文献类型：期刊文献

中文题名：供应链网络结构对企业数字化转型的影响

英文题名：Research on the Impact of Supply Chain Network Structure on Enterprise Digital Transformation

作者：薛春辉[1];王俊秋[1];柳颖[1]

机构：[1]华东理工大学商学院,上海200237

年份：2025

卷号：47

期号：4

起止页码：23

中文期刊名：经济管理

外文期刊名：Business and Management Journal ( BMJ )

收录：;北大核心:【北大核心2023】；

基金：国家自然科学基金青年项目“供应链ESG对企业绿色治理的影响研究——基于媒体负面报道的经验证据”(72402067);中国博士后科学基金面上资助项目“供应链数字化与企业绿色转型:基于资源编排理论的视角”(2023M741164)。

语种：中文

中文关键词：供应链网络;中心度;结构洞;数字化转型

外文关键词：supply chain network;centrality;structural hole;digital transformation

摘要：企业嵌入的供应链网络兼具复杂性与协同性,其存在为企业获取必要信息、响应市场需求、优化资源配置、实现价值增值提供了更多可能性。基于此,本研究以2007—2022年上市公司的供应商和客户数据为基础,采用网络中心度和结构洞刻画企业所处的供应链网络结构特征,实证检验了供应链网络结构对企业数字化转型的影响效应及其作用机制。研究结果表明,越接近供应链网络中心位置的公司,其数字化转型程度越高,而占据丰富结构洞的公司,则不利于推进数字化转型。机制研究表明,供应链网络中心度越高、占据结构洞越少的企业,其知识吸收能力越强、信息透明度越高,进而对数字化转型产生积极影响。异质性分析表明,在资产专用性高、信息验证成本高、地区金融发展水平低、行业竞争程度高、融资约束低等情况下,供应链网络结构对企业数字化转型的影响更为显著。经济后果检验表明,基于供应链网络结构视角的企业数字化转型显著促进了企业价值与供应链效率提升。本文研究从供应链网络结构层面为企业增强核心竞争力提供了理论参考,也为深入理解和优化企业数字化转型战略提供了重要思路和实证支持。
The embeddedness of enterprise supply chain networks reflects inherent complexity and cooperative dynamics that facilitate information acquisition,enhance market responsiveness,optimize resource optimization,and promote value creation.This study analyzes the supply chain networks of listed companies from 2007 to 2022,employing measures such as network centrality and structural holes to characterize the structural features of enterprise supply networks.We further examine the impact of supply chain network structures on firms’digital transformation,as well as the underlying mechanisms.The main findings are as follows.First,supply chain network centrality is positively associated with digital transformation,whereas structural holes are negatively associated with it.These results remain robust across a series of robustness tests.Second,the mechanism analysis shows that greater centrality and fewer structural holes within supply chain networks enhance knowledge assimilation and information transparency,thereby facilitating digital transformation.Third,the heterogeneity analysis indicates that the impact of supply chain network structure on digital transformation is more pronounced under conditions of high asset specificity,high information verification costs,low regional financial development,intense industry competition,and low financing constraints.Finally,the economic consequence analysis reveals that digital transformation-when examined through the lens of supply chain network structure-significantly improves both firm value and supply chain efficiency.This paper makes three key contributions to the literature.First,it elucidates the role of supply chain network structure in shaping enterprise digital transformation.By emphasizing network characteristics within the supply chain,the study enriches the existing theoretical framework and provides novel empirical evidence on the structural antecedents of digital transformation.Second,it uncovers the underlying mechanisms through which supply chain network structure affects digital transformation.Firms that occupy central positions in the network or span fewer structural holes are better positioned to acquire knowledge and disseminate information,thereby achieving more effective digital transformation outcomes.Third,the study offers actionable implications for both corporate practitioners and policymakers.It underscores the strategic significance of digital transformation and highlights the potential of leveraging supply chain network positions to enhance digital capabilities.Furthermore,it provides policy recommendations aimed at fostering inter-organizational collaboration,promoting deeper integration into supply chains,and supporting the successful implementation of digital initiatives.Collectively,these contributions advance both scholarly understanding and practical application in the field of enterprise digital transformation.The practical implications of this study are threefold.First,enterprises should strengthen the management of supply chain network relationships.In particular,firms are advised to cultivate close collaborations with core enterprises within the supply chain to draw upon their successful experiences in digital transformation,thereby enhancing their own digital capabilities.Second,firms should establish robust information-sharing mechanisms.By leveraging their strategic positions within the supply chain network,enterprises can institutionalize transparent data exchange protocols.This promotes bidirectional knowledge transfer and enhances both digital capabilities and operational transparency.Such mechanisms not only bolster organizational absorptive capacity but also reduce information asymmetries,thereby creating favorable systemic conditions for digital transformation.Third,enterprises should formulate differentiated digital transformation strategies based on their internal and external environments.Transformation initiatives should be aligned with contextual factors such as asset specificity,regional financial development,industry competition intensity,and financing constraints to ensure their effectiveness and sustainability.