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Firm Digitalization and Corporate Performance: The Moderating Effects of Organizational Capital

dc.contributor.authorZareie, Mobina
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.departmentRowe School of Businessen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Iraj Fooladien_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Oumar Syen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Najah Attigen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-11T14:15:12Z
dc.date.available2023-12-11T14:15:12Z
dc.date.defence2023-12-05
dc.date.issued2023-12-07
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the interplay between digital transformation and corporate performance with a special emphasis on the moderating effect of organizational capital. Utilizing textual analysis of 10-K reports, a Digital Transformation Score (DGS) is established, which quantifies the extent of a firm's digital activities. The analysis reveals that digital transformation, as represented by the DGS, is positively associated with corporate value. Furthermore, this study identifies organizational capital as a pivotal element in harnessing the value of digital initiatives. The study revolves around a unique dataset of U.S. non-technology firms, providing a novel perspective on the digitalization discourse. The findings highlight that not only is digital transformation conducive to enhanced corporate performance, as measured by Tobin’s Q, but it also synergizes with high- quality organizational capital to further enhance corporate value. The evidence also suggests that governance quality, such as higher institutional ownership and superior information quality, underlines the benefits derived from digital transformation. This study contributes to digitalization research by exploring how digital transformation drives corporate performance and defining organizational capital's pivotal role. It delivers insights for both industry and academia, stressing the importance of blending digital strategies with organizational capital, and high information quality in today's digital arena. For professionals, the research offers solid evidence of the need to develop organizational capital to enhance the benefits of digital initiatives. For scholars, it offers novel insights and opens new research avenues, particularly focusing on non-technology firms in the U.S., a sector relatively underexplored in digitalization studies, thereby enriching the understanding of digitalization's impact across diverse business domains.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/83200
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectDigital Transformationen_US
dc.subjectCorporate Performanceen_US
dc.subjectCorporate Financeen_US
dc.subjectOrganizational Capitalen_US
dc.titleFirm Digitalization and Corporate Performance: The Moderating Effects of Organizational Capitalen_US

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