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This study empirically examines how information technology (IT) governance and digital financial transformation interact to influence economic sustainability performance. The research instrument used in the current study is a questionnaire survey. Th...

This paper considers how learning for transformation of water governance in the context of climate change adaptation can be designed for and supported, drawing examples from the international climate change adaptation and water governance project (CA...

Accounting digital transformation in today’s fast-digitizing banking environment is becoming an imperative force driving transparency and governance in the banking industry. This study explores the effect of accounting digital transformation on...

Within the framework of CLEVER Cities Horizon 2020, London, Milan, and Hamburg are putting in place nine Urban Living Labs in order to implement Nature-based Solutions that address urban challenges in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods. In this art...

In the era of digitalization, digital environmental governance has gradually emerged as a new driving force for promoting economic green transformation. Taking China’s 30 provinces as the research sample, on the basis of the theoretical analysi...

With climate governance playing an increasingly crucial role in driving the low-carbon transition and digital transformation being regarded as vital for sustainable development, China has formulated a comprehensive climate governance system with the...

A convoluted network of different water governance systems exists around the world. Collectively, these systems provide insight into how to build sustainable regimes of water use and management. We argue that the challenge is not to make the system l...

The strategic adoption of digital technologies has increasingly been recognized as a crucial driver of cost reduction and operational efficiency in enterprises. It optimizes production processes and promotes sustainable growth. In this context, under...

Corporate digital transformation, primarily driven by data and leveraging digital technologies and mathematical algorithms such as Internet+, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, is a crucial enabler of sustainable deve...

Infrastructure, service delivery, governance, and digital transformation stand as indispensable cornerstones, playing pivotal roles in the establishment of intelligent and sustainable urban centers. While the extant literature has underscored the sig...

In the ESG era, the hospitality sector faces an urgent need to transform its governance models. However, a conceptual gap exists regarding the specific mechanisms that drive this transformation. This study addresses this gap through a systematic lite...

Governance and Corporate Management Systems have become key tools for the comprehensive management of organizations, which, when implemented, guarantee corporate success, which can materialize in obtaining corporate goals, strategic objectives, KPIs,...

Urban real-world laboratories (RWLs) are increasingly used internationally and studied as an instrument of urban transformation. New cases in diverse political, economic, social and ecological situations offer a rich set of learning experiences, but...

Both board independence (BI) and digital transformation (DT) play important roles in promoting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance. However, few studies have focused on their interaction effects on ESG performance (ESGP). The stud...

Effective rural governance is essential for fully advancing rural revitalization and achieving sustainable development in rural areas. The construction and operation of rural governance networks are intrinsically tied to governance effectiveness. Foc...

China’s rapid economic growth has caused serious problems, such as environmental pollution and resource exhaustion. Only by improving the green total factor productivity (GTFP) can China’s economic development get out of the dual dilemmas...

The global port and maritime industry is experiencing a new paradigm shift known as the artificial intelligence transformation (AX). Thus, domestic container-terminal companies should focus beyond mere automation to a paradigm shift in AI that encomp...

The process of eliminating absolute poverty is inevitable for China’s social and economic transformation. However, there are currently few studies on the relationship between land use transformation (LUT) and rural income under different stages...

This article investigated the “National Information City for Public Service” policy as the representative policy of China’s digital transformation of urban governance to empirically analyze its impact on urban environmental pollutio...

The research conducted in this paper aims to appraise the interlinkages between public governance and digital transformation at the level of the European Union. We employ two advanced approaches to modelling longitudinal data compiled at the level of...

Digital transformation is increasingly recognized as a key driver of sustainable development, enabling suppliers to improve efficiency, reduce resource consumption, and adapt to changing market demands. However, it remains a challenging process for s...

Digital transformation has emerged as a key driver of modernization in the private and public sectors. In recent years, governments worldwide have turned to digital technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance citizen engagement. Sau...

The transformation of the government into a digital entity is imperative, serving not only as a catalyst for the modernization of China’s governance system and capacity but also as a cornerstone for advancing the digital economy and the establi...

Digitalization represents a pivotal global development trend and serves as a significant force propelling economic and social transformation. This manuscript uses the global Malmquist–Luenberger (GML) model to estimate green total factor produc...

Deltas worldwide have been experiencing pressures and challenges exacerbated by climate change. An explicit focus on deltas is lacking in various bodies of literature, although present in those bodies focusing on the resilience of social-ecological s...

In the digital economy era, small service business struggle to compete in a rapidly changing and dynamic market. Therefore, through digital transformation (DT), small service business seek to increase their competitive advantage, improve business per...

Clarifying the driving factors of enterprise digital transformation can help us understand the real driving forces of industrial digitization and digital industrialization, improve the implementation of industrial policies, and narrow the digital div...

Based on the theory of fiscal decentralization and sustainable development, and the mechanism analysis about fiscal decentralization and government environmental preference to promote industrial green transformation, using China’s provincial pa...

Government intervention and structural transformation play an important role in both the economy and carbon emissions. Based on provincial panel data from China from 2003 to 2020, this paper employs econometric models to investigate the impact of gov...

Resilience has become more popular among researchers and practitioners of public governance. Previous studies indicate the importance of social capital and leadership in this research field, but mainly theoretically and rarely are considered together...

The relative dominance of government and market forces in enterprise digital transformation remains underexplored. This paper aims to provide new insights into this topic. Using data from China’s A-share-listed companies (2007–2023), we t...

This study explores how artificial intelligence utilization in digital government, through AI-enabled service automation and AI-based decision support, contributes to digital government transformation, emphasizing the mediating roles of stakeholder t...

This paper focuses on understanding the transformative potential of active citizenship in green space governance. Through an in-depth case study, we show how citizens promoted the redevelopment of a brownfield into a green space, but eventually also...

Enterprise digital transformation stands as a pivotal driving force for urban economic sustainable development. Investigating the role of digital government policies in fostering urban economic growth through enterprise digital transformation is esse...

Amid intensifying challenges of global climate change, China—as the world’s largest carbon emitter and a major manufacturing hub—occupies a pivotal position in the global industrial green transformation. Drawing on environmental fed...

In the implementation of public environmental policies, the deviation between the behavioral intention of farmers and the results of policy implementation is widespread. To reveal the universality, and break through existing research perspectives, th...

To achieve sustainable urban development, many countries around the world are exploring the path of smart cities. The progress and development of digital technology has paved a promising road. Digital transformation of the government is an important...

Coastal ecosystems are among the most biodiverse and economically valuable environments on Earth, yet they face escalating threats from climate change, development, and resource exploitation. Traditional conservation approaches have proven insufficie...

This paper examines the impact of government-led green certification on enterprise green transformation, utilizing data from A-share-listed firms in China and focusing on the Green Factory Certification program launched by the Ministry of Industry an...

Japanese firms have historically followed a country-specific model of corporate governance. Yet, Japan has had to adapt its corporate model over the last 30 years, along with the transformation of distinctive characteristics of Japanese capitalism in...

This study investigates the previous studies on successful digital transformation initiatives in government organizations and deduces the tangible and intangible benefits to showcase some real-life examples and evidence. This article provides a thoro...

In recent years, the disorderly development of local government debt financing and local government financing platforms (GFP) in China has brought huge government debt risks. In order to control the debt increment caused by illegal financing of the G...

Local governments have become key agents in advancing regional digital transformation in China. Drawing on a panel dataset of 30 provinces from 2009 to 2022, this study adopts an innovation ecosystem perspective. It explores how public service delive...

Digitization offers fresh impetus to the transformation and upgrading of mining enterprises, while on the other hand, the rapid development and broad application of digital technologies make the environmental governance of mining enterprises the most...

This paper explores the concept of evolutionary urban resilience by framing cities as complex, open, and adaptive Social-Ecological-Technological Systems (SETS), shaped by multi-scalar dynamics, systemic uncertainty, and interdependent crises. It cha...

The increasing prevalence of digital technologies has sparked interest in the relationship between digital transformation and sustainable development, leading to a surge in theoretical and practical research on this topic. This study conducts a bibli...

To effectively address the dual challenges of insufficient motivation for digital transformation (DT) among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and low collaboration efficiency in the manufacturing supply chain within the context of the digital...

Former industrial areas in Europe are being redeveloped into residential and recreational spaces, often including sustainability initiatives. This study explores how the co-governance and management of a productive urban open space contributes to sus...

Digital transformation has become a prominent trend in both the private and public sectors. Different from studies focusing on the transformation of the private sector, this study aims to investigate the impact of public sector digitalization, i.e.,...

Rapid digitalization is transforming how public and private institutions manage regulation, compliance, and supervision. This paper explores the rise of Regulatory Technology (RegTech) and Supervisory Technology (SupTech) as instruments of digital re...