A New Path of Digital Governance for Diversified Industrial Groups: Using Maturity Assessment to Advance Penetrative Supervision and Transformative Governance

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10.2991/978-94-6239-642-5_114How to use a DOI?

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Digital Governance; Maturity Assessment; Corporate Transformation; Diversified Conglomerates; Governance Innovation

Abstract

Diversified conglomerates are facing increasing complexity in digital transformation governance due to diversified business, uneven digital capabilities, and fragmented strategic alignment. Traditional governance models—characterized by rigid control and fragmented oversight—are ill-suited to the data-driven, adaptive, and integrative nature of digital transformation. Drawing on the case of CITIC Group, this paper conceptualizes maturity assessment as a novel governance mechanism that transforms evaluation into a continuous learning and coordination process. The research employs a qualitative case study combined with document analysis and semi-structured interviews to examine how the Digital Transformation Maturity Assessment System (DTMAS) reshapes governance from three dimensions: visibility, precision, and motivation. The findings suggest that maturity assessment serves as an institutionalized tool of governance through enablement, facilitating strategic coherence, differentiated empowerment, and sustained innovation across heterogeneous subsidiaries. The study contributes to the theoretical understanding of digital governance maturity and offers actionable implications for conglomerates seeking to build intelligent, participatory governance frameworks in the era of digital transformation.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Peng Jia
AU  - Jiashu Yang
AU  - Lei Zhao
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/04/29
TI  - A New Path of Digital Governance for Diversified Industrial Groups: Using Maturity Assessment to Advance Penetrative Supervision and Transformative Governance
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 11th International Conference on Financial Innovation and Economic Development (ICFIED 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1085
EP  - 1094
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-642-5_114
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-642-5_114
ID  - Jia2026
ER  -