RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Sustainable Performance of Organizations: A Configurational Approach
Manting Luo,
Jiabao Lin,
Xin (Robert) Luo,
Manting Luo
College of Economics and Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Jiabao Lin
College of Economics and Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Jiabao Lin ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorXin (Robert) Luo
Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Search for more papers by this authorManting Luo,
Jiabao Lin,
Xin (Robert) Luo,
Manting Luo
College of Economics and Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Jiabao Lin
College of Economics and Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Correspondence:
Jiabao Lin ([email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorXin (Robert) Luo
Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 09 April 2025
Funding: This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (72371105) and Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2023A1515011263).
ABSTRACT
Sustainable development has emerged as a critical concern globally, and digital transformation holds enormous potential for advancing the sustainable development of organizations. However, the relationship between digital transformation and sustainable performance remains largely unclear. To gain an in-depth understanding of this relationship, we explore the effects of digital transformation dimensions on sustainable performance across diverse environmental and organizational conditions from a configuration perspective. The findings show that efficiency transformation and value transformation have different combinatory effects (facilitating or inhibiting) in achieving economic and environmental performance configurations in agribusinesses, considering organizational and environmental factors, such as firm size, industry type, and market turbulence. This study offers new perspectives on this relationship and provides managerial insights into how agribusinesses can achieve sustainable performance in different organizations and environments.
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