Innovative Digital Technologies Research Articles

Impact of Leadership on Sales Performance Mediated by Digital Intellectuality and Innovation in Aceh Province, Indonesia

This study investigates how transformational and adaptive leadership influence sales performance in retail stores in Aceh Province, Indonesia, with digital intellectuality as a mediator and technological innovation as a moderator. Primary data were collected via a questionnaire distributed to 300 owners and employees of minimarkets, grocery stores, and cafes in North Aceh Regency, Bireuen Regency, and Lhokseumawe City. Using Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) for analysis, the findings reveal that both leadership styles positively impact digital intellectuality, which enhances technological innovation and boosts sales performance. Transformational leadership significantly mediates the relationship between digital intellectuality and sales performance, while adaptive leadership indirectly influences sales performance through digital intellectuality and technological innovation, highlighting the critical role of leadership in optimizing sales outcomes.

Cluster Dimensions of the Space of a New Residential District of Ukrainian ‘Post-Socialist’ City

The article presents research material devoted to new dimensions of the spatial organization of residential areas of Ukrainian “post-socialist” city. He is currently faced with the challenges of military actions aimed at destroying the urban environment of Ukrainian cities. Residential areas of the micro-district type of the “post-socialist” city are mostly built on the basis of the postulates of functionalism. In the theory and practice of urban planning, they did not foresee the vulnerability of objects of necessary and social infrastructure. The criteria of centrality, as focus of concentration of functions of the spatial organization of the city, are currently being transformed into criteria of dispersion. Functional zoning acquires the multiplicative nature of multidimensional functional zoning. Fractal urbanism methodology assumes local freedom and global cohesion of individual urban planning elements. New exponential organizational structures with innovative digital technologies create “breakthrough” models of development. One of which is the urban planning cluster. The new residential area “Levada-2” in the city of Poltava (Ukraine) is presented, which demonstrates the latest approaches in the cluster organization of living space.

Hand in hand or left behind: The dual impact of leading firms’ digital technologies on industry digital transformation

This study, utilizing Chinese listed companies from 2007 to 2022, reveals that enterprises can improve their digital transformation strategies by learning from the digital technologies of industry-leading companies. By free-riding on technology adoption, enterprises can reduce their R&D investments in implementing digital transformation projects, as existing digital technologies can be copied and improved for their own use. Furthermore, we find that firms with stronger research capabilities are more efficient at learning from leading firms’ digital technologies. Better digital technologies not only optimize a firm’s strategic plan for digital transformation but also enhance the actual implementation of such projects. This enhancement is achieved by easing financing constraints and diversifying the upstream chain. Our findings are robust to alternative variable measures and endogeneity tests. Overall, we highlight the technological spillovers of digital technology innovations by leading firms, facilitating a deeper digital transformation of other firms through various governance channels.

Can ESG ratings drive digital innovation in enterprises? Exploring Porter's hypothesis in the digital era

AbstractThe holistic reshaping and advancement of the global economy inherently demand the creation of synergies between digitization and environmentally sustainable development practices. This study pioneers an evaluation of the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings on corporate digital technology innovation, contrasting with existing literature. Using data from A‐share listed firms for 2011–2020, our research reveals that implementing ESG ratings stimulates corporate digital technology innovation across various dimensions, thereby confirming the presence of the Porter hypothesis in the digital era. Furthermore, these findings are substantiated through the utilization of various methodologies, such as synthetic difference‐in‐differences (SDID), multi‐period DID, event studies, and staggered DID. In addition, mechanism tests delve into the underlying channels through which ESG ratings stimulate corporate digital technology innovation, elucidating their ability to promote innovation through motivation stimulus and resource supply effects. Moreover, the heterogeneity analysis carried out in this study uncovers diverse effects on digital technology innovation stemming from factors such as firm characteristics, industry competitiveness, industry nature, regional intellectual property protection (IPP), and factor market development. Nevertheless, companies should refrain from blindly pursuing high ESG ratings to avoid overcorrecting because there is an inverse U‐shape relationship between ESG ratings and corporate digital technology innovation. These findings provide the theoretical basis and empirical evidence for the widescale utilization of ESG ratings. Thus, they offer useful guidance for executives and other policymakers aiming to foster a win–win scenario of digitization and green development.

Digital narratives and historical representation: A review - analyzing how digital mediums are revolutionizing the way history is taught and perceived

This study critically examines the transformative impact of digital narratives on historical representation, focusing on how digital mediums have revolutionized the way history is taught, perceived, and interacted with. Employing a systematic literature review and content analysis methodology, the research analyzes data from peer-reviewed articles, books, and digital platforms published between 2013 and 2023. The study's objectives include exploring the emergence and evolution of digital narratives in historical education, assessing their methodological approaches, and evaluating their educational, cultural, and technological impacts. Key findings reveal that digital narratives have significantly altered historical representation, introducing interactive storytelling techniques, democratizing historical knowledge, and integrating advanced technologies like AI and VR in historical education. These narratives have enhanced accessibility and engagement but also presented challenges such as the digital divide, the need for standardization, and potential biases in historical interpretation. The study concludes that the future landscape of historical representation in the digital age is poised to balance traditional and digital methodologies, emphasizing inclusivity and technological innovation. Recommendations are provided for educators, policy makers, and technologists to collaboratively create an accessible, accurate, and engaging digital historical landscape. Future research directions include investigating the long-term impacts of digital narratives on historical understanding, developing pedagogical strategies for digital history education, and exploring ethical considerations in digital historical representation. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the dynamic role of digital narratives in shaping historical knowledge and education in the digital era.

Cluster Dimensions of the Space of a New Residential District of Ukrainian ‘Post-Socialist’ City

The article presents research material devoted to new dimensions of the spatial organization of residential areas of Ukrainian “post-socialist” city. He is currently faced with the challenges of military actions aimed at destroying the urban environment of Ukrainian cities. Residential areas of the micro-district type of the “post-socialist” city are mostly built on the basis of the postulates of functionalism. In the theory and practice of urban planning, they did not foresee the vulnerability of objects of necessary and social infrastructure. The criteria of centrality, as focus of concentration of functions of the spatial organization of the city, are currently being transformed into criteria of dispersion. Functional zoning acquires the multiplicative nature of multidimensional functional zoning. Fractal urbanism methodology assumes local freedom and global cohesion of individual urban planning elements. New exponential organizational structures with innovative digital technologies create “breakthrough” models of development. One of which is the urban planning cluster. The new residential area “Levada-2” in the city of Poltava (Ukraine) is presented, which demonstrates the latest approaches in the cluster organization of living space.

The impact of digital technology training on developing academics’ digital competence in higher education context

PurposeA new normal regarding teaching and learning has been established after COVID-19. The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of digital technology training on developing academics’ digital competence in higher education context. A conceptual model was developed using stimulus–organism–response (SOR) theory. Additionally, this study investigates the mediating effect of transfer of learning and the moderating effect of innovative climate in the relation between trainer capability and academics’ digital competence.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 24 digital technology training sessions were organized. Data were collected from the 24 digital technology training sessions with 384 participants and analyzed using SPSS PROCESS macro.FindingsThe results indicated that digital technology training content and trainer capability were positively associated with academics’ digital competence. Mediation analysis indicated that transfer of learning mediated the relation between trainer capability and digital competence. Moderated mediated analysis revealed that the relationship between trainer capability and transfer of learning is stronger under a higher innovative climate.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature by applying the SOR theory in the context of digital technology training, providing a novel theoretical perspective on how digital training influences academics’ digital competencies. The study offers empirical evidence on the underlying process regarding the effect of digital technology training on academics’ digital competence. The findings revealed that transfer of learning as well as innovative climate play important intervening roles in enhancing academics’ digital competence. Higher education institutions can implement policies to promote the transfer of learning and innovative climate, allowing academics to learn innovative digital technology.

A long journey from telemedicine to digital (public) health: the vision of different stakeholders

Abstract The healthcare system willingly adopts new innovative means of communication and solutions offered by computer science. Telemedicine was one of the first terms used in this context. It was initially associated with providing medical services but quickly extended to other areas of health-related activities, including public health. The growth of the global web yielded new prospects for the provision of health services, also resulting in new terms to name the use of information and telecommunication technologies in healthcare. E-health, stemming from the end of 90ies in the 20th century, was initially defined as a new domain strongly associated with public health, especially in the context of access to health information. Quickly, its understanding was extended to all health-related interventions based on innovative digital technologies. Today, digital health and digital public health have emerged as the key terms, signifying the next phase of emerging applications that leverage the advancements made on the technical front. The medical community is probably more inclined to use the former term, while public health professionals are dedicated to the latter. But do these terms carry distinct meanings? Or is it merely a matter of the professional group’s background? Is the focus on individual or population health a differentiating factor? In the meantime, business and technical communities have developed the concept of Health 4.0. This concept emphasizes using technologies like the Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence. However, digital (public) health benefits hugely from these solutions. One can ask whether every professional community needs other concepts and new terms for naming fields, resulting from the multidisciplinary effort. And where are the plain people in this landscape? Do they have sufficient digital and health literacies to accept new modes of health service delivery?

Constitutional Guarantees of Intellectual Property Protection in the Context of Digital Transformation: Ukrainian Experience

The purposes of this research are to determine the legal status of intellectual property in the context of digital transformation; to analyse the role of innovative digital technologies in the legal regulation of intellectual property issues; to provide a detailed description of the measures of constitutional protection of intellectual property in the context of digital transformation in Ukraine; to systematize knowledge about constitutional guarantees of intellectual property protection; to determine the role of specialised courts in ensuring intellectual property protection; to provide specific proposals for the development of the legal framework for intellectual property protection. An important aspect of the current study is an in-depth analysis of the challenges and threats of digital transformation to intellectual property. In order to achieve this purpose, the following methods were used: the general philosophical method, the method of system analysis, synthesis, the dialectical method and the formal logical method, the method of deduction and induction. These methods have been used to formulate scientifically significant and practical conclusions on proposals for improving intellectual property legislation in line with the challenges and threats of digital transformation, as well as to provide interim conclusions in accordance with the research purpose.

Research on the Development Path of Industrial Internet Eco-Platform in the Context of China's Economic Digitization

The continuous innovation and promotion of digital technology represented by big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence have accelerated the development of a new round of technological revolution. The new round of technological revolution presents intelligent and networked characteristics, digital economy and digital technology to empower China's economic form to digital transformation, giving rise to a number of new business forms, new models, and bringing new opportunities. However, China is still facing problems such as a large digital divide, digital security threats, difficulties in implementing digital taxes, serious non-tariff barriers, difficulties in the digital transformation of enterprises and a lack of digital talents. Therefore, relevant research on the connotation and characteristics of the digitalisation of China's economy should be strengthened to provide theoretical support for China's economic transformation and high-quality development.

A Study on the Impact of Digital Transformation on Enterprise Performance: The Mediating Role of Dual Innovation and the Moderating Role of Management Power

Digital transformation and technological innovation have an essential impact on enterprise performance, and clarifying the relationship between the two has become a real problem that enterprise management needs to solve. This study utilizes data from China’s listed enterprises between 2012 and 2022 to comprehensively analyze the influence and mechanism of digital transformation on enterprise performance. The findings indicate the following: (1) Digital transformation can effectively promote improving enterprise performance and dual innovation levels. (2) Digital transformation positively impacts enterprise performance primarily through enhanced exploitative innovation, exploratory innovation, dual innovation balance, and complementarity. (3) Managerial power positively moderates the promotion effect of digital transformation on enterprise performance. (4) The impact of digital transformation on enterprise performance is more significant in the eastern and central regions, high-tech industries, and enterprises with good profitability. Based on these results, enterprises are suggested to accelerate digital transformation, fully tap the synergistic driving effect of dual innovation, strengthen the management’s cognition and leadership of digital transformation, and implement dynamic and differentiated digital transformation strategy based on region, industry, and their own characteristics.

Analysis of the Competitiveness of Digital Service Trade Between China and RCEP Partner Countries

Abstract: Based on the digital service trade data from China and RCEP partner countries from 2008 to 2022, this study analyzes the current status of digital service trade, including export scale, structure, and policies. It calculates the international market share and trade competitiveness index, and provides an in-depth analysis of the overall competitiveness of digital service trade and the competitiveness levels by industry within RCEP countries. The study finds that while the international competitiveness of digital service trade between China and RCEP partner countries is relatively weak, the development speed is relatively fast. In response, China should increase efforts in digital infrastructure construction with RCEP partners, promote digital technology research and innovation; enhance digital security and privacy protection, and improve relevant laws and policies; reduce barriers to digital service trade, and increase the influence in formulating digital trade rules; strengthen political mutual trust among RCEP countries, and deepen cooperation in digital service trade.

The impact of data factor-driven industry on the green total factor productivity: evidence from the China

Data factors have become an essential factor of production in today’s digital era, and provided renewed energy for China’s green and high-quality development. This study analyses the impact of data factor-driven industries on green total factor productivity (GTFP) and the underlying mechanisms using panel data of 277 Chinese cities from 2008 to 2020. The results show that: First, the urban data factor-driven industry can enhance GTFP. Second, the data factor-driven industry can increase the input–output ratio and enhance GTFP by promoting AI technological innovation and AI technological entrepreneurship. Third, the heterogeneity analysis show that in regions with high levels of digital technological innovation, the market size of data factor-driven industries is larger and the effect of data factor-driven industries in enhancing GTFP is more significant. And in regions with low levels of savings, the data factor-driven industry has limited capital availability and is more efficient in using capital, which has a stronger effect on GTFP enhancement. This study provides valuable empirical evidence on the relationship between data factor-driven industries and urban GTFP, and important policy implications for fully leveraging the green economic effects of data factors, and promoting green and high-quality urban development.

Digital technology innovation and synergy of pollution control and carbon reduction: empirical evidence from digital patents in Chinese cities

Digital technology innovation and synergy of pollution control and carbon reduction: empirical evidence from digital patents in Chinese cities

Research on the Digital Economy, Technological Innovation, and Transformation and Upgrading of the Manufacturing Industry in Shandong Province

Based on panel data from 16 cities in Shandong Province from 2013 to 2022, and grounded in theoretical analysis, this paper constructs a benchmark regression model, a mediating effect model, and a heterogeneity test for empirical analysis. The results show that: (1) the digital economy has a significant positive effect on promoting the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry in Shandong Province; (2) the digital economy can drive the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry through technological innovation; and (3) the impact of the digital economy on the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry in Shandong Province is evidently heterogeneous.

The Role of Machine-Readable Law Technologies in Ensuring the Stability of Public-Government Communication

The relevance of this study stems from the rapid pace of digitalization and the widespread adoption of innovative digital technologies, particularly in public administration, alongside the significant political and legal changes that have ensued. The transparency and clarity of procedures for governing interaction between citizens and the state are expected to bolster the support and approval of management decisions, thereby enhancing the stability of public-government communication. Machine-readable law technologies can serve as tools for regulating these relationships. This study aims to analyze the use of machine-readable law technologies to ensure the stability of public-government communication under modern conditions. While the advantages of these technologies in the legal field are evident, attention must be given to potential challenges and risks, such as ensuring the accessibility of legal text, maintaining transparency, and addressing personnel-related issues. This study concludes that the implementation of machine-readable law technologies must be conducted with deliberate caution, incorporating expert opinions, sociological studies, and other specialized assessments. Mechanisms of public control and oversight by the professional community must also be involved. A joint human-machine approach to governance appears most promising, as it substantially mitigates the identified risks.

Digital Innovations and Competitive Advantage of Commercial Banks in Kenya

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to ascertain the role of digital banking technological innovations in enhancing competitive advantage among commercial banks in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to examine the influence of digital technological innovations for market, digital banking innovations for differentiation, digital innovations for customer satisfaction and the influence of ICT infrastructure on competitive advantage of commercial banks in Kenya Methodology: Descriptive research design was adopted for the present study. The study was carried out in Kenya, covering all the 39 solvent commercial banks in Kenya as of 31st March 2024. The study adopted the census data collection method from the headquarters of the 22 solvent commercial banks belonging to Tier 3. Four key officers including the sales manager, loan officer, relationship manager, and risk manager totaling to 88 were sampled to participate in the study. Findings: The findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between market positioning and competitive advantage (B = 0.292, p = 0.003). On the other hand, Differentiation is established to have a negligible influence on competitive advantage in this model (B = 0.027, p = 0.852). Customer Satisfaction comes out strongly, as a factor that defines competitive advantage (Coefficient = 0.247, P = 0.046). Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: The study recommends that Kenyan commercial banks invest in continuous digital innovation, particularly in mobile and Internet banking, to strengthen market positioning, improve brand perception, and offer personalized services. Banks should also enhance their ICT frameworks for better service delivery, data protection, and adaptability to market changes. Emphasizing mobile banking innovations and staying updated with emerging digital trends will help banks reduce customer acquisition costs, expand their customer base, and maintain a competitive edge in a dynamic industry.

The Political Economy of Reparations and the Dialectic of Transnational Capitalism

ABSTRACTThe contemporary global capitalist crisis provides the context for studying reparations, the struggles for which face uphill challenges, foremost because transnational capital will only engage with reparations to serve its own interests. Far from being a panacea for historical wrongs, reparations campaigns are shaped by the historical logics of capitalist accumulation and the liberal racial social contract. The cases of Namibia and the Commonwealth Caribbean (CARICOM) that are examined in this study highlight the contradictions that underpin the demand for reparations arising from genocide in Namibia and capitalist slavery in the CARICOM region. The cases reveal an association of reparations initiatives with buying complicity or capitalist fixes rather than reparative justice for historical grievances, while more autonomous demands for reparations face violent suppression, as in the case of Haiti. Today's reparations struggles are further undermined by revolutionary innovations in digital and robotics technology, confronting exploited racialized populations with a rapidly dwindling supply of jobs. This article locates the contemporary reparations debate within the wider context of global capitalism and its racialized liberal foundations, tracing the links between colonial wrongs, international power relations and ongoing systems of capitalist accumulation which reparations are used to stabilize rather than challenge. It is thus difficult to make a case for the transformational potential of reparations.

Exploring the influence of digital technology innovation on air quality: Insights from developed and developing economies

Progress in digital technology innovation (DTI) and its adoption in socioeconomic spheres of life emphasizes the need to explore whether it contributes to sustainability. This study examined the significant role of DTI and other key factors in reducing emissions across 85 developed and developing economies. Pooled regression and Generalized Least Squares (GLS) estimates showed that DTI significantly reduced air pollution. Moreover, green energy, governance, and economic-social performance are key contributors to air pollution reduction. These findings are insightful for informed environmental decision-making and open avenues for future research on how DTI interacts with other key environmental pollution factors.

Dynamic Evolution Analysis of Digital Technology Multilayer Convergence Networks

This paper constructs a digital technology multilayer convergence network model to explore the mechanisms of digital technology convergence. The analysis is based on patent data from China’s A-share listed companies from 2012 to 2021. The results show a continuous increase in network scale and structural complexity, with intensified cross-domain interactions. The company collaboration subnetwork evolved from decentralization to a more centralized structure, while the technology convergence subnetwork expanded and became increasingly complex. Core technologies maintained dominant positions, and the co-evolution between companies and technologies showed sustained development. This study reveals intricate interdependencies between technological convergence and company collaboration, providing theoretical insights and practical implications for digital technology innovation and strategic decision-making.