Operationalization of the variables
| Variable | Source | Operationalization | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital orientation | Annual reports | Number of mentions of digital related keywords in the annual reports (measured for 2019) | Nominal |
| Digital intensity | Annual reports | Number of digital transformation areas (strategy, leadership, organization and culture, customers, products and services, technology, production and processes, supply chain and employees) covered in the annual reports (measured for 2019) | Scale from 1 to 9 |
| Digital maturity | Annual reports | Level of digital transformation maturity based on content analysis of the initiatives described in annual reports (measured for 2019) | Scale from 1 to 4 |
| Net profit | Financial statements | Directly extracted from the database (measured for 2019) | Continuous |
| Operating profit | Financial statements | Directly extracted from the database (measured for 2019) | Continuous |
| Variable | Source | Operationalization | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital orientation | Annual reports | Number of mentions of digital related keywords in the annual reports (measured for 2019) | Nominal |
| Digital intensity | Annual reports | Number of digital transformation areas (strategy, leadership, organization and culture, customers, products and services, technology, production and processes, supply chain and employees) covered in the annual reports (measured for 2019) | Scale from 1 to 9 |
| Digital maturity | Annual reports | Level of digital transformation maturity based on content analysis of the initiatives described in annual reports (measured for 2019) | Scale from 1 to 4 |
| Net profit | Financial statements | Directly extracted from the database (measured for 2019) | Continuous |
| Operating profit | Financial statements | Directly extracted from the database (measured for 2019) | Continuous |
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