Workforce Reskilling and Digital Transformation: Empirical Analysis of Human Capital Agility in Global E-Commerce Platforms

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10.2991/978-2-38476-593-5_76How to use a DOI?

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Digital Transformation; Workforce Reskilling; Organizational Agility; E-Commerce; Skill Gap; Internal Mobility; Human Capital

Abstract

Digital transformation necessitates a fundamental shift in workforce competencies within the information and communication engineering sectors. Global e-commerce platforms, operating at the intersection of technology, logistics, and cross-border commerce, face uniquely accelerated demands for organizational agility—the capacity to rapidly reconfigure operations, technology stacks, and business models in response to market disruption. This paper examines the role of systematic workforce reskilling programs in enhancing organizational agility for global e-commerce platforms. We propose that organizational agility is not an abstract strategic aspiration but a quantifiable operational variable determined by the interaction of Skill Transferability and Internal Mobility Efficiency. Through a four-variable analytical framework comprising the Skill Gap Index (SGI), Internal Mobility Rate (IMR), Training Depth, and Time-to-Productivity (TTP), the research demonstrates how structured human capital upgrading contributes to operational efficiency and technical innovation. The study further argues that in the current digital economy landscape—characterized by cross-border regulatory volatility, AI governance evolution, and platform competition—reskilling has transcended its traditional status as an internal training concern to become a national productivity variable. The paper concludes with a strategic roadmap for enterprises and policymakers to navigate the human capital challenges of the digital era.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiaohan Zhang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/30
TI  - Workforce Reskilling and Digital Transformation: Empirical Analysis of Human Capital Agility in Global E-Commerce Platforms
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Humanities, Wisdom Education and Service Management (HWESM 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 692
EP  - 703
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-593-5_76
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-593-5_76
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