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How Government Subsidies Facilitate the Digital Transformation of Suppliers
by
Xiong-Lei Hao
Xiong-Lei Hao ,
Xing-Yu Chen
Xing-Yu Chen * and
Fu-Tao Wang
Fu-Tao Wang
School of Public Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2024, 16(19), 8652; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16198652 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 1 September 2024
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Revised: 27 September 2024
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Accepted: 4 October 2024
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Published: 6 October 2024
Abstract
Digital transformation is increasingly recognized as a key driver of sustainable development, enabling suppliers to improve efficiency, reduce resource consumption, and adapt to changing market demands. However, it remains a challenging process for suppliers, often hindered by resource and capacity constraints. This study investigates how government subsidies can facilitate supplier digital transformation, considering supply chain diffusion and local government competition dynamics. Using data from A-share listed companies in China between 2010 and 2021, our analysis reveals that government subsidies significantly promote supplier digital transformation by encouraging a more diversified downstream customer base. Moreover, customer digital transformation can facilitate supplier digital transformation, but spillover effects are higher within the same jurisdiction than across different jurisdictions. This study further identifies that the impact of government subsidies is more pronounced under higher opportunistic risk but is constrained by systemic risk. Additionally, suppliers with higher human capital and a smaller digital divide with customers exhibit greater effectiveness in adopting innovation diffusion. These findings provide valuable insights into optimizing local government subsidies policies to enhance supplier digital transformation and contribute to the broader goal of sustainable development.
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Hao, X.-L.; Chen, X.-Y.; Wang, F.-T.
How Government Subsidies Facilitate the Digital Transformation of Suppliers. Sustainability 2024, 16, 8652.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16198652
AMA Style
Hao X-L, Chen X-Y, Wang F-T.
How Government Subsidies Facilitate the Digital Transformation of Suppliers. Sustainability. 2024; 16(19):8652.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16198652
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Hao, Xiong-Lei, Xing-Yu Chen, and Fu-Tao Wang.
2024. "How Government Subsidies Facilitate the Digital Transformation of Suppliers" Sustainability 16, no. 19: 8652.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16198652
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