The Effect of SMEs’ Digitalization on Supply Chain Financing Performance: Based on the Resource Orchestration Theory
This study aims to use resource orchestration theory (ROT) to investigate how small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digitalization affects supply chain financing performance (SCFP) by examining the mediation effect of ambidextrous innovations. It also investigates the moderating role of environmen...
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| description | This study aims to use resource orchestration theory (ROT) to investigate how small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digitalization affects supply chain financing performance (SCFP) by examining the mediation effect of ambidextrous innovations. It also investigates the moderating role of environmental competitiveness on the relationship between SME digitalization and SCFP, and ambidextrous innovations, respectively. A valid representative sample for this study was drawn from 343 Chinese SMEs through a questionnaire survey. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The study revealed a positive impact of SMEs’ digitalization on SCFP. Meanwhile, exploitative innovation, not exploratory innovation, plays a partial mediating role between SMEs’ digitalization and SCFP. Environmental competitiveness strengthens the positive relationship between SMEs’ digitalization and SCFP. Moreover, environmental competitiveness strengthens the positive relationship between SMEs’ digitalization and exploratory innovation. This study is one of the first to identify digitalization as a key antecedent of SCFP and the mediating role of ambidextrous innovations on the relationship between SMEs’ digitalization and SCFP. Also, this is the first study to explore the moderating role of environmental competitiveness in the context of digitalization. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2f1011f0583040edade2af11ec8b8dba2025-08-20T02:42:35ZengMDPI AGJournal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research0718-18762025-02-012012010.3390/jtaer20010020The Effect of SMEs’ Digitalization on Supply Chain Financing Performance: Based on the Resource Orchestration TheoryQiang Lu0Wangzhe Qin1Rui Yan2Songbo Zhang3Lianyao Ma4School of Business, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, ChinaSchool of Business, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, ChinaSchool of Business, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, ChinaSchool of Business, Capital University of Economics and Business; Beijing 100070, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Nankai University, Tianjin 300110, ChinaThis study aims to use resource orchestration theory (ROT) to investigate how small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digitalization affects supply chain financing performance (SCFP) by examining the mediation effect of ambidextrous innovations. It also investigates the moderating role of environmental competitiveness on the relationship between SME digitalization and SCFP, and ambidextrous innovations, respectively. A valid representative sample for this study was drawn from 343 Chinese SMEs through a questionnaire survey. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The study revealed a positive impact of SMEs’ digitalization on SCFP. Meanwhile, exploitative innovation, not exploratory innovation, plays a partial mediating role between SMEs’ digitalization and SCFP. Environmental competitiveness strengthens the positive relationship between SMEs’ digitalization and SCFP. Moreover, environmental competitiveness strengthens the positive relationship between SMEs’ digitalization and exploratory innovation. This study is one of the first to identify digitalization as a key antecedent of SCFP and the mediating role of ambidextrous innovations on the relationship between SMEs’ digitalization and SCFP. Also, this is the first study to explore the moderating role of environmental competitiveness in the context of digitalization.https://www.mdpi.com/0718-1876/20/1/20SMEs’ digitalizationambidextrous innovationssupply chain financing performanceenvironmental competitivenessresource orchestration theory |
| spellingShingle | Qiang Lu Wangzhe Qin Rui Yan Songbo Zhang Lianyao Ma The Effect of SMEs’ Digitalization on Supply Chain Financing Performance: Based on the Resource Orchestration Theory Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research SMEs’ digitalization ambidextrous innovations supply chain financing performance environmental competitiveness resource orchestration theory |
| title | The Effect of SMEs’ Digitalization on Supply Chain Financing Performance: Based on the Resource Orchestration Theory |
| title_full | The Effect of SMEs’ Digitalization on Supply Chain Financing Performance: Based on the Resource Orchestration Theory |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of SMEs’ Digitalization on Supply Chain Financing Performance: Based on the Resource Orchestration Theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of SMEs’ Digitalization on Supply Chain Financing Performance: Based on the Resource Orchestration Theory |
| title_short | The Effect of SMEs’ Digitalization on Supply Chain Financing Performance: Based on the Resource Orchestration Theory |
| title_sort | effect of smes digitalization on supply chain financing performance based on the resource orchestration theory |
| topic | SMEs’ digitalization ambidextrous innovations supply chain financing performance environmental competitiveness resource orchestration theory |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/0718-1876/20/1/20 |
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