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Transforming B2B platforms through interconnected digital twins: Enhancing situation awareness for decision-making 通过互联数字双胞胎改造B2B平台：增强决策态势感知

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Technovation

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103368

Alexander Schink , Tobias Gutmann , Sebastian Brenk

Business-to-business (B2B) platforms hold transformative potential for manufacturing by enabling firms to collaborate, share data, and coordinate decisions across interconnected cyber-physical networks. However, many firms struggle to fully leverage these platforms due to bounded rationality, as decision-makers face difficulties in processing fragmented, heterogeneous, and real-time data streams. Interconnected Digital Twins (IDTs) offer a promising technological response to this challenge. By integrating data from multiple sources and simulating dynamic manufacturing processes across organizational boundaries, IDTs create shared, real-time representations of operations that support decision-making in complex B2B ecosystems. Grounded in Endsley's Situation Awareness Theory, this study examines how IDTs support perception, comprehension, and projection in cross-organizational decision-making. We conducted an exploratory qualitative case study of a leading automotive manufacturer, drawing on ethnographic access to its IDT implementation. Our findings show that IDTs enhance situation awareness and support cross-organizational decision-making by consolidating fragmented data and reducing cognitive overload through simulation. The study contributes to B2B platform ecosystem research by identifying IDTs as a technological enabler of digital transformation and demonstrating their role in enhancing situation awareness in industrial ecosystems.

企业对企业（B2B）平台通过使企业能够跨互联的网络物理网络协作、共享数据和协调决策，为制造业带来变革潜力。然而，由于有限理性，许多公司难以充分利用这些平台，因为决策者在处理碎片化、异构化和实时数据流方面面临困难。互联数字孪生（idt）为应对这一挑战提供了一种有前景的技术对策。通过集成来自多个来源的数据并模拟跨组织边界的动态制造过程，idt创建了共享的实时操作表示，支持复杂B2B生态系统中的决策。本研究以Endsley的情境意识理论为基础，探讨了情境意识如何支持跨组织决策中的感知、理解和投射。我们对一家领先的汽车制造商进行了探索性定性案例研究，利用其IDT实施的人种学途径。我们的研究结果表明，IDTs通过整合碎片数据和通过模拟减少认知过载来增强态势感知和支持跨组织决策。该研究通过将idt确定为数字化转型的技术推动者，并展示其在增强工业生态系统态势感知方面的作用，为B2B平台生态系统研究做出了贡献。

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Unraveling the double-edged sword: When and how R&D team-experienced crises foster or hinder team creativity 揭开双刃剑：研发团队经历的危机何时以及如何培养或阻碍团队创造力

IF 10.9 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation

Pub Date : 2025-12-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103436

Zhengwei Li , Wenxin Li , Weize Huang , Jingjiang Liu

Despite the growing significance of team creativity in fostering corporate innovation, its underlying generative mechanisms remain insufficiently explored. This gap limits our understanding of when and how crises experienced by R&D teams either stimulate or inhibit their creativity. Drawing on team adaptation theory, this study seeks to clarify the contradictory effects of R&D team-experienced crises on creativity by identifying two distinct team-level mediating processes: team silence and team reflection. Furthermore, by integrating regulatory focus theory, we uncover critical boundary conditions. Specifically, we argue that R&D team-experienced crises reduce creativity through increased team silence when leaders adopt a predominant trait prevention focus. In contrast, they enhance creativity through increased team reflection when leaders adopt a predominant trait promotion focus. Our research hypotheses are empirically supported by multi-source data derived from 544 questionnaires, including responses from 136 leaders and 408 members of R&D teams. A supplementary experiment was conducted to validate further the causal relationship underlying our hypotheses. These findings provide nuanced insights into the paradoxical effects of crises on R&D team creativity, offering a deeper understanding of the conditions under which crises can either stifle or foster innovation.

尽管团队创造力在促进企业创新方面的重要性日益增加，但其潜在的生成机制仍未得到充分的探索。这一差距限制了我们对研发团队所经历的危机何时以及如何激发或抑制他们的创造力的理解。本研究以团队适应理论为基础，通过识别团队沉默和团队反思两种不同的团队层面中介过程，试图阐明研发团队经历的危机对创造力的矛盾影响。此外，通过整合监管焦点理论，我们揭示了关键的边界条件。具体来说，我们认为研发团队经历过的危机会通过增加团队沉默来降低创造力，当领导者采用主要的预防特征时。相比之下，当领导者采用以晋升为主要特质时，他们会通过增加团队反思来提高创造力。我们的研究假设得到了544份调查问卷的实证支持，其中包括136名领导者和408名研发团队成员的回答。为了进一步验证我们假设背后的因果关系，进行了一项补充实验。这些发现为危机对研发团队创造力的矛盾影响提供了细致的见解，为危机抑制或促进创新的条件提供了更深入的理解。

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Where open innovation partnership matters: Phase-specific patterns in R&D project counts for large pharmaceutical firms 开放式创新伙伴关系的重要性：大型制药公司研发项目的阶段特定模式

IF 10.9 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation

Pub Date : 2025-12-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103459

Jingning Ao , David Johnson , Saadet Elif Esposito

Firms are increasingly leveraging open innovation (OI) partnership to access external knowledge and navigate scientific and regulatory challenges. However, large firms differ in how strongly they emphasize OI in public communications, and the implications for various phases of the R&D pipeline remain unclear. This gap is significant because managerial language reflects strategic priorities over the long term; it indicates resource allocation, highlights trade-offs, and shapes stakeholder expectations. We develop and test propositions that link firms' emphasis on OI partnership to the number of active projects across three R&D phases: discovery, experimentation, and commercialization. Using established topic modeling techniques, we analyze annual shareholder letters from 24 large pharmaceutical firms over 20 years to create a continuous, firm-year measure of OI partnership and correlate it with phase-level project counts. Fixed-effects negative binomial models are utilized to investigate whether the expected association patterns are observable in the data. Findings are consistent with a null association in the discovery phase but positive associations in the experimentation and commercialization phases, suggesting different influences across R&D phases, which are critical conditions for achieving project success. This study empirically demonstrates how a firm's emphasis on OI partnership aligns with project activities throughout the R&D pipeline, providing a process-oriented, phase-contingent perspective on OI. Theoretically, by presenting propositions and associational evidence, this work outlines expected relationships within an emerging theoretical domain. Practically, it offers actionable insights for managing external partnerships in high-uncertainty industries, highlighting the need for a nuanced approach to OI adoption to optimize innovation pipelines.

企业越来越多地利用开放式创新（OI）伙伴关系来获取外部知识并应对科学和监管方面的挑战。然而，大公司在公共沟通中强调OI的程度不同，对研发管道的各个阶段的影响仍然不清楚。这一差距之所以显著，是因为管理语言反映的是长期战略重点；它指示资源分配，突出权衡，并塑造涉众的期望。我们开发并测试了将公司对OI伙伴关系的重视与三个研发阶段（发现、实验和商业化）的活跃项目数量联系起来的命题。使用已建立的主题建模技术，我们分析了20年来24家大型制药公司的年度股东来信，以创建OI伙伴关系的连续公司年度度量，并将其与阶段级项目计数相关联。使用固定效应负二项模型来研究预期关联模式在数据中是否可见。研究结果与发现阶段的零关联一致，但与实验和商业化阶段的正关联一致，表明在研发阶段有不同的影响，这是实现项目成功的关键条件。该研究实证地展示了公司对OI伙伴关系的重视是如何与整个研发管道中的项目活动相一致的，提供了一个面向过程的、阶段性的OI视角。从理论上讲，通过提出命题和关联证据，这项工作概述了新兴理论领域内的预期关系。实际上，它为在高不确定性行业中管理外部合作伙伴关系提供了可操作的见解，强调了采用一种细微差别的方法来优化创新管道的必要性。

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Extracting technical problems from patent texts to support innovation: Integrating human intelligence with machine learning for electric vehicle battery technologies 从专利文本中提取技术问题以支持创新：将人类智能与电动汽车电池技术的机器学习相结合

IF 10.9 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation

Pub Date : 2025-12-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103457

Sanghyun Park, Sungjoo Lee

Technological advancements are accelerating at an unprecedented rate, making it imperative for companies to maintain their own competitiveness by rapidly developing an understanding of evolving innovation trends. Patents, as rich sources of technological knowledge, contain not only solutions but also valuable information on the technical problems that drive innovation. However, extracting and structuring such problem-oriented information is challenging due to the vast and complex characteristics of patent texts. This study highlights the significance of systematically identifying and analyzing technical problems in patent texts to enhance innovation intelligence. By integrating expert knowledge with machine learning, we propose a methodology to extract and categorize technical problems in such texts, thus enabling the construction of a structured database. The proposed approach was applied to the field of electric vehicle battery technologies. We demonstrate its effectiveness identifying cross-sectoral solutions and discovering potential collaboration partners. The findings underscore the importance of systematically structuring technical problem data to enhance technology intelligence, support R&D decision-making, and facilitate strategic planning. Thus, the proposed methodology can be a valuable tool for supporting innovation.

技术进步正以前所未有的速度加速，这使得企业必须通过快速了解不断变化的创新趋势来保持自身的竞争力。专利作为技术知识的丰富来源，不仅包含解决方案，还包含有关推动创新的技术问题的宝贵信息。然而，由于专利文本的庞大和复杂的特点，提取和构建这些面向问题的信息是具有挑战性的。本研究强调了系统地识别和分析专利文本中的技术问题对提高创新智力的意义。通过将专家知识与机器学习相结合，我们提出了一种方法来提取和分类这些文本中的技术问题，从而能够构建结构化数据库。将该方法应用于电动汽车电池技术领域。我们展示了其有效性，确定跨部门解决方案并发现潜在的合作伙伴。研究结果强调了系统地构建技术问题数据对于增强技术智能、支持研发决策和促进战略规划的重要性。因此，所提出的方法可以成为支持创新的有价值的工具。

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Intellectual property governance and academic technology transfer 知识产权治理和学术技术转让

IF 10.9 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103344

Haodong Yang , Yumei Zhang , Gaofeng Wang , Li Liu

The existing literature on IP governance exhibits three notable limitations. First, it predominantly focuses on IP protection and management, while attention to acquisition and service remains limited. Second, few studies have approached the mechanisms through which IP governance exerts influence by considering the distinct elements within innovation system. Third, existing analyses often focus on knowledge production, with insufficient consideration of the subsequent commercialization, especially for academic technology outputs that remain latent. Here, grounded in the activity-process view, this study disaggregates IP governance into distinct modules. Drawing on innovation diffusion theory, it further constructs analytical framework that encompasses nodes, interactive relationships, and environment. Empirically, employing spatial difference-in-differences, the impact of China's National Intellectual Property Rights Demonstration City (NIPRDC) on patents transferred from academia (PTA patents) is assessed. The key findings are as follows: (1) NIPRDC significantly boosts the scale and share of urban PTA patents, with results remaining valid through endogeneity and robustness checks. (2) Causal mediation analysis indicates that the "Interactive relationship" (research collaboration) is the dominant mechanism, contributing 83.6 %. The "Innovator" (university innovation capability) and "Adopter" (enterprise absorption capability) mechanisms follow, with explanatory power ranging from 53.1 % to 62.0 %. The "Environment" mechanism, represented by digitization and IP intermediaries, contributes relatively less, accounting for 11.0 %–28.8 %. (3) The policy effect differs by batch and region, with greater impact in developed, innovative cities, while also triggering spatial spillovers that boost academic technology transfers nearby.

现有的知识产权治理文献有三个显著的局限性。首先，它主要侧重于知识产权保护和管理，而对获取和服务的关注仍然有限。其次，很少有研究通过考虑创新体系中不同的要素来探讨知识产权治理发挥影响的机制。第三，现有的分析往往侧重于知识生产，对后续的商业化考虑不足，特别是对学术技术产出的潜在影响。在此，基于活动-过程的观点，本研究将知识产权治理分解为不同的模块。借鉴创新扩散理论，进一步构建了包含节点、互动关系和环境的分析框架。实证研究采用空间差中差的方法，对中国国家知识产权示范城市（NIPRDC）对学术转移专利（PTA专利）的影响进行了评估。研究发现：(1)新规创新中心显著提升了城市PTA专利的规模和份额，且内生性检验和稳健性检验结果仍然有效。(2)因果中介分析表明，“互动关系”（科研合作）是主导机制，贡献率为83.6%。其次是“创新者”机制（大学创新能力）和“采用者”机制（企业吸收能力），解释力在53.1% ~ 62.0%之间。以数字化和知识产权中介为代表的“环境”机制贡献相对较小，占11.0% - 28.8%。(3)政策效应因批次和地区而异，对发达创新型城市的影响更大，同时也会引发空间溢出效应，促进附近地区的学术技术转移。

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Impact of the carbon trading policy on green technological innovation in heavily polluting enterprises: A circular operations perspective 碳交易政策对重污染企业绿色技术创新的影响：循环经营视角

IF 10.9 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103326

Guo Li , Jinmou Hu , Jing Xue

This research explores how the carbon trading policy (CTP) affects green technological innovation (GTI) in heavily polluting enterprises from the circular operations perspective, contributing to the broader goal of sustainable supply chain development. Using a difference-in-differences model and firm-level panel data from 2004 to 2023, this study provides robust empirical evidence that the CTP significantly stimulates green innovation, underscoring its effectiveness in encouraging heavily polluting enterprises toward sustainable practices. Our findings further indicate that the policy exerts a stronger impact on enterprises located in first-tier cities and those with larger scale, whereas smaller firms and those in less-developed regions tend to respond less actively, primarily due to limitations in their innovation capacity. In addition, this study introduces a novel perspective by examining the moderating roles of contextual and organizational factors, including media supervision, public educational attainment, intellectual property protection, executive compensation, and equity concentration, which significantly influence the effectiveness of the policy. These findings offer new insights for policymakers to develop region- and enterprise-specific policies that effectively promote GTI, thereby supporting the transition to more resilient supply chains.

本研究从循环经营的角度探讨碳交易政策（CTP）如何影响重污染企业的绿色技术创新（GTI），有助于实现可持续供应链发展的更广泛目标。利用2004 - 2023年的差异中差模型和企业层面面板数据，本研究提供了强有力的实证证据，证明CTP显著刺激了绿色创新，强调了其在鼓励重污染企业走向可持续实践方面的有效性。研究结果进一步表明，政策对一线城市和规模较大的企业的影响更大，而中小企业和欠发达地区的企业往往反应不积极，这主要是由于其创新能力的限制。此外，本研究引入新的视角，检视媒体监督、公众受教育程度、知识产权保护、高管薪酬和股权集中度等情境因素和组织因素对政策效果的调节作用。这些发现为政策制定者制定针对地区和企业的政策提供了新的见解，这些政策可以有效地促进GTI，从而支持向更具弹性的供应链过渡。

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Geographic proximity and supply chain Resilience: Unravelling their complex dynamics in the digital age 地理邻近性和供应链弹性：揭示数字时代的复杂动态

IF 10.9 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103328

Jianyu Zhao , Tong He , Xi Xi , Wen Helena Li , Wei Liu

In an era marked by increasing uncertainty characterised by natural disasters, geopolitical tensions, and pandemics like COVID-19, this study explores the intricate relationship between geographic proximity and supply chain resilience. Integrating insights from economic geography, strategic management, and supply chain management, this study posits an inverted U-shaped relationship. While geographic proximity enhances supply chain operations by leveraging economies of scale, specialisation, cost reduction, and improved communication, excessive proximity can create a lock-in effect, heightening systemic vulnerability. Furthermore, this study examines the moderating role of digital innovation in addressing challenges associated with geographic dispersion. Using data from Chinese manufacturing firms, the findings validate the proposed hypotheses. This study contributes to the literature by emphasising the critical role of spatial factors, enriching the conceptual framework of supply chain resilience, and highlighting the transformative impact of digital innovation in enhancing supply chain adaptability and robustness.

在一个以自然灾害、地缘政治紧张局势和COVID-19等流行病为特征的不确定性日益增加的时代，本研究探讨了地理邻近性与供应链弹性之间的复杂关系。结合经济地理学、战略管理和供应链管理的见解，本研究假设了倒u型关系。虽然地理上的接近通过利用规模经济、专业化、降低成本和改善沟通来增强供应链运作，但过度接近可能会产生锁定效应，加剧系统脆弱性。此外，本研究还考察了数字创新在应对地理分散相关挑战方面的调节作用。利用中国制造企业的数据，研究结果验证了提出的假设。本研究通过强调空间因素的关键作用，丰富供应链弹性的概念框架，突出数字创新对提高供应链适应性和稳健性的变革性影响，对文献做出了贡献。

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The role of accelerators in the success of cleantech firms 加速器在清洁技术公司成功中的作用

IF 10.9 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103331

Ziqi Liu , Seán O'Reilly , Jim Hanly

This paper examines whether accelerator programmes meaningfully influence the performance and development of UK Cleantech firms. Drawing on insights from entrepreneurial ecosystem theory, market validation, and the resource-based view (RBV), we investigate four key outcomes: survival, external equity financing, innovation activity, and commercial milestones (time to revenue and profitability). Utilising propensity score matching and staggered difference-in-differences, complemented by logit and Cox proportional hazards models, we find that accelerator participation significantly increases revenue generation, helps secure external equity financing, and fosters patenting. However, accelerator effects on firm survival and profitability are inconclusive, suggesting that while accelerators can expedite early market traction, they may not overcome the deeper capital intensity and extended development cycles inherent in Cleantech firms. Our findings highlight the sector's structural challenges, including large upfront investments, heightened technology uncertainty, and protracted timelines to profitability. Nonetheless, accelerators play a vital role in reducing information gaps, enhancing investor confidence, and connecting start-ups with essential networks and resources. Taken together, these results provide evidence on how accelerators benefit Cleantech firms, highlight areas where their impact is limited, and offer implications for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars committed to strengthening Cleantech ecosystems and accelerating the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable future.

本文考察了加速器项目是否对英国清洁技术公司的绩效和发展产生了有意义的影响。利用创业生态系统理论、市场验证和资源基础观点（RBV）的见解，我们研究了四个关键结果：生存、外部股权融资、创新活动和商业里程碑（收入和盈利时间）。利用倾向得分匹配和交错差中差，辅以logit和Cox比例风险模型，我们发现加速器的参与显著增加了收入，有助于确保外部股权融资，并促进了专利申请。然而，加速器对企业生存和盈利能力的影响是不确定的，这表明，虽然加速器可以加快早期市场牵引力，但它们可能无法克服清洁技术公司固有的更深的资本密集度和更长的开发周期。我们的研究结果强调了该行业的结构性挑战，包括大量的前期投资、技术不确定性的增加以及盈利时间的延长。尽管如此，加速器在缩小信息差距、增强投资者信心以及将初创企业与必要的网络和资源联系起来方面发挥着至关重要的作用。总而言之，这些结果为加速器如何使清洁技术公司受益提供了证据，突出了其影响有限的领域，并为致力于加强清洁技术生态系统和加速向低碳、可持续未来过渡的政策制定者、从业者和学者提供了启示。

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Non-algorithmic governance mechanisms of blockchain-based decentralized applications: Evidence from multiple cases 基于区块链的去中心化应用的非算法治理机制：来自多个案例的证据

IF 10.9 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103332

Giacomo Vella , Luca Gastaldi , Francesco Paolo Appio

The rise of Decentralized Applications (DApps) represents a significant shift in how digital services are developed and governed, utilizing blockchain technology to eliminate central oversight and facilitate peer-to-peer interactions. While blockchain's algorithmic governance mechanisms are designed to enforce transparency and decentralization, human-driven processes—such as leadership roles, community engagement, and social norms—continue to play a pivotal role in shaping governance outcomes. This study investigates how these non-algorithmic factors influence the decentralization of DApp governance. Through a multiple case study of seven Decentralized Finance DApps, we analyze the governance structures, decision-making processes, and power dynamics at play. Our findings reveal that, despite the technological promise of decentralization, human-driven processes can reintroduce centralization risks, impacting inclusivity and decision-making. We propose an integrated governance framework that emphasizes human-driven mechanisms, contributing to the discourse on the practical realities of decentralized governance in DApps. The study offers theoretical and empirical insights into how decentralization is enacted and challenged in blockchain-based ecosystems.

分散式应用程序（DApps）的兴起代表了数字服务开发和管理方式的重大转变，利用区块链技术消除中央监督并促进点对点交互。虽然b区块链的算法治理机制旨在加强透明度和权力下放，但人为驱动的流程——如领导角色、社区参与和社会规范——在塑造治理成果方面继续发挥着关键作用。本研究探讨了这些非算法因素如何影响DApp治理的去中心化。通过对七个去中心化金融dapp的多个案例研究，我们分析了治理结构、决策过程和权力动态。我们的研究结果表明，尽管去中心化在技术上带来了希望，但人为驱动的过程可能会重新引入集中化风险，影响包容性和决策。我们提出了一个强调人为驱动机制的综合治理框架，有助于讨论dapp中分散治理的实际现实。该研究为在基于区块链的生态系统中如何实施和挑战去中心化提供了理论和实证见解。

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Digital technologies and green infrastructure: Advancing a resilient circular supply chain 数字技术和绿色基础设施：推进弹性循环供应链

IF 10.9 1区管理学 Q1 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Technovation

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103329

Reeti Agarwal , Ankit Mehrotra , Hind Alofaysan , Raj V. Mahto

Circular supply chain management is among the primary fields being revolutionized and reformed, with an increased focus on sustainability. Combining the theoretical frameworks of the resource-based view theory and the dynamic capabilities theory, this research discusses the nexus between digital technology adoption and green infrastructure in developing strong and circular supply chains. The study collected 347 responses using a cross-sectional survey approach administered online through Prolific. The findings of the PLS-SEM data analysis underscore that green infrastructure is significantly associated with supply chain circularity. Organizational agility and supply chain resilience serially mediate the relationship between digital technology adoption and supply chain circularity. Furthermore, it was established that research and development, alongside innovation, features a strong positive moderating relationship with digital technology adoption and organizational agility. Conversely, training and development exhibit a strong but adverse moderating relationship with supply chain circularity and green infrastructure. The research offers valuable insights for researchers and practitioners to develop effective strategies that enhance resilience and sustainability in supply chain operations.

循环供应链管理是革命和改革的主要领域之一，越来越关注可持续性。本研究结合资源基础观理论和动态能力理论的理论框架，探讨了数字技术的采用与绿色基础设施在发展强大的循环供应链中的关系。该研究通过多产在线管理的横断面调查方法收集了347份回复。PLS-SEM数据分析的结果强调，绿色基础设施与供应链循环显著相关。组织敏捷性和供应链弹性依次中介数字技术采用与供应链循环之间的关系。此外，研究和开发与创新一起，与数字技术采用和组织敏捷性具有很强的正向调节关系。相反，培训和发展与供应链循环和绿色基础设施之间表现出强烈但不利的调节关系。该研究为研究人员和实践者提供了宝贵的见解，以制定有效的战略，提高供应链运营的弹性和可持续性。

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