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Title The relationship between digital economy and industrial green innovation efficiency - based on the perspective of external knowledge sources
ID_Doc 62576
Authors Liao, GL; Hou, XS; Li, Y; Wang, JY
Title The relationship between digital economy and industrial green innovation efficiency - based on the perspective of external knowledge sources
Year 2024
Published Journal Of Knowledge Management, 28, 5
DOI 10.1108/JKM-05-2023-0435
Abstract PurposeDriven by the development of the global digital economy, knowledge management in industrial enterprises offers more possibilities for green innovation. Based on the perspective of external knowledge sources, this study aims to construct a panel regression model to explore the relationship between digital economy and industrial green innovation efficiency.Design/methodology/approachPanel data from 30 regions in China from 2011 to 2020 were selected as research samples. All data are obtained from national and provincial statistical yearbooks. Coupling coordination degree analysis, entropy method, panel regression analysis, robustness test and threshold effect test by Stata 16.0 were used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe empirical results demonstrate the hypotheses and reveal the following findings: the digital economy is positively related to industrial green innovation efficiency and external knowledge sources, and external knowledge sources mediate the relationship between them. Moreover, based on the threshold test results, the digital economy has a double-threshold effect on industrial green innovation efficiency.Originality/valueBased on the perspective of external knowledge sources, the proposed mediating mechanism between the digital economy and industrial green innovation efficiency has not been established previously, further enriching the research on the antecedents and outcomes of external knowledge sources. Moreover, this study estimated the direct influence mechanism and double-threshold effect of the digital economy on industrial green innovation efficiency from theoretical and empirical analysis, thus responding to the call of scholars and adding to existing research on how the digital economy affects the green transformation of industrial enterprises.
Author Keywords External knowledge sources; Digital economy; Industrial green innovation efficiency; Panel regression analysis
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:001169255100001
WoS Category Information Science & Library Science; Management
Research Area Information Science & Library Science; Business & Economics
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