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April 26, 2026Industrial Management & Data Systems2 citations

Enhancing Digital Transformation Competency in Traditional Manufacturing Firms

Enhancing digital transformation competency in traditional manufacturing firms: the role of organizational unlearning and strategic flexibility

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FZFeng ZhangDYDeping YeKPKexi Pang

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Randomized trial explores digital transformation in manufacturing firms, highlighting key factors influencing success.

Key Points

  • This study investigates how traditional manufacturing firms develop digital transformation competency, focusing on the roles of organizational unlearning and strategic flexibility.
  • Survey conducted over one year with 176 Chinese manufacturing firms.
  • Key constructs measured include organizational unlearning, strategic flexibility, and digital transformation competency.
  • Hierarchical regression analyses tested direct and moderating effects, as well as a mediation model.
  • Organizational unlearning positively influences digital transformation competency.
  • Strategic flexibility mediates the relationship between unlearning and digital transformation competency.
  • Government support enhances the positive effect of unlearning, while government ties weaken this link.

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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69edabdf4a46254e215b3b69https://doi.org/10.1108/imds-04-2025-0389
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