Enterprise digital transformation, COVID-19 and innovation persistence: evidence from China

Yan Yu and Pingping Shao

Applied Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 32, issue 8, 1097-1102

Abstract: This study investigates the detrimental influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the corporate innovation persistence and explores the mitigating effect of digital transformation by using Chinese A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2021. We find that the COVID-19 pandemic engenders a reduction in the corporate innovation persistence. However, a higher degree of digital transformation effectively alleviates this effect through three mechanisms: alleviating financial constraints, maintaining business stability, and improving investment efficiency. Our findings contribute to the literature concerning the relationship between digital transformation and corporate innovation, and provide micro-level evidence of the digital transformation of enterprises to mitigate public emergencies.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2023.2301480

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