Can the Synergy of Digitalization and Servitization Boost Carbon-Related Manufacturing Productivity? Evidence from China’s Provincial Panel Data

Gang Li (), Yanan Chen and Yan Cheng
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Gang Li: School of Economics Management, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi’an 710061, China
Yanan Chen: School of Economics Management, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi’an 710061, China
Yan Cheng: School of Economics Management, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi’an 710061, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-23

Abstract: With the goal of carbon peaking and neutrality, carbon productivity has become a means of sustainability in manufacturing, and the impact of the synergy of digitalization and servitization (DSS) on carbon productivity (CP) deserves in-depth study. Based on data with respect to manufacturing in 30 provinces in China from 2013 to 2020, a coupled coordination degree model is used to calculate the degree of manufacturing coordination. A regression effect model is used to explore the intrinsic mechanism of the impact of DSS on CP. The main results show the following: (1) The DSS in manufacturing positively contributes to enhancing CP, and there are non-linear features in both. (2) Technological innovation can contribute to the impact of DSS on CP, as does industry structure, and there is a mediating effect between the two. (3) When economic growth is used as the threshold, DSS and CP reflect a positive “U” relationship. Based on the above findings, policy recommendations are made to promote the sustainable development of manufacturing.

Keywords: synergy of digitalization and servitization; coupling coordination degree; positive “U” relationship; carbon productivity; manufacturing (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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