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dc.contributor.authorYu, W.
dc.contributor.authorDu, B.
dc.contributor.authorGuo, X.
dc.contributor.authorMarinova, Dora
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-04T00:52:34Z
dc.date.available2023-07-04T00:52:34Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationYu, W. and Du, B. and Guo, X. and Marinova, D. 2023. Total factor productivity in Chinese manufacturing firms: the role of E-commerce adoption. Electronic Commerce Research.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92681
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10660-023-09711-7
dc.description.abstract

This paper seeks to investigate the relationship between e-commerce and total factor productivity (TFP) at the manufacturing firm level. Using data of 178 A-share listed companies in China during the period from 2015 to 2021, the article empirically tests the questions of whether and how e-commerce used directly by manufacturing firms can boost their productivity growth. The result shows that the penetration of e-commerce in manufacturing has a positive and significant effect on TFP growth. It is also found that the spillovers of intra-firm human capital and the effect of inter-firm market competition both play a crucial role in linking e-commerce to firm-level TFP growth. Specifically, e-commerce is beneficial to driving TFP growth significantly through attracting high-quality rather than low-quality human capital accumulating in manufacturing firms, as well as through improving appropriately market concentration rather than increasing the intensity of market competition. This article contributes to the existing literature by exploring the productivity-driving force of manufacturing firms which face transformation from a focus on the production to the marketing chain within the context of online business. It also provides policy applications how to improve the TFP of manufacturing firms through the use of digital platforms.

dc.titleTotal factor productivity in Chinese manufacturing firms: the role of E-commerce adoption
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn1389-5753
dcterms.source.titleElectronic Commerce Research
dc.date.updated2023-07-04T00:52:34Z
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This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10660-023-09711-7

curtin.departmentSchool of Design and the Built Environment
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Humanities
curtin.contributor.orcidMarinova, Dora [0000-0001-5125-8878]
curtin.contributor.researcheridMarinova, Dora [H-2093-2013]
dcterms.source.eissn1572-9362
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridMarinova, Dora [6701561637]
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