Digital Collaboration Platforms, Sustainable Supply Chain Integration, and Organizational Resilience: A Multi-Country Analysis in Emerging Economies
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Digital Collaboration Platforms, Digital Transformation, Emerging Economies, Organizational Resilience, Sustainable Supply Chain IntegrationAbstract
This study investigates the interrelationship between digital collaboration platforms, sustainable supply chain integration, and organizational resilience across emerging economies. As global supply chains face increasing uncertainty and environmental challenges, digital transformation has become a strategic necessity for building sustainable and adaptive business networks. Using a quantitative research approach with data collected from multiple countries, the study employs Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to examine the hypothesized relationships among key variables. The results reveal that digital collaboration significantly enhances sustainable supply chain integration by improving transparency, coordination, and real-time information sharing among partners. Furthermore, sustainable supply chain integration is found to mediate the relationship between digital collaboration and organizational resilience, indicating that technology-driven collaboration must be complemented with sustainability-oriented practices to achieve long-term resilience. The findings also demonstrate consistent patterns across emerging economies, suggesting that the integration of digital and sustainable strategies represents a universal model for organizational strength and adaptability. This research contributes to the growing body of knowledge on digital transformation and sustainability by providing empirical evidence of their synergistic impact on resilience. It offers practical implications for managers and policymakers seeking to enhance competitiveness and sustainability through digital collaboration within complex global supply chain systems.
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