The Effect of Sustainability Management on Performance: Testing the Mediating Effect of Digital Transformation

초록

Maintaining corporate sustainability is emerging as a critical challenge for today's businesses. This study aims to propose and verify measures to improve corporate performance in the uncertain business environment faced by organizations. Previous research has primarily focused on economic and social performance. However, this study differs from previous studies by incorporating environmental performance in addition to economic and social performance. This study approaches these three aspects as corporate performance variables. Furthermore, variables that promote sustainability were explored and categorized into economic responsibility, social responsibility, and environmental responsibility. Therefore, the concepts of economic responsibility, social responsibility, and environmental responsibility were clearly defined and their roles were verified. Overall, the importance of digital transformation was demonstrated through the mediating effect of digital transformation in the context of these three types of responsibilities improving corporate performance. Finally, this study contributes to providing measures to ensure corporate sustainability.

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