Demirel, P., Kesidou, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-5729-8624 and Danisman, G.O. (2025) IT-Enabled Organisational Transformation and Green Employment Growth in Micro Firms. Business Strategy and the Environment. ISSN 0964-4733
Abstract
In this paper, we explore whether IT-enabled organisational transformation (ITOT) moderates the relationship between eco-innovation and the growth performance of microfirms. Our framework conceptualises ITOT in microfirms as a multistage process that includes: (i) setting a digitalisation strategy, (ii) adopting advanced information systems technology (IST) artefacts and (iii) developing in-house digital resources and capabilities. The analysis of a sample of 5015 microfirms from 39 countries indicates that eco-innovations boost firm growth when coupled with (i) a formalised digitalisation strategy, (ii) adoption of advanced IST artefacts (e.g., digital technologies that characterise Industry 4.0) and (iii) digital resources and capabilities in microfirms. These findings contribute to the growing digitalisation literature by highlighting the essential role that ITOT processes play in enabling sustainability-led growth pathways for microfirms. The paper advocates for the viability and performance benefits of a twin digital and ecological transformation and showcases the potential of ITOT for an economically successful net-zero transition that embraces microfirms.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025 The Author(s). Business Strategy and the Environment published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | digital capabilities, digital strategy, eco-innovation, green growth, IT- enabled organisational transformation (ITOT), microfirm, sustainability |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Economics Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Mar 2025 12:37 |
Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2025 09:44 |
Published Version: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bse.42... |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/bse.4239 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:223899 |