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As digital technologies evolve rapidly, companies are continuously advancing the digital transformation of their supply chains. By enhancing information transparency among node enterprises and strengthening supply chain resilience, supply chain digitalization (SCD) may significantly impact corporate continuous innovation (CCI). Its effects and underlying mechanisms have become a significant focus of academic research. This study utilizes data from publicly traded Chinese corporations from 2014 to 2023. We use word frequency analysis to measure SCD, and develop a sequential innovation output indicator to measure CCI. A dual fixed-effects model is employed to examine the SCD - CCI nexus. Building upon this, we use a moderated mediation model, "SCD - knowledge diversity (KD) - CCI," to further investigate the mediating impact of KD and moderating effects of executive team's IT background and managerial myopia. Robustness tests for these effects are conducted using the Bootstrap method. The research findings are primarily reflected in three points. Firstly, SCD significantly promotes CCI, and this effect remains robust across alternative specifications and measurements. Consistent results are obtained when innovation is measured using invention patents, suggesting that SCD is positively associated with high-quality and exploratory innovation. Secondly, KD partially mediates the SCD - CCI nexus. The estimated proportion of the mediating effect is approximately 33.10%. These results suggest that SCD not only enhances firms’ innovation outputs directly but also reshapes the underlying knowledge structure by expanding and integrating heterogeneous knowledge sources. Thirdly, the differential moderating effects highlight the critical role of managerial cognition in determining whether digital resources can be effectively transformed into continuous innovation outcomes. The IT background of the executive team amplifies the positive impact, whereas managerial myopia weakens the relationship. The Bootstrap test results also confirm the mechanism effects and demonstrate their robustness. These findings provide important guidance to companies aiming to improve their innovation capabilities within SCD environments. Specifically, companies should regard SCD as a core strategy for fostering innovation-driven development, building innovation ecosystems with KD as a key lever. Concurrently, they must optimize senior governance and incentive mechanisms, strengthen the efficacy of digital strategies in fostering innovation, and maintain a long-term orientation. By integrating theories from corporate human resource management, supply chain management, and innovation performance management, this study offers further empirical proof of how SCD drives CCI through knowledge diversity. It offers significant theoretical expansion and practical guidance for enterprises to pursue high-quality and sustainable development amid digital transformation.

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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Theoretical background and research hypothesis
2.1 Supply chain digitalization and corporate continuous innovation
2.2 The mediating mechanism of knowledge diversity
2.3 The moderating effects of management team characteristics
3. Methodology design
3.1 Sample Sources
3.2 Variable measurement
3.3 Model design
4. Results
4.1 Descriptive Statistics
4.2 Empirical results of benchmark regression
4.3 Mechanism test and further analysis
4.4 Endogeneity test
4.5 Robustness Tests
5. Conclusions and implications
5.1 Conclusions
5.2 Limitations
5.3 Implications
References

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저자

• Du, Lin [ 홍가혜 | aSSIST University, Korea; Baise University, China ] Corresponding Author
• Dai, Jianhua [ China University of Political Science and Law, China ]

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• 간행물명

  Journal of China Studies

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  계간

• pISSN

  1975-5902

• eISSN

  3022-5590

• 수록기간

  2006~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 912 DDC 951