As global economic integration deepens, the internationalization of enterprises has emerged as a crucial strategy for market expansion and enhanced competitiveness. In this landscape, trade digitization is an emerging trend that is progressively reshaping international trade, with significant implications for the speed of enterprise internationalization. This paper explores the intrinsic relationship between them, demonstrating that trade digitization serves as a powerful catalyst that significantly accelerates the speed of enterprise internationalization. Additionally, the study delves into the role of inward connectivity as a moderator, illustrating how it enhances the relationship between trade digitization and internationalization speed. It also investigates the mediating effect of transaction cost, revealing how these costs influence the speed of enterprise internationalization.

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加速还是减速？贸易数字化对企业国际化速度的影响


随着全球经济一体化的深入，企业国际化已成为市场扩张和增强竞争力的关键战略。在这种背景下，贸易数字化是一个新兴趋势，它正在逐步重塑国际贸易，对企业国际化的速度产生重大影响。本文探讨了它们之间的内在关系，表明贸易数字化是显着加快企业国际化速度的强大催化剂。此外，该研究深入探讨了内向连接作为调节因素的作用，说明了它如何增强贸易数字化与国际化速度之间的关系。它还研究了交易成本的中介效应，揭示了这些成本如何影响企业国际化的速度。