Returnee executives and digital transformation: an inverted U-shaped relationship

Digital transformation has been an increasingly critical issue in the digital era. The paper expands research on corporate digital transformation drivers and examines executive contextual factors. A text mining method creates digital transformation indicators, and a nonlinear model is used to empiri...

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Published in:Technology analysis & strategic management 2024-12, Vol.36 (12), p.4004-4017
Main Authors: Ying, Ying, Meng, Xingchen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data mining
Digital transformation
financial position
financing constraints
Impact analysis
Nonlinear analysis
Position indicators
returnee executives
Robustness
Transformation
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Summary:Digital transformation has been an increasingly critical issue in the digital era. The paper expands research on corporate digital transformation drivers and examines executive contextual factors. A text mining method creates digital transformation indicators, and a nonlinear model is used to empirically analyse the impact of returnee executives on corporate digital transformation using Chinese A-share listed companies from 2012 to 2021. After robustness testing, returnee executives and company digital transformation have an inverted U-shaped, nonlinear relationship. Further studies show that financial restrictions strengthen the inverted U-shaped association between returnee executives and digital transformation, while financial position weakens it. The findings are of great reference and implication for promoting the digital transformation of enterprises.
ISSN:0953-7325
1465-3990
DOI:10.1080/09537325.2023.2238228