level smart cities. Secondly, the path of development of a smart city can be summarized into three modes: Both organizational and industrial environment type, both governance and cultural environment type, and balanced development type. Finally, among the three modes, the government’s digital governance capability and industrial environment play a crucial role in achieving a high level of development in smart cities. This article examines the development of smart cities from a systems perspective and provides useful, practical insights for the construction of smart cities.

Keywords: smart city; allocation of government attention; sustainability; fsQCA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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