The Impact of Digital Platform Capability on Manufacturing SMEs' Innovation Resilience

ZHOU Huiping; HAN Xi; ZAN Ao

Volume 40 Issue 4

Jul. 2025

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ZHOU Huiping, HAN Xi, ZAN Ao. The Impact of Digital Platform Capability on Manufacturing SMEs' Innovation Resilience[J]. Journal of Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, 2025, 40(4): 80-91.

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ZHOU Huiping, HAN Xi, ZAN Ao. The Impact of Digital Platform Capability on Manufacturing SMEs' Innovation Resilience[J]. Journal of Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, 2025, 40(4): 80-91.

ZHOU Huiping, HAN Xi, ZAN Ao. The Impact of Digital Platform Capability on Manufacturing SMEs' Innovation Resilience[J]. Journal of Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, 2025, 40(4): 80-91.

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ZHOU Huiping, HAN Xi, ZAN Ao. The Impact of Digital Platform Capability on Manufacturing SMEs' Innovation Resilience[J]. Journal of Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, 2025, 40(4): 80-91.

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The Impact of Digital Platform Capability on Manufacturing SMEs' Innovation Resilience

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School of Business Administration, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou 510320
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School of Economics and Management, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410076, China

Received Date: 2024-07-09
Available Online: 2025-09-09
Publish Date: 2025-07-28

Abstract

Abstract

Digital platform has become an important carrier for small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (manufacturing SMEs) to build competitive advantages, but the specific mechanism of the impact of digital platform capability on innovation resilience of manufacturing SMEs still needs to be deeply explored. Based on the theory of resource orchestration and 247 survey data from manufacturing SMEs, this paper empirically investigates the nonlinear mechanism of digital platform capabilities impacting innovation resilience. The empirical results show that there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between integration and reconfiguration capabilities of digital platform and innovation resilience. Meanwhile, routine updating plays a mediating role in the U-shaped relationship. Furthermore, digital agility significantly strengthens the inverted U-shaped relationship. The research conclusion reveals the 'double-edged sword' effect of digital platform capability, and opens the black box of digital platform capability affecting innovation resilience. The research results can also provide practical guidance for manufacturing SMEs to effectively embed in digital platforms to cultivate innovation resilience.
- digital platform capability,
- innovation resilience,
- manufacturing SMEs,
- routine updating,
- digital agility

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