Against the backdrop of the "dual carbon" strategy implementation and rapid digital economy development, the relationship between strategic emerging enterprises' carbon responsibility and ambidextrous innovation is crucial for ecological civilization construction and high-quality economic development in China. Based on the stress-creativity model, the influence of carbon responsibility on ambidextrous innovation is investigated, with the moderating effect of digital transformation examined. Listed companies in China's strategic emerging industries from 2020 to 2022 are selected as the research sample for empirical analysis. The findings reveal that a significant U-shaped relationship between carbon responsibility and both incremental and radical innovation is identified. The U-shaped relationship between carbon responsibility and ambidextrous innovation is strengthened by digital transformation, specifically through facility digitalization, business digitalization, and technology digitalization. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the U-shaped relationships are more pronounced in non-state-owned enterprises than in state-owned enterprises. These conclusions remain robust after rigorous testing. It provides empirical evidence clarifying the relationship between carbon responsibility and ambidextrous innovation in strategic emerging enterprises, while offering practical insights for enterprises to advance digital transformation and enhance ambidextrous innovation capabilities while fulfilling carbon responsibility during the digital economy era and "dual carbon" transition.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |