Contribution of digital governments to digital transformation of firms: evidence from China

Peide Liu, Baoying Zhu, Mingyan Yang and Bernard de Baets
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Peide Liu: SDUFE - Shandong University of Finance and Economics [Jinan]
Baoying Zhu: SDUFE - Shandong University of Finance and Economics [Jinan], UGENT - Universiteit Gent = Ghent University = Université de Gand
Mingyan Yang: UR - Université de Rennes, Southeast University [Jiangsu], CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Bernard de Baets: UGENT - Universiteit Gent = Ghent University = Université de Gand

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Abstract: Rapid advances in information and communication technologies have promoted the evolution of digital governments and the digital transformation of firms (DTF). As a provider of public services and a regulator, the government is associated closely with the operations of firms. However, the manner by which a digital government contributes to the DTF remains unknown. In this study, we use a sample of Chinese A-share listed firms in 2021 to determine the configurations of digital government components that generate different levels of DTF via fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis. Empirical results show that the synergy of multiple digital government components, instead of a single digital government component, generates high and non-high levels of DTF. Additionally, a digital government heterogeneously affects the digital transformation of state-owned and non-state-owned firms. Non-state-owned firms are more dependent on high-performing digital governments than state-owned firms in achieving high levels of DTF. These findings contribute to the understanding of the important role of digital governments and promote investigations into the driving mechanisms of the DTF.

Keywords: Digital government; digital transformation; fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis; state-owned and non-state-owned firms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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Published in Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 2024, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, pp.1-15. ⟨10.1080/09537325.2024.2323586⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2024.2323586

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