Study on Impact of Managerial Effectiveness and Digitalization on Green Total Factor Productivity of Enterprises: Sample of Listed Heavy-Polluting Enterprises in China

Jun Yan () and Zexia Zhao
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Jun Yan: School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Zexia Zhao: School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-23

Abstract: In the process of evaluating the quality of a company’s development, the issues related to production capacity and environmental pollution have emerged as significant concerns. Drawing on the methodologies employed in previous related research, this study utilizes the Data Envelopment Analysis with relaxation variables and the Global Malmquist–Luenberger index to measure the green total factor productivity of Chinese heavy-polluting enterprises. The main findings of this study are as follows: (1) It is clearly demonstrated that higher managerial effectiveness has a substantial positive impact on the improvement of a company’s green total factor productivity; (2) the digitalization progress within enterprises serves as a moderating factor in the relationship between managerial effectiveness and green total factor productivity; (3) the extent of financial constraints acts as a mediating variable, intervening in the relationship between managerial efficiency and green total factor productivity; and (4) a threshold effect is detected between managerial effectiveness and the debt repayment pressure faced by enterprises. When the threshold values of managerial effectiveness or the quick ratio are surpassed, the influence of managerial effectiveness on the green total factor productivity of enterprises will undergo a change.

Keywords: managerial effectiveness; digitalization; green total factor productivity; environmental protection; heavy-polluting enterprises (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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