Journal of Northeastern University(Natural Science) ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (8): 1193-1200.DOI: 10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2024.08.016

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Supplier Relations and Corporate Digital Transformation

Tao LIU1, Xin-tian ZHUANG1, Wei-ping ZHANG2   

  1. 1.School of Business Administration,Northeastern University,Shenyang 110169,China
    2.School of Economics,Shandong University,Jinan 250100,China. Corresponding author: ZHANG Wei?ping,E-mail:wpzhang 0904@outlook. com
  • Received:2023-03-21 Online:2024-08-15 Published:2024-11-12

Abstract:

Based on the reality that Chinese listed enterprises generally rely on suppliers and the important background of the construction of “Digital China”, text analysis technology is used, and the data of A?share listed companies from 2007 to 2021 are selected to investigate the consequences and internal mechanism of supplier relations on corporate digital transformation. The research results indicate that, a significant “U”?shaped relationship between supplier concentration and corporate digital transformation. This “U”?shaped relationship is more remarkable in industries with low levels of competition, non?state?owned enterprises, and specialized new enterprises. Supplier concentration has an impact on corporate digital transformation by dynamically affecting trade credit financing.

Key words: supplier concentration, digital transformation, trade credit, degree of industrial competition, nature of property rights, nature of technology

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