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Enterprise Digital Transformation, Industry Concentration and Carbon Performance
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Abstract
With the intensification of the global climate crisis, the issue of corporate carbon emissions has become increasingly prominent. Utilizing data from A-share listed industrial companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen spanning from 2014 to 2022, this research examines the influence of corporate digital transformation on carbon emissions performance and investigates how industry concentration acts as a moderating factor in this relationship. The results indicate that digital transformation in enterprises has a notable impact on carbon performance, demonstrating a positive link between the two. However, industry concentration negatively moderates this positive effect, i.e., in an environment with high industry concentration, the positive effect of digital transformation on carbon performance is diminished. In addition, heterogeneity analyses reveal that the nature of firms' property rights does not exert a substantial influence on the connection between digital transformation and carbon performance. The robustness test further confirms the reliability of the findings. This study provides policy makers and business managers with theoretical basis and practical guidance on how to effectively promote green transformation of enterprises.
Keywords
corporate digital transformation, carbon performance, industry concentration, moderating effect, environmental benefits
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Gao,S. (2025). Enterprise Digital Transformation, Industry Concentration and Carbon Performance.Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,160,34-45.
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