In the digital economy era, under the pressure of technological innovation and market competition, most manufacturing enterprises have invested a lot of humans, financial, and material resources to implement a digital transformation. Based on grounded theory and combined with digital transformation practices in manufacturing enterprises, this study selected four manufacturing enterprises that have achieved certain results in digital transformation. We conducted a semi-structured interview of at least one hour with three senior management personnel from each enterprise-a total of 12 interviews. Through open coding and the axis coding process with field interviews, we found that digital transformation capability of manufacturing enterprise consists of three structural dimensions: sensing, organizing, and restructuring. Specifically, the capability of sensing in a digital environment, organizing internal and external available resources, and reworking organizational structures are important dimensions of digital transformation capability. We further analyze the structural framework dimensions of digital transformation capability constructed in this study, and found that the three dimensions of a digital transformation capability are not simple parallel relationships, but have a process sequence relationship from a business perspective. This study makes certain contributions to practical implications for manufacturing enterprises that are preparing for, or are already in, the digital transformation stage.

Jiatong Yu, Mengman Lin, Taesoo Moon. Construction of Structural Dimensions of Digital Transformation Capability for Manufacturing Enterprises: Empirical Study Based on Grounded Theory and Questionnaire Survey. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2026), Vol. 8, Issue 2: 14-31. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2026.080203.

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