DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND CORPORATE FINANCIALIZATION: EVIDENCE AGAINST THE TECH BUBBLE HYPOTHESIS
Digital Transformation: A Shield Against Financialization & Tech Bubbles
This research investigates the impact of digital transformation on corporate financialization in Chinese listed companies. Contrary to concerns about a 'tech bubble,' our findings robustly demonstrate that digital transformation significantly inhibits corporate financialization, driving genuine economic progress.
Executive Impact Snapshot
Key findings demonstrating how digital transformation drives real economic value and mitigates financial risks.
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Reduction in Financialization Index (DT coefficient)
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Increase in Main Business Operations (DT effect)
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Increase in R&D Activities (DT effect)
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Reduction in Agency Costs (DT effect)
Digital transformation serves as a crucial driver for real economic growth, fostering core business development, innovation, and efficiency, thereby mitigating financial risks and strengthening enterprise resilience. This strong evidence suggests the current digital surge is not a bubble but a fundamental shift towards sustainable development.
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Impact of Digital Transformation on Corporate Financialization
Our baseline regression shows a statistically significant negative coefficient for Digital Transformation (DT) on Corporate Financialization (Fin) at the 1% level. This means a higher degree of digital transformation leads to a lower degree of corporate financialization, directly contradicting the 'tech bubble' hypothesis.
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Improved Corporate R&D Activities
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Reduced Corporate Agency Costs
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Inhibited Corporate Financialization
Digital Transformation as a Core Business Enabler
The research highlights that digital transformation significantly enhances a company's main business operations, leading to a substantial increase in gross operating income. This direct improvement in core productivity reduces the incentive for financial investments, as the primary business becomes more profitable and stable.
- DT Coefficient on MB: +7.5413 (Highly significant)
- MB Coefficient on Financialization: -0.0263 (Highly significant)
- Companies leveraging digital tech for data collection, analysis, and process optimization see reduced business risk and greater market compatibility.
Boosting R&D and Innovation Through Digitalization
Digital transformation plays a crucial role in fostering corporate R&D activities. By facilitating access to knowledge, speeding up product development, and enhancing collaborative innovation, digital technologies directly contribute to a more robust and innovative enterprise. This reduces the need to seek short-term gains from financial activities.
- DT Coefficient on R&D: +0.4299 (Highly significant)
- R&D Coefficient on Financialization: -0.9184 (Highly significant)
- Digital technologies enable enterprises to absorb external knowledge and accelerate new product development, confirming Hypothesis H3.
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Reduction in Agency Costs via Digitalization
Digital transformation significantly reduces corporate agency costs. By promoting transparent business processes, efficient information flow, and better external disclosure, it mitigates conflicts between shareholders and management. Lower agency costs enable management to focus on long-term growth rather than short-term financial plays.
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The inhibitory effect of digital transformation on corporate financialization varies across different enterprise contexts, suggesting tailored strategies are most effective.
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