企业数字化转型对绿色创新类型的异质性影响

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 尽管数字化转型是企业可持续发展的关键驱动力，但现有研究关于其对绿色创新的影响结论却存在显著分歧。这种不一致很大程度上源于忽视了绿色创新内部的结构性差异：即存在污染预防与清洁生产两种,二者的决策逻辑与技术路径并不相同。本文基于2007—2023年中国A股上市公司数据，构建整合分析框架，实证检验了数字化转型对两类绿色创新的异质性影响。研究发现，数字化转型对污染预防型绿色创新呈现先促进后抑制的倒U型作用，其核心机制在于数字化转型产生的技术替代效应；相反，对清洁生产型绿色创新则表现为持续的线性促进作用，体现了深度的能力协同。此外，组织冗余资源与产业层面的数实融合程度显著增强了上述关系。本研究通过揭示数字化转型的非对称影响及技术替代机制，突破了既有同质性研究的局限，为企业在“双碳”目标与高质量发展背景下制定差异化的绿色协同战略提供了理论依据。

关键词: 数字化转型, 绿色创新类型, 污染预防型, 清洁生产型, 数实融合

Abstract: While digital transformation serves as a key driver of corporate sustainable development, existing research conclusions regarding its impact on green innovation remain significantly divergent. However, this inconsistency largely stems from overlooking the structural heterogeneity between pollution prevention and cleaner production within green innovation. Based on data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2007 to 2023, this study constructs an integrated analytical framework to empirically examine the heterogeneous impacts of digital transformation on the two types of green innovation. The results indicate that digital transformation exhibits an inverted U-shaped relationship with pollution prevention-oriented green innovation—initially promoting and subsequently inhibiting it. The core mechanism lies in the technological substitution effect emerging in the advanced stage of digitalization. In contrast, it exerts a sustained linear positive effect on cleaner production-oriented green innovation, reflecting deep capability synergy. Furthermore, organizational slack resources and the degree of industry-level integration between the digital economy and technology significantly strengthen the relationships. By uncovering the asymmetric impacts and the technological substitution mechanism of digital transformation, this study transcends the limitations of existing homogenous research, providing a theoretical basis for companies to formulate differentiated green synergy strategies in the context of high-quality development.

Key words: digital transformation, types of green innovation, pollution prevention-oriented green innovation, cleaner production-oriented green innovation, digital technology convergence

陈轩瑾, 张志群, 李纪珍. 企业数字化转型对绿色创新类型的异质性影响[J]. 管理评论, 2026, 38(10): 114-126.

Chen Xuanjin, Zhang Zhiqun, Li Jizhen. The Heterogeneous Impact of Corporate Digital Transformation on Green Innovation Types[J]. Management Review, 2026, 38(10): 114-126.

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