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The role of the regulatory framework in enhancing SMEs’ digital transformation

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  • Succurro, Marianna
  • Donati, Cristiana

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This paper aims at exploring the current process of SMEs’ digital transformation in order to contribute to effective policy development. We first provide a definition of firms’ digital transformation and then investigate its fundamental determinants, so responding to the call for further research and more comprehensive understandings of the digital transformation process. The objective is to verify the impact of the regulatory environment on digital transformation of SMEs. The empirical analysis, based on data taken from the Flash Eurobarometer Survey of the European Commission, shows that the regulatory framework is strongly significant in explaining firms’ digital transformation. Specifically, SMEs’ awareness of the regulatory context and anticipated digital standards: 1) expedites their process of digital transformation; 2) positively moderates the relationship between any strategic plan and their digital transformation; 3) generates a relatively greater impact on the digital transformation of firms mainly involved in the adoption of more advanced digital technologies. Some policy implications conclude the work.

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  • Succurro, Marianna & Donati, Cristiana, 2025. "The role of the regulatory framework in enhancing SMEs’ digital transformation," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:irlaec:v:83:y:2025:i:c:s0144818825000195
    DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2025.106263
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • K00 - Law and Economics - - General - - - General (including Data Sources and Description)
    • L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy

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