.... Additionally, many studies largely ignore the role of environmental uncertainty. Design/methodology/approach Based on dynamic capability theory and organizational inertia theory and using data from Chinese listed enterprises from 2007 to 2020, this study examines how the benefits and costs of digital...

... the technological catch-up of latecomer firms. It also focuses on discussing the heterogeneous impacts of financing constraints, environmental uncertainty and market competition. Findings The results show that the UIC helps latecomer firms catch up in technology both domestically and globally...

... networks and effectuation into BMI. Third, environmental uncertainty weakened the linkage between bricolage and BMI. Research limitations/implications Future research should replicate the results in other countries because only start-ups in China were investigated in the study, and it is necessary...