• 中国科学学与科技政策研究会
  • 中国科学院科技政策与管理科学研究所
  • 清华大学科学技术与社会研究中心
ISSN 1003-2053 CN 11-1805/G3

科学学研究 ›› 2024, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 766-777.

• 科技管理与知识管理 • 上一篇    下一篇

资源与能力匹配下的中小企业数字化转型研究

牛璐1,陈志军2,刘振3   

  1. 1. 山东大学
    2. 山东大学管理学院
    3. 山东大学/国际创新转化学院
  • 收稿日期:2022-12-07 修回日期:2023-01-30 出版日期:2024-04-15 发布日期:2024-04-15
  • 通讯作者: 陈志军
  • 基金资助:
    集团子公司竞合关系的演化机制及其对技术创新的影响研究—基于生态系统视角;社会创业赋能创业生态系统的价值溢出作用机制研究

Research on the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises under the matching of resources and capabilities

  • Received:2022-12-07 Revised:2023-01-30 Online:2024-04-15 Published:2024-04-15

摘要: 中小企业的数字化转型是我国数字中国建设中的重要组成部分。虽然已有研究在中小企业数字化转型对效率和绩效提升等方面的检验已取得较大突破,但忽视了其转型前因的探索,特别是多种前因要素的综合影响对中小企业数字化转型模式选择的作用尚不明晰。本研究基于中小企业资源和能力相对有限的重要特征,从资源与能力匹配的视角,探究不同要素禀赋组合下中小企业会构建何种数字化转型模式。通过对128家中小企业的问卷调查,借助fsQCA方法进行前因的组态分析,研究结果表明:(1)企业资源和动态能力之间存在“多重并发”的效应,可以通过不同的组合路径实现七种数字化模式的转型发展;(2)将七类模式进一步聚类并提出适用于资源实力较强而动态能力较弱的资源推动型辅助价值链转型、资源实力均衡但动态能力突出的能力拉动型增值价值链转型以及小型及微型企业适用的并行式数字化转型。研究丰富了中小企业数字化转型中前因要素的研究,并为中小企业的数字化转型实践提供了参考。

Abstract: The digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises is an important part of China's digital construction. Although the existing research has made great breakthroughs in the test of efficiency and performance improvement of SMEs' digital transformation, but neglected the exploration of its transformation antecedents, especially the comprehensive impact of various antecedent factors on the selection of SMEs' digital transformation mode is still unclear. Based on the important characteristics of relatively limited resources and capabilities of SMEs, this study explores what kind of digital transformation mode SMEs will build under different factor endowment combinations from the perspective of matching resources and capabilities. Through the questionnaire survey of 128 small and medium-sized enterprises and the configuration analysis of antecedents with the help of fsQCA method, the research results show that: (1) there is a "multiple concurrent" effect between enterprise resources and dynamic capabilities, and the transformation and development of seven digital models can be realized through different combination paths;(2) further cluster seven types of models and propose three types of digital transformation models for small and medium-sized enterprises. One is the resource-driven auxiliary value chain transformation with strong resource strength and weak dynamic capability. When small and medium-sized enterprises have strong resource strength and their dynamic capabilities cannot further transform resources into competitive advantages, they can choose to rely on existing resources to carry out the digital transformation of corresponding functions. At the same time, the lack of dynamic capabilities is not conducive to the digital transformation of value-added links with strong interaction with the outside. Therefore, small and medium-sized enterprises with such combination of resources and capabilities can choose to support the digital transformation of value chain modules. Second model is the transformation of value-added value chain derived by capacity, which has balanced resource strength and outstanding dynamic capabilities. For enterprises with outstanding dynamic capabilities, even if they do not have relatively outstanding resource strength, they can reorganize their internal and external resources by virtue of their perception, integration and reconstruction capabilities, and carry out more complex digital transformation of value-added value chain links. Especially for enterprises with digital transformation experience, it is easier to use dynamic capabilities for digital transformation of value-added value chain. The third one is the parallel digital transformation option which applicables to small and micro enterprises with small scale and digital transformation just starting. For small and micro enterprises with relatively weak resource strength and dynamic capability, they can try to carry out parallel digital transformation on the auxiliary and value-added value chain with their own flexibility. However, it should be noted that the parallel digital transformation is relatively simple and belongs to the transformation mode of low cost and low complexity. This research enriches the research on antecedents of SMEs' digital transformation, which focuses on the internal resources and capabilities of enterprises, and explores the antecedents of the choice of digital transformation mode of SMEs. Based on the resource-based view and dynamic capability theory, this paper explores the combination of factors that may affect the digital transformation model from the perspective of resource and capability configuration, and provides a reference for SMEs' digital transformation practice.