The Manifestation of Digital Transformation Concept in Indonesian Logistic Firms
The Manifestation of Digital Transformation Concept in Indonesian Logistic Firms
The Manifestation of Digital Transformation Concept in Indonesian Logistic Firms
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Submitted 08-03-2023 Reviewed 21-06-2023 Revised 21-06-2023 Accepted 21-06-2023 Published 03-10-2023
Abstract: Digital transformation has become an important challenge for logistic firms to achieve
competitive advantages. However, the digitization process's implications on a firm's performance still need
to be fully understood since transitioning from one method to another creates specific challenges. This study
examines the effects of digital transformation on logistic firm performance in Indonesia and looks at the
process of organizational learning and innovation as determinants of digital transformation. This study uses
a quantitative method with data from 165 respondents of logistic firms that have implemented digital
technology in their business operations. The PLS method is used as a data analysis method. Results showed
that digital transformation positively and significantly affects logistic firm performance. It was also found
that organizational innovation significantly affects digital transformation, ultimately affecting logistic firm
performance. Meanwhile, organizational learning capabilities showed no direct effects on digital
transformation.
Keywords: Resource Orchestration; Digital Entrepreneurship; Organizational Learning Capabilities;
Innovation Capabilities; Logistic Firm Performance.
Abstract: Transformasi digital menjadi tantangan penting untuk mencapai keunggulan bersaing bagi
perusahaan logistik. Namun, implikasi dari proses digitalisasi terhadap perusahaan masih belum jelas karena
transisi dari satu proses ke proses lainnya merupakan tantangan bagi semua pihak yang terlibat. Penelitian
ini mengkaji pengaruh transformasi digital terhadap kinerja perusahaan logistik di Indonesia dan juga
melihat proses pembelajaran organisasi dan inovasi sebagai penentu transformasi digital. Penelitian ini
dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan menggunakan data yang dikumpulkan 165
responden perusahaan logistik yang sudah mengimplementasikan teknologi digital dalam operasi
perusahaannya. Metode PLS digunakan sebagai metode analisis data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan
adanya pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara transformasi digital terhadap kinerja perusahaan logistik.
Selain itu juga didapatkan bahwa inovasi perusahaan mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap
transformasi digital dan pada gilirannya berpengaruh terhadap kinerja perusahaan logistik, sementara
kapabilitas pembelajaran organisasional tidak mempunyai pengaruh langsung terhadap transformasi digital.
Kata Kunci: Orkestrasi Sumber Daya; Kewirausahaan Digital; Kemampuan Pembelajaran Organisasi;
Kemampuan Inovasi; Kinerja Perusahaan Logistik.
INTRODUCTION
Technological advances have created an enormous demand for organizational
capacities to deal with business dynamics. (Franco and Rodrigues, 2021) Stated that firms
need to adapt to market dynamics, be more proactive in exploiting opportunities, and make
improvisations to stay competitive in their business environments. Nowadays, one of the
most important challenges for every firm is integrating digital technology into their
business operations since the industrial sector, and firm operations will only be unaffected
THEORETICAL REVIEW
(Nambisan et al., 2019) They have Characterized digital transformation as creation
and alterations brought about by market offers, business processes, or models born by
digital technology. Digital transformation forces firms to rethink the role and value of their
data in their business model (Mugge et al., 2020). Digital transformation is a multi-
interpretive phenomenon because it imposes different aspects and implications on each
firm in another way. (Vial, 2019) defined several frameworks and agreed that digital
transformation represents a significant change in the basic pattern of how firms create
values. In this way, many firms digitally transform themselves by inventing new ways to
METHODS
In this study, a population of Indonesian logistic firms were sampled. Logistic firms
that were included in this study were firms that have implemented digital technology. The
respondents in this study were top management or managers of logistic firms that have
adopted digital technology regardless of the extent of their digital technology applications.
The sampling methods used in this study were purposive.
Next, the instruments that were used to measure constructs of resource orchestration
theory were instruments that were developed by (Cichosz et al., 2020), (Wang et al., 2020),
and (Kristoffersen et al., 2021) which consist of 5 items. To measure digital
entrepreneurship constructs, instruments that were developed by (Franco et al., 2021),
(Hennelly et al., 2019), and (Beliaeva et al., 2019), which consist of 10 items, were used.
Instruments developed by (Sousa et al., 2020) and (Tortorella et al., 2020) comprised ten
things to measure organizational learning capability constructs. Next, innovation
capability constructs were measured using instruments developed by (Tsou and Chen,
2021) consisting of 8 items. To measure digital transformation constructs, instruments
developed by (Hennelly et al., 2019) and (Tsou and Chen, 2021), which consist of 8 items,
were used. Constructs for logistic firm performance were measured using instruments that
were developed by (Akdoğan and Durak, 2016) (Irfani et al., 2021); (Li and Jia, 2018),
which consisted of 14 items.
The PLS-SEM method was used to test the conceptual model of this study using
SmartPLS 3.2 software. Next, model evaluation in SmartPLS was performed in two steps:
(1) evaluation of the measurement model (outer model) and (2) evaluation of the structural
model (inner model) (Ghozali, 2021). The Outer Model was evaluated by examining (1)
Convergent Validity, (2) Discriminant Validity, (3) Composite Reliability, and (4)
RESULTS
The following is 165 respondents' demographic data, as shown in Table 1.
Respondents' age
21 to 30 y.o. 35 21.210 per cent
More than 30 to 40 y.o. 49 29.690 per cent
More than 40 to 50 y.o. 57 34.550 per cent
More than 50 y.o. 19 11.520 per cent
165
Tenure
1 to 5 years 39 23.660 per cent
More than 5 to 10 years 31 18.780 per cent
More than 10 to 15 years 39 23.630 per cent
More than 15 years 56 33.930 per cent
165
Job Title
Top Management 43 26.060 per cent
Middle Management 88 53.330 per cent
Junior Management 34 20.600 per cent
165
Business Fields
Loading-Unloading 46 27.870 per cent
Cargo 5 3.030 per cent
Distribution 7 4.240 per cent
Customs/Export-Import 1 0.610 per cent
Port Management 32 19.390 per cent
Maritime Shipping 25 15.150 per cent
Transportation 18 10.910 per cent
Ekspedisi 20 12.120 per cent
Warehousing 10 6.060 per cent
165
Source: Primary data processed
Composite
Variable No Item Factor Loading AVE
Reliability
RO1 0.939
RO2 0.826
Resource Orchestration RO3 0.819 0.951 0.795
RO4 0.914
RO5 0.953
DE1 0.81
DE2 0.916
DE3 0.787
DE4 0.805
Digital DE5 0.778
0.956 0.688
Entrepreneurship DE6 0.939
DE7 0.777
DE8 0.891
DE9 0.786
DE10 0.784
OLC1 0.851
OLC2 0.938
OLC3 0.726
OLC4 0.891
Organizational OLC5 0.778
0.965 0.733
Learning Capability OLC6 0.792
OLC7 0.872
OLC8 0.943
OLC9 0.813
OLC10 0.929
INNO1 0.914
INNO2 0.853
INNO3 0.804
INNO4 0.957
Innovation Capability 0.959
INNO5 0.768
INNO6 0.871
0.748
INNO7 0.795
INNO8 0.938
DT1 0.948
DT2 0.752
DT3 0.773
Digital Transformation DT4 0.885 0.961 0.758
DT5 0.877
DT6 0.842
DT7 0.942
Figure 2 shows the results of PLS-SEM analysis depicting test results for research
hypotheses.
Based on the results in the R-Square table, the R2 value for organizational learning
capabilities was 0.967, which can be considered a good value and indicated a contribution
of 96.700 per cent effects from both resource orchestration and digital entrepreneurship
variables. Next, the R-Square value for innovation capabilities was 0.878, which can be
categorized as a good value, which indicated a contribution of 87.800 per cent effects from
Based on the test results of these direct effect hypotheses with path coefficients, the
next step is to test the hypotheses by comparing t-statistic results to t-table (1.975) at a
significance level of 5 per cent (0.050). The results showed that Resource orchestration
did not have a significant and positive effect on organizational innovation, Digital
entrepreneurship did not have a significant and positive impact on corporate innovation,
and Organizational learning capabilities did not have a significant and positive effect on
digital transformation.
Logistic firms are urged to optimize their resources; to accomplish that, digital
entrepreneurship mindsets will be needed in its implementation process. Those resources
and perspectives are managed through an organizational learning process to optimize the
corporate transformation. This is in line with (Martínez et al., 2018), who concluded that
digital transformation is the main component for improving organizational performance in
dynamic and technologically laden environments. Digital transformation alters the nature
of the required dynamic capabilities since, in essence, organizational capabilities in digital
transformation can be gained by exploiting skills, abilities, knowledge and experiences
CONCLUSIONS
The logistics industry is relatively complex, and this study found the importance of
the learning process as a basic guideline for logistics companies to implement digital
transformation. This study also showed that organizational learning capability does not
affect digital transformation, where a positive influence on digital transformation must go
through an innovation process first. Then, this study found that selecting related resources
and applying digital entrepreneurship thinking cannot directly influence company
innovation but must go through a learning process first.
The results of this study have added an essential foundation for the study of digital
transformation in the logistics industry. The results showed a positive correlation between
digital transformation and logistic firm performance. Innovation capabilities significantly
affect digital transformation. On the other hand, organizational learning capabilities did