Keywords
digital empowerment, structural dimension, scale development
Abstract
Digital empowerment is the new phenomenon with the popularity and development of digital technology. It is a process that relies on digital technology and other resources to efficiently connect innovative elements, promoting the enhancement of enterprise digital capability and the realization of value creation. As for digital empowerment, the current research is still in the concept discussion stage, and there is a lack of reliable and valid tools to measure this concept. Taking high-end equipment manufacturing industry as an example, the relevant literature was consulted and relevant enterprises were investigated basing on the theory of digital capability and empowerment. In this study, the connotation of digital empowerment and four dimensions of resource empowerment, structure empowerment, platform empowerment and ecological empowerment were extracted, and the corresponding measurement scale was developed. Furthermore, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to verify the content reliability and validity of these four dimensions, and the optimal measurement model of digital empowerment including 24-items was finally established. This study could make up for the deficiency of existing digital empowerment measurement scales and provide reference for the research on digital transformation of advance-equipment manufacturing industry.
DOI
10.16315/j.stm.2022.03.004
Recommended Citation
LI, Zi-biao; LI, Han; and WANG, Si-wei
(2022)
"Exploration on the structural dimension of digital empowerment and development of measurement scale:The case of high-end equipment manufacturing industry,"
Journal of Science and Technology Management: Vol. 24:
Iss.
3, Article 4.
DOI: 10.16315/j.stm.2022.03.004
Available at:
https://jstm.researchcommons.org/journal/vol24/iss3/4
