How Executive Team Interlocks Shape Corporate Sustainable Development Through Digital Transformation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19235202 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yue Wang (0000-0001-8527-9175, Henan Institute of Technology), Youxuan Wang (0009-0006-5707-9487, Faculty of Economics Henan Institute of Technology Xinxiang People's Republic of China), Yun Hu (0000-0001-9627-0571, School of Business Jiangsu Second Normal University Nanjing People's Republic of China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sustainable Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/sd.71200 |
| OpenAlex | W7162200408 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 155 |
Under the increasing global environmental changes and resource constraints, corporate sustainability has become an urgent issue worldwide. Using data from Chinese listed companies from 2013 to 2023 and employing fixed effects models, this study examines how different characteristics of corporate social networks (degree centrality, structural holes, and network density) impact corporate sustainable development performance (CSDP) through digital transformation, with an innovative approach that divides social networks into three distinct dimensions based on social capital theory and resource dependence theory, while introducing new quality productive forces (NQPF) as a moderating factor. The findings show that degree centrality and structural holes positively affect CSDP, while network density has a negative impact. Digital transformation mediates the relationship between social networks and CSDP, while NQPF strengthens these effects. This study provides a new theoretical framework and offers practical insights for firms to optimize their social network structures, accelerate digital transformation, and leverage NQPF, ultimately enhancing CSDP, which plays a key role in advancing Sustainable Development Goal 9 by promoting innovation and fostering sustainable industrial transformation
Centrality · Corporate sustainability · Digital transformation · Social capital · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Social Capital and Networks
Structural Holes
Evolving sustainably
Knowledge Networks, Collaboration Networks, and Exploratory Innovation
Network embeddedness and the exploration of novel technologies
The impact of digital technologies on economic and environmental performance in the context of industry 4.0
Mastering digital transformation
Knowledge Transfer in Intraorganizational Networks
How knowledge affects radical innovation
Communication Patterns in Task-Oriented Groups
Understanding sustainable innovation
Friends or Strangers? Firm-Specific Uncertainty, Market Uncertainty, and Network Partner Selection
Strategic Responses to Institutional Processes
Social Capital, Intellectual Capital, and the Organizational Advantage
Impact of Degree Centrality, Structural Holes, and Network Density of External Corporate Network Ties on Ambidextrous Innovation
Managing institutional diversity and structural holes
Director Network Centrality and Firm Green Innovation
The Contingent Value of Social Capital
Economic Action and Social Structure
Impact of Social Entrepreneurial Factors on Sustainable Enterprise Development
Fostering connectivity
Dynamic sustainability capabilities and corporate sustainability performance
Enterprise digital transformation and sustainable development performance
Sustainable development and stakeholder engagement in the agri‐food sector
Why network structure and coordination matter
Networks as the Pipes and Prisms of the Market
Power and Centrality
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |