Institutional pressure, resource orchestration, and the digital government performance

A mixed methods study in the case of China

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ID22236149
AuthorsYao Men (Central South University), Yuanyuan Xu (0000-0001-7147-4498, Central South University, corresponding author), Kai Yang (0000-0003-0493-9341, Central South University), Kaiyi Yang, Zijian Wang (0000-0001-5772-258X, Central South University), Xiang Ji (0000-0002-7234-6460, Columbia University)
Year2025
Volume12
Issue1
Publication date2025-11-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHumanities and Social Sciences Communications (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2662-9992 • E-ISSN: 2662-9992
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/s41599-025-05932-3
OpenAlexW4415816068
LanguageEN
References cited72

Governments worldwide are rapidly embracing digital transformation; however, limited attention has been paid to how local governments navigate under multiple pressures, including those from higher-level authorities, the public, and regional competition. Drawing on institutional pressure (IP) and resource orchestration (RO) theories, this study constructs an IP–RO framework to examine how these factors interact to achieve high digital government (DG) performance. Using a mixed-methods approach combining regression analysis and panel data QCA, this study demonstrates how local governments orchestrate resources to respond to multifaceted pressures, identifies the configuration paths, and reveals that local governments are gaining greater autonomy in shaping digital initiatives

Autonomy · China · Digital government · E-Government · Local government · Orchestration · E-Government and Public Services · Public Policy and Administration Research · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research

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