Based on data from Chinese A-share listed companies from 2008 to 2020, this study constructs a variable of digital transformation degree through text mining and empirically analyzes the impact of digital transformation on income disparities within enterprises. The research finds that digital transformation has increased the income levels of both employees and executives, but it has also widened the income gap between them. Through heterogeneous analysis of the nature of equity, it is found that digital transformation in state-owned enterprises has no significant impact on the income of ordinary employees, and the internal equity of employee income has been reduced.

Shuo Qian. Research on the Impact of Digital Transformation on Income Disparities within Enterprises. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2024) Vol. 6, Issue 6: 220-228. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2024.060633.

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