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The asymmetric impact mechanism of supply chain digitalization driving green innovation
Yan Zichun, Shi Yixiao, Hu Yelin, Lin Yishan
Science Research Management ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (8) : 147-158.
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The asymmetric impact mechanism of supply chain digitalization driving green innovation
Supply chain digitalization serves as a core engine driving corporate green technology innovation. Using a sample of China's A-share listed companies from 2013 to 2023, this study constructs an empirical model incorporating third-order interaction effects to systematically examine the impact mechanism of supply chain digitalization on green technology innovation. It particularly highlights the moderating roles of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance and Absorptive Capacity (AC), as well as the higher-order influence of Supply Chain Finance (SCF) on these moderating effects. The findings indicate that supply chain digitalization significantly promotes corporate green technology innovation, an effect that remains robust after a series of robustness tests. Further analysis reveals that the driving path exhibits asymmetric characteristics when confronted with external intervention. Absorptive Capacity strengthens the positive impact of digitalization on green innovation by enhancing knowledge integration and transformation efficiency. This enhancing effect is not disrupted by the short-term nature of supply chain finance. Conversely, the moderating role of ESG performance exhibits conditionality. Its long-term value orientation requires sustained strategic commitment from firms, rendering it susceptible to suppression by the short-term profit-seeking nature of supply chain finance. This highlights the inherent tension between strategic commitment and operational efficiency. Although supply chain finance can enhance short-term capital efficiency, its near-term financial orientation weakens ESG's enabling effect on green innovation. This study not only unveils the black box of how digital supply chains translate into green innovation and elucidates the synergy and conflict between long-term strategy and short-term tactics in corporate green innovation, but also provides targeted theoretical foundations and practical pathways for firms to optimize digital supply chain governance and balance sustainable transformation with short-term operational efficiency.
supply chain digitalization / green technology innovation / environmental, social, and governance performance / absorptive capacity / supply chain finance
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