The effects of intellectual property protection on corporate digital transformation

Huatao Zhang, Tao Bi, Yunqiao Shen and Sophia Zimeng Tu

International Review of Economics & Finance, 2025, vol. 103, issue C

Abstract: This study explores how intellectual property protection (IPP) influences the digital transformation of firms, based on data of A-share listed companies in China from 2011 to 2022. The results indicate that: internal IPP plays a significant role in promoting digital transformation; it also fosters corporate innovation, which further facilitates this transformation; additionally, external IPP enhances the positive impact of internal IPP on digital transformation, with this moderating effect varying across different regions—namely eastern, central, and western China.

Keywords: Intellectual property protection; Dual perspectives of internal and external; Digital transformation; Corporate innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2025.104478

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