Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Enhancing supply chain resilience and security in high-tech industries is crucial for mitigating risks arising from dependence on critical technologies amid global uncertainties. Using firm- and product-level data from China’s high-tech industries during 2010–2022, this study investigates how industrial digitalization affects upstream supply chain source concentration (USC) at the industry level through a two-way fixed effects model. The results reveal a U-shaped relationship between industrial digitalization and USC, mediated by human capital accumulation and risk-taking capacity. The effect is stronger in labor-intensive and highly concentrated industries, reflecting long-term strategic adjustments rather than short-term fluctuations. The findings call for a balanced digitalization strategy that manages its dual effects, reinforces human capital and risk management capacity, and relies on coherent institutional frameworks to sustain transformation and strengthen supply chain resilience.
Source: Scientific Reports
Authors: Yifang Zhang, Haocan Zhu
Institution: Yunnan University of Finance And Economics
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,690
Award: G8385035296
OpenAlex ID: W7147625916