Government Supports, Digital Capability, and Organizational Resilience Capacity during COVID-19: The Moderation Role of Organizational Unlearning

Yu Gao, Xiuyun Yang and Shuangyan Li
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Yu Gao: School of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
Xiuyun Yang: Institute of Technology, Business School of Xiamen, Xiamen 361021, China
Shuangyan Li: School of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-19

Abstract: This paper provides an investigation into how different types of government supports can be used to enhance organizational resilience capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on resource orchestration theory, this study examines the effects of direct government support and indirect government support on organizational resilience capacity, the mediation role of digital capability, and the moderation effects of organizational unlearning. The empirical results from 205 Chinese firms show that direct government support and indirect government support have positive effects on organizational resilience capacity, which were mediated by digital capability. In addition, organizational unlearning positively and negatively moderates the positive relationship between direct government support, indirect government support and digital capability. Our theoretical discussion and empirical results contribute to the literature related to organizational resilience, digital capability, government support, and organizational unlearning.

Keywords: organizational resilience capacity; digital capability; government support; organizational unlearning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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