@article{ART003300159},
author={Kua-Kua Ni and Wen-Yan Yin},
title={The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms},
journal={Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information},
issn={1598-849X},
year={2026},
volume={31},
number={1},
pages={151-167}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kua-Kua Ni
AU - Wen-Yan Yin
TI - The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms
JO - Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information
PY - 2026
VL - 31
IS - 1
PB - The Korean Society Of Computer And Information
SP - 151
EP - 167
SN - 1598-849X
AB - Amid the wave of the digital economy, the strategic coordination between digital transformation and internationalization has become a key agenda for family firms. Using China’s listed family enterprises during 2013–2023 as the research object and drawing on 20,642 firm-year observations from the CSMAR database, this study employs Tobit regression models to examine the impact of digital transformation on the degree of internationalization (DOI) and the moderating roles of family involvement and second-generation involvement. The results show that digital transformation significantly accelerates internationalization by increasing the number of overseas subsidiaries and expanding the breadth of host-country coverage. Family involvement exerts a negative moderating effect on the positive relationship between digital transformation and internationalization—through strengthening socioemotional wealth (SEW) preferences, suppressing exploratory innovation output, and shaping board governance structures. By contrast, second-generation involvement produces a significant positive moderating effect by enhancing risk-taking capacity, introducing a global vision, and promoting the inheritance of digital capabilities. These findings provide theoretical support and practical guidance for designing digital-transformation pathways, implementing internationalization strategies, and improving intergenerational governance in family firms.
KW - digital transformation;family firms;internationalization;family involvement
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Kua-Kua Ni and Wen-Yan Yin. (2026). The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms. Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information, 31(1), 151-167.
Kua-Kua Ni and Wen-Yan Yin. 2026, "The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms", Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information, vol.31, no.1 pp.151-167.
Kua-Kua Ni, Wen-Yan Yin "The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms" Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information 31.1 pp.151-167 (2026) : 151.
Kua-Kua Ni, Wen-Yan Yin. The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms. 2026; 31(1), 151-167.
Kua-Kua Ni and Wen-Yan Yin. "The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms" Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information 31, no.1 (2026) : 151-167.
Kua-Kua Ni; Wen-Yan Yin. The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms. Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information, 31(1), 151-167.
Kua-Kua Ni; Wen-Yan Yin. The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms. Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information. 2026; 31(1) 151-167.
Kua-Kua Ni, Wen-Yan Yin. The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms. 2026; 31(1), 151-167.
Kua-Kua Ni and Wen-Yan Yin. "The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Degree of Internationalization of Chinese Family Firms" Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information 31, no.1 (2026) : 151-167.
