Beijing Union University, Beijing, China.
Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China.
PLoS One. 2024 Jun 6;19(6):e0298191. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298191. eCollection 2024.
Currently, digital transformation is having various impacts on enterprises around the world, including the green innovation. However, the current literature on the relationship between digitalization and green innovation in enterprises is scarce. What is the relationship between them, and whether heterogeneous environmental regulation has mediating effects, are questions that are worth exploring. Using a sample of listed manufacturing enterprises in China, this paper empirically tests the impact of digital transformation on enterprise green innovation. The results show that: (1) Digital transformation has a significant positive impact on green innovation, including green innovation output and green innovation capability. (2) Diverse environmental regulation may have mediating effects of digital transformation's influence on green innovation. (3) After a number of robustness tests, the conclusions are still valid. This paper can provide a reference for developing green development strategies for manufacturing enterprises.
目前,数字化转型正在对全球企业产生各种影响,包括绿色创新。然而,当前关于企业数字化和绿色创新之间关系的文献很少。它们之间存在什么关系,以及异质的环境规制是否具有中介效应,这些都是值得探讨的问题。本文利用中国上市制造业企业的样本,实证检验了数字化转型对企业绿色创新的影响。结果表明:(1)数字化转型对绿色创新,包括绿色创新产出和绿色创新能力,具有显著的正向影响。(2)多样化的环境规制可能对数字化转型对绿色创新的影响具有中介效应。(3)经过一系列稳健性检验后,结论仍然成立。本文可为制造业企业制定绿色发展战略提供参考。