Digital-Real Technology Integration on Enterprise Green Production: Dual-dimensional analysis based on technology empowerment and resource allocation optimization

Xi Chen

doi:10.54691/p41ypm67

Authors

Xi Chen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/p41ypm67

Keywords:

Integration of digital and physical technologies, green total factor productivity, technology empowerment, resource allocation optimization, green technology innovation.

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the global economy moving towards high-quality development and accelerating the implementation of "dual-carbon" goals, exploring the green empowerment effect of the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy has significant theoretical and practical implications. Using A-share listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen from 2011 to 2024 as a research sample, this paper innovatively utilizes the IPC classification numbers of invention patents and cross-citation networks to accurately measure the level of digital-real technology integration at the micro-enterprise level. Furthermore, it places "technology empowerment" and "resource allocation optimization" within a unified analytical framework, empirically examining their impact on enterprise green total factor productivity (GTFP) and its underlying mechanisms. The study finds that digital-real technology integration significantly promotes the improvement of enterprise GTFP. This conclusion remains highly valid after a series of endogeneity and robustness tests, including instrumental variable methods and propensity score matching. Mechanism analysis shows that digital-real technology integration indirectly drives the growth of GTFP by leveraging the "technology empowerment" effect—namely, improving the level of green technology innovation and accelerating the intelligentization of production processes. The moderating effect test reveals that internal resource allocation optimization within enterprises can synergistically resonate with the underlying digital-real technology integration, positively reinforcing its green empowerment effect. This paper not only unveils the micro-level "black box" of digital-real integration driving enterprise green transformation from both technological and resource perspectives, but also provides solid empirical evidence for accelerating digital infrastructure construction, deepening underlying technology integration, and guiding real economy enterprises to bridge the digital divide to achieve high-quality green transformation.

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