The digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)is a crucial initiative for shaping new drivers and advantages for development.Promoting the digital transformation of SMEs through the construction of a digital business environment is significant for advancing high-quality economic development.This paper takes SMEs listed on the A-share SME board from 2017 to 2021 as a sample and constructs a provin-cial-level digital business environment evaluation index to explore the impact of the digital business environment on SMEs'willingness for digital transformation.The study finds that optimizing the digital business environment can enhance SMEs'willingness for digital transformation.Improvements in the digital business environment can foster entrepreneurship and mitigate short-termism,thus increasing SMEs'willingness for digital transformation.Heterogeneity analysis reveals that the digital business environment has a more significant effect on boosting the digital transformation willingness of SMEs with low financing constraints,those in the growth or maturity stages,and those located in regions with higher government digital attention.Further exploration into the economic benefits of digital transformation shows that the construction of a digital business environment helps unlock the economic value of SMEs'digital transformation,promoting the conversion of willingness into action.
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数字营商环境/数字化转型意愿/企业家精神/短视主义/经济效益
Key words
Digital business environment/Willingness for digital transformation/Entrepreneurship/Short-termism/Economic benefits
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