Research Status on Enterprise Digitalization, Green Transformation, and Their Collaborative Development

Jian Xue; Yueyao Xia

doi:10.54691/k96ar718

Authors

Jian Xue
Yueyao Xia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/k96ar718

Keywords:

Digitalization; Enterprise Greening; Synergistic Transformation; Research Status.

Abstract

Corporate digitalization and green transformation have become two core trends for enterprises to enhance quality and efficiency. In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in research related to corporate digitalization and green transformation, making it necessary to deepen academic and industrial understanding of these dual transitions. Against the backdrop of rapid digital technology advancement and the global wave of green transformation, the deep integration of corporate digitalization and greenization has become an irreversible trend and a key driver of high-quality economic development. Therefore, under this context, this paper systematically reviews the existing literature on the research status and driving factors of corporate digitalization and greenization, analyzes the current progress in research on their synergistic transformation, and proposes future research directions for the collaborative development of digitalization and greenization in enterprises. The aim is to provide references and insights for studies on the integrated development of corporate digitalization and greenization, while also offering new evidence and analytical perspectives for research in this field.

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