Digital technology infrastructure management and business strategic alignment as enablers of digital capabilities in energy SMEs

• Autorzy: Malewska Kamila , Chwiłkowska-Kubala Anna , Szumowski Witold

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DOI

10.34659/eis.2025.94.3.1026

Warianty tytułu

PL

Zarządzanie infrastrukturą technologii cyfrowej oraz strategiczne dopasowanie biznesowe jako czynniki zwiększające zdolności cyfrowe w małych i średnich przedsiębiorstwach energetycznych

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of digital technology infrastructure management (DTIM) on digital capabilities (DC) in small and medium-sized energy enterprises, with digital technology business strategic alignment (DTBSA) as a mediating variable. Methodology: By analysing data collected from Polish and German companies using the CAWI method (197 correctly completed feedback questionnaires) and structural equation modelling (SEM), we determined the importance of digital technology infrastructure management and digital technology business strategic alignment for digital capabilities. Findings: The research procedure confirmed the hypotheses about the impact of DTIM and DTBSA on DC. Somewhat unexpectedly, only a slightly higher influence of DTBSA as a mediating variable was observed, suggesting further research directions on the digitalisation process of energy companies. The results of our study also indirectly address environmental aspects by paying particular attention to the importance of the digital transformation of the energy sector as a process that supports environmental protection. The cognitive results obtained in the course of the conducted research made it possible not only to formulate practical implications for managers of energy companies referring to the economic aspect of the operation of this sector, but also positive and negative implications for the environment resulting from the digitalisation of the energy industry. Originality: Although the energy sector is still perceived as slow to adapt, our study shows that digital technology infrastructure management positively impacts the digital capabilities of energy SMEs.

PL

Celem artykułu jest zbadanie wpływu zarządzania infrastrukturą technologii cyfrowych (DTIM) na zdolności cyfrowe (DC) w małych i średnich przedsiębiorstwach energetycznych, przy udziale strategicznego dopasowania biznesowego technologii cyfrowych (DTBSA) jako zmiennej pośredniczącej. Analizując dane zebrane od polskich i niemieckich przedsiębiorstw przy użyciu metody CAWI (197 poprawnie wypełnionych kwestionariuszy zwrotnych) i modelowania równań strukturalnych (SEM), określono znaczenie zarządzania infrastrukturą technologii cyfrowych i strategicznego dopasowania biznesu w zakresie technologii cyfrowych dla zdolności cyfrowych. W postępowaniu badawczym potwierdzono hipotezy dotyczące wpływu DTIM i DTBSA na DC. Nieco nieoczekiwanie zaobserwowano niewiele większy wpływ DTBSA jako zmiennej pośredniczącej, co sugeruje dalsze kierunki badań nad procesem cyfryzacji przedsiębiorstw energetycznych. Chociaż sektor energetyczny jest nadal postrzegany jako powolny w adaptacji, badanie pokazuje, że zarządzanie infrastrukturą technologii cyfrowych pozytywnie wpływa na możliwości cyfrowe małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw z branży energetycznej.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

digital capabilities; digital technology; infrastructure management; business strategic alignment; Industry 4.0; energy companies

PL

zdolności cyfrowe; technologia cyfrowa; zarządzanie infrastrukturą; strategiczne dopasowanie biznesowe; Przemysł 4.0; firmy energetyczne

• Wydawca: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Ekonomistów Środowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych
• Czasopismo: Economics and Environment
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: No. 3
• Strony: art. no. 1026
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 65 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Malewska Kamila

• Poznań University of Economics and Business, Niepodległości Avenue 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0365-6318

autor

Chwiłkowska-Kubala Anna

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2348-600X

autor

Szumowski Witold

• Wrocław University of Economics and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0709-2978

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