The role of digitalization and knowledge sharing on the performance of french companies: exploring the mediating role of corporate social responsibility

El papel de la digitalización y el intercambio de conocimientos en el rendimiento de las empresas francesas: exploración del papel mediador de la responsabilidad social de las empresas

Tarek Mejri (), Mohamed Anis Ben Abdallah, Tahar Lazhar Ayed () and Karima Saci
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Tarek Mejri: LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne
Mohamed Anis Ben Abdallah: UCAR - Université de Carthage (Tunisie) = University of Carthage
Tahar Lazhar Ayed: Hekma School of Busine​ss & Law​​​​​​​​​​​ - Dar Al-Hekma University, Dar Al-Hekma University, جامعة صفاقس - Université de Sfax - University of Sfax
Karima Saci: Dar Al-Hekma University

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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of digitalization (DG) and knowledge sharing (KS) on the financial performance (FP) of French companies by examining the mediating role of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Based on a sample of 118 French companies and using structural equation modeling (PLSSEM), the study reveals that neither DG nor KS has a significant direct impact on FP. Furthermore, CSR plays a full mediating role in the relationship between DG and FP, indicating that a positive effect of DG on FP is exclusively due to the integration of CSR. In contrast, KS does not have a significant effect on FP, even with CSR as a mediator.

Keywords: Financial performance; Dynamic capabilities; CSR; Knowledge sharing; Digitalization; Intercambio de conocimientos; Capacidades dinámicas; Rendimiento financiero; RSE; Digitalización; Capacités dynamiques; Performance financière; Partage des connaissances; Digitalisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-06-19
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Published in Vie et Sciences de l'Entreprise, 2025, n°224 (1), pp.85-115. ⟨10.3917/vse.224.0085⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/vse.224.0085

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