The Role of Digital Transformation in Enhancing the Sustainability and Resilience of Mines Against Environmental and Economic Crises
Keywords:
Economic Agility, Environmental Risk Management, Mining Industry, Organizational Resilience, Sustainability, Digital TransformationAbstract
This study aims to examine the role of digital transformation in improving sustainability and strengthening the resilience of mining organizations in the face of environmental and economic crises. The research adopted a mixed-methods approach. In the qualitative phase, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 mining experts in Tehran to identify key dimensions of digital transformation, sustainability, and resilience. In the quantitative phase, data were collected from 280 mining managers and specialists using a researcher-developed questionnaire and analyzed through structural equation modeling. The results revealed that digital transformation has a significant positive effect on environmental risk management capability and economic agility. Environmental risk management emerged as the strongest predictor of sustainability, while economic agility played the most prominent role in enhancing organizational resilience. The indirect effects of digital transformation on resilience, mediated by sustainability and economic agility, were stronger than its direct effect. Digital transformation acts as a strategic driver of sustainable resilience in the mining sector by reinforcing environmental and economic capacities, making it an indispensable foundation for effective crisis management and long-term organizational stability.
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