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Digital transformation is a crucial strategy for enterprises to navigate the digital economy, leading to a growing number of organizations actively engaging in this process. However, the high failure rates in digital transformation initiatives have pushed both academia and industry to identify effective approaches. Key challenges include a lack of relevant knowledge and capabilities as well as the need for coordinated resource utilization. Knowledge is vital for developing new business models, selecting appropriate digital technologies, and strategizing their use; knowledge transfer is a central component of this transformation. To address these challenges, this study reviews the literature on knowledge transfer, dynamic capabilities, and digital transformation and proposes a theoretical model that connects these elements. Empirical research through questionnaire surveys and structural equation modeling reveals that knowledge transfer significantly enhances digital transformation and positively impacts enterprises’ ability to perceive, capture, and reconstruct knowledge. These abilities also serve as partial mediators between knowledge transfers and digital transformations. This study innovatively integrates knowledge transfer and digital transformation into a unified model, thereby contributing to the theoretical exploration of digital transformation pathways. Moreover, it enhances the understanding of dynamic capabilities in this context, providing valuable insights and practical implications for Chinese enterprises aiming to improve their digital transformation efforts through effective knowledge transfer and cultivation of dynamic capabilities.

数字化转型（Digital Transformation）是企业应对数字经济的关键战略，由此推动越来越多的组织积极投身这一变革进程。但数字化转型项目普遍存在的高失败率，促使学术界与产业界共同探寻切实可行的破解路径。当前面临的核心挑战主要包括：相关知识与能力储备不足，以及亟需实现资源的协同配置。知识之于新型商业模式开发、适配性数字技术选型以及技术应用战略规划均至关重要，而知识转移则是数字化转型的核心构成环节。为破解上述挑战，本研究系统梳理了知识转移、动态能力与数字化转型领域的相关文献，构建了联结这三大要素的理论模型。基于问卷调查与结构方程模型开展的实证研究结果显示，知识转移可显著推动数字化转型，并对企业的知识感知、获取与重构能力产生正向赋能作用。上述三类能力同时在知识转移与数字化转型之间发挥部分中介效应。本研究创新性地将知识转移与数字化转型纳入统一分析框架，为数字化转型路径的理论研究提供了新的视角与补充。此外，本研究深化了该语境下动态能力的理论认知，为旨在通过高效知识转移与动态能力培育提升数字化转型成效的中国企业提供了极具参考价值的理论见解与实践启示。