Влияние индивидуальных характеристик руководителя на процесс цифровизации предприятия

Anna O. Daviy; Mariia A. Molodchik; Elizaveta E. Matveyeva-Ram; Ksenia Yu. Sanina

doi:10.21638/spbu18.2024.404

Authors

Anna O. Daviy International Laboratory of Intangible-Driven Economy, HSE University, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8050-6487
Mariia A. Molodchik International Laboratory of Intangible-Driven Economy, HSE University, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-9030
Elizaveta E. Matveyeva-Ram Technical University of Munich, Germany https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6796-2552
Ksenia Yu. Sanina St. Petersburg School of Economics and Management, HSE University, Russia https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0846-3576

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu18.2024.404

Abstract

Purpose: to estimate the influence of CEO personal characteristics on the level of digitalization of SMEs.

Methodology: upper echelon theory is used to justify the study’s hypotheses, which are tested on a sample of 273 Russian SMEs. Poisson regression was used as the primary method of data analysis, alongside several additional models for robustness checks, specifically models with differently constructed dependent variables and models with different sets of controls.

Findings: the education level of CEO has a positive impact on the level of digitalization of SMEs, while age has a negative effect.

Originality and contribution: upper echelon theory is implemented in order to make strategic decisions regarding the digitalization of SMEs. The study is the first to analyze the effects of the individual characteristics of CEOs on the digitalization of Russian SMEs.

Keywords:

CEO characteristics, digitalization, SME, upper echelon theory

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