Nyankomo Marwa

Despite its numerous benefits to companies in modern era, digital transformation strategies are rarely adopted in developing countries. Consequently, this study demonstrates the benefits of digital transformation to performance of companies in developing economies and the reasons for non-adoption of digital transformation strategies in developing economies. The objective of the study was achieved by using case study analysis to analyse five companies from different industry in developed and developing economies. The findings of this study highlights the various ways digital transformation positively impacts a company’s performance by improving business processes, reducing costs, or growing the revenue of the company. Evidence from the study also points at the lack of a digital transformation strategy, shortage of skills, absence of leadership support and unavailability of budget as the main reasons for the low rate of digital transformation adoption in developing economies. The study, therefore, concludes that digital transformation has the potential to significantly improve company performance in developing economies. Companies in developing economies could increase their performances by leveraging digital technologies and overcoming common.

The potential for sorghum to be the driver of economic development in Sub-Saharan economies, including South Africa, is enormous. However, there has been a notable decline in the production, use, and consumption of sorghum due to the changes in preferences and lifestyle of its consumers in Southern Africa. While existing and extant studies have studied the benefits and impacts of sorghum on the African economy, there is an inadequate understanding of the feasibility of sorghum farming in South Africa using Garrett’s ranking technique. As a result, this study explores the feasibility of sorghum farming in the Nyoni area of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Hence, a survey was conducted with a sample size of 150 respondents that were purposively selected. An interview schedule was also used to collect primary data, and the data were analyzed using Garrett’s ranking technique. The results of this study indicated that edaphic factors, climatic factors, volatile markets, information transfers, education, drought resistance variety, access to credit, and technological advancement were critical in making sorghum farming feasible in the Nyoni area of KwaZulu Natal. Therefore, this study recommends that there is an overarching need to explore the feasibility of sorghum farming, starting at a smaller scale until a more stable state of marketability and potential profitability has been established.

This study assessed the mediating role of green competence in the relationship between digital orientation and green innovation performance among Chinese manufacturing firms. This study gathered data from 227 manufacturing firms located in the Jiangsu Province of China. Data were gathered using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using a covariance-based structural equation modeling in Amos (v.23). The findings revealed that digital orientation had a direct effect on manufacturing firms’ green innovation performance. This study also reveals that digital orientation had a direct positive effect on green competence. Also, green competence had a direct effect on green innovation performance. Finally, it was identified that green competence partially mediated the relationship between digital orientation and manufacturing firms’ green innovation performance.