Impact of Leadership Relations and Mature Technology on Digital Technology Complementary Innovation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- How do leadership relationship changes influence the decisions of the buyer, the new supplier, and the existing supplier?
- What impact does the presence of mature technology have on the decisions of the buyer and the new supplier?
- How does the probability of DTCI success influence the decisions of the buyer, the new supplier, and the existing supplier?
2. Theoretical Foundation and Literature Review
2.1. Theoretical Foundation
2.2. Literature Review
2.2.1. Digital Technology and Complementary Innovations
2.2.2. Leadership Relations in the Supply Chain
2.2.3. Literature Summary
3. Methodology and Model Construction
3.1. Model Setup
3.2. Equilibrium Solutions Under Three Scenarios
4. Result Analysis
4.1. Propositions of Three Scenarios
- (ii)
- For the buyer, the effort level for DTCI remains unaffected by either leadership scenario, denoted as .
- (iii)
- For the existing supplier, the effort level to improve mature technology is the same across all scenarios, denoted as .
4.2. Impact of Mature Technology on Decisions of Buyer and New Supplier
4.3. Optimal Decision-Making of Buyer and New Supplier
- (ii)
- Among the three scenarios, the new supplier prefers the NB scenario, the buyer prefers the BN scenario, and both are preferable to the NN scenario, that is, , .
5. Model Extension
- (ii)
- In terms of profit, the profit under the PI scenario is higher than the total profit of the supply chain under the other three scenarios, that is, .
6. Numerical Analysis
6.1. The Impact of DTCI Success Probability on Supply Chain Member Decisions
6.2. The Impact of DTCI Success Probability on Profits
7. Conclusions and Management Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Appendix A.1
Appendix A.2
Appendix A.3
Appendix A.4
Appendix A.5
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Research Theme | Impact of Early Commitment and Delayed Commitment on New Technology Investment | Complementary Innovation in Digital Platforms | Investment Strategy for New Technology | Impact of Leadership Relations and Mature Technology on Complementary Innovation in Digital Technology |
Research Method | Theoretical Modeling | Empirical Study | Theoretical Modeling | Theoretical Modeling |
Supply Chain Structure | One Manufacturer and Supplier | / | One Manufacturer and Two Suppliers | One Buyer and Two Suppliers |
Complementary Innovation | × | √ | × | √ |
Leadership Relationship | √ | × | × | √ |
Existing Supplier | × | × | √ | √ |
Scenario | NN | BN | NB |
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Chen, J.; Wei, S.; Wang, Q.; Niu, K. Impact of Leadership Relations and Mature Technology on Digital Technology Complementary Innovation. Systems 2025, 13, 241. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems13040241
Chen J, Wei S, Wang Q, Niu K. Impact of Leadership Relations and Mature Technology on Digital Technology Complementary Innovation. Systems. 2025; 13(4):241. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems13040241
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Juan, Shuang Wei, Qiang Wang, and Kunzai Niu. 2025. "Impact of Leadership Relations and Mature Technology on Digital Technology Complementary Innovation" Systems 13, no. 4: 241. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems13040241
APA StyleChen, J., Wei, S., Wang, Q., & Niu, K. (2025). Impact of Leadership Relations and Mature Technology on Digital Technology Complementary Innovation. Systems, 13(4), 241. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems13040241