当代经济科学2025，Vol.47Issue(4)：97-112,16.DOI:10.20069/j.cnki.DJKX.202504007
区域一体化、创新力社会与企业数字化转型
Regional Integration,Creative Society and Digital Transformation of Enterprises
摘要
Abstract
As a critical pathway to achieving high-quality enterprise development,digital transformation faces multiple constraints,including insufficient technological reserves,outdated equipment,and talent shortages.The Yangtze River Delta regional integration strategy effectively mitigates market fragmentation and facilitates knowledge spillover and technology diffusion,with collaborative digital development being a key component of its integration agenda.However,existing literature lacks systematic exploration of the intrinsic relationship between regional integration and corporate digital transformation,particularly in terms of theoretical analysis of their underlying mechanisms and transmission pathways. This study employs policy text quantification methods to construct a Yangtze River Delta integration index and utilizes natural language processing techniques to develop corporate digital transformation indicators.Within the analytical framework of creative society theory,this study systematically investigates the impact of regional integration on enterprise digital transformation and its underlying mechanisms.Empirical findings reveal that regional integration significantly promotes digital transformation.The regional integration exhibits both intra-provincial and inter-provincial spillover effects,with the former being more pronounced.Mechanism analysis indicates that regional integration facilitates digital transformation by interacting with innovation factor mobility,infrastructure optimization,and economic policy uncertainty perception.Further research reveals heterogeneous effects of Yangtze River Delta integration across different enterprises.The impact is more pronounced for enterprises located in core cities,high-knowledge-spillover cities,lower marketization levels cities and non-state-owned enterprises,small-scale enterprises,high-tech industry enterprises.These differential effects are intrinsically linked to the first-mover and late-mover advantages possessed by different enterprises. Compared to prior studies,this paper contributes in three key aspects:First,methodologically,it quantifies regional integration using national,provincial,and municipal policy texts as core explanatory variable data sources,offering an alternative to conventional proxies such as composite indices or product market segmentation measures,thereby expanding regional integration research methodology.Second,theoretically,it adopts Lars Tvede's creative society framework,structured around"individual units,shared memory,effective networks,change drivers,and competition"to elucidate the mechanism linking regional integration and digital transformation.Third,in heterogeneity analysis,it examines differential policy effects across firm attributes and environmental factors,analyzing these differences from the perspective of first-mover and late-mover advantages,thereby providing policy insights for fostering digital convergence through regional integration policies. This study illuminates the intrinsic logic of how regional integration influences corporate digital transformation,helping government departments formulate targeted policies to facilitate digital transformation while guiding firms in strategic decision-making amid opportunities and challenges.It also aids enterprises in implementing digital transformation,refining production processes,and enhancing operational workflows to improve digital transformation performance.关键词
区域一体化/创新力社会/数字经济/数字化转型/长三角/市场分割Key words
regional integration/creative society/digital economy/digital transformation/Yangtze River Delta/market fragmentation引用本文复制引用
师博,魏倩倩..区域一体化、创新力社会与企业数字化转型[J].当代经济科学,2025,47(4):97-112,16.基金项目
国家社会科学基金后期资助项目"中国经济高质量发展的机理与路径研究"(20FJLB026) （20FJLB026）
教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地重大项目"数字经济赋能西部城市经济高质量发展的机制与政策研究"(22JJD790065). （22JJD790065）
