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The influence of digital transformation on low-carbon operations management practices and performance: does CEO ambivalence matter?

  • Hongyan Sheng
  • , Taiwen Feng*
  • , Ling Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai
  • Haier Group

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Abstract

Although digital transformation has aroused the interest of scholars and practitioners, how to reach a win-win situation between economic and carbon performance in the context of carbon neutrality has not been well addressed. Based on organizational information processing theory, this study investigates how digital transformation affects economic and carbon performance via low-carbon operations management practices (LOMP) and the moderating role of CEO ambivalence. We test research hypotheses using hierarchical regression analysis by collecting data from 297 Chinese manufacturing firms. Our results reveal that all three dimensions of LOMP mediate the impact of digital transformation on carbon performance, and low-carbon products mediate the impact of digital transformation on economic performance. In addition, CEO ambivalence weakens the impacts of digital transformation on three dimensions of LOMP. The findings extend the digital transformation and LOMP literature and provide theoretical guidance for managers to achieve the goals of economic development and carbon reduction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6215-6229
Number of pages15
JournalInternational Journal of Production Research
Volume61
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

  • CEO ambivalence
  • Digital transformation
  • carbon performance
  • economic performance
  • low-carbon operations management

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