Given the growing limelight on digital revolution and sustainability in the maritime industry, this paper aims to investigate the overlaps and interconnectedness of these two significant topics. Anchored on resource-based view and organisational ambidexterity theories, this study investigates the influence of key technical and social digital resources on exploratory and exploitative innovation capabilities and sustainable performance of maritime companies. This study also analyses the direct effects of innovation constructs and the indirect effects of digital resources on sustainable performance. Survey data were collected from 164 maritime professionals from various functions and sectors in the maritime industry. The structural equation modelling analysis revealed that all identified digital resources have a significant, positive correlation with innovation constructs, as well as a positive indirect effect on sustainable performance. Furthermore, as compared to exploitative innovation, exploratory innovation generates a greater positive effect on sustainable performance. This study enriches theoretical research by enhancing the understanding of resource-based view and organisational ambidexterity. It also explores the tensions between exploratory and exploitative innovation, as well as the definition of sustainable performance. It offers managerial implications by recommending how the management can utilise technical and social digital resources and innovation to improve sustainable performance via better long-term planning and corporate decisions. In addition, this study also enables firms to prioritise their allocation of resources where finances or manpower are scarce.

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通过数字资源和创新打造海事行业的可持续绩效

鉴于航运业数字革命和可持续发展日益受到关注，本文旨在研究这两个重要主题的重叠和相互关联性。本研究以资源基础观和组织二元理论为基础，探讨关键技术和社会数字资源对航运公司探索性和利用性创新能力以及可持续绩效的影响。本研究还分析了创新结构的直接影响和数字资源对可持续绩效的间接影响。调查数据收集自海事行业各个职能部门的 164 名海事专业人士。结构方程模型分析表明，所有已识别的数字资源与创新结构均具有显着的正相关性，并对可持续绩效产生积极的间接影响。此外，与利用性创新相比，探索性创新对可持续绩效产生更大的积极影响。本研究通过增强对资源基础观和组织二元性的理解丰富了理论研究。它还探讨了探索性创新和利用性创新之间的紧张关系，以及可持续绩效的定义。它通过建议管理层如何利用技术和社会数字资源和创新，通过更好的长期规划和企业决策来提高可持续绩效，从而提供管理启示。此外，这项研究还使企业能够在资金或人力稀缺的情况下优先分配资源。