Influences on promoting the policy of integrating education and industry in the digital era: Based on the TOE theory

Guided by the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework, this study investigates how digital leadership, digital resource construction, employee digital literacy, and organizational culture collectively impact industry-education integration. An analysis of the survey data from 354 faculty at Chinese higher education institutions indicates that digital leadership serves as the crucial factor. It not only directly promotes industry-education integration but also indirectly facilitates it through the digital resources construction and the enhancement of employee digital literacy. Moreover, digital resources alone do not directly impact industry-education integration, their effect is fully mediated by employee digital literacy. Contrary to expectations, while both digital leadership and digital resource construction positively shaped organizational culture, the culture itself did not significantly influence industry-education integration. Collectively, these contributions constitute an integrated theoretical and practical framework that deepens academic understanding and provides actionable guidance for the promotion of industry - education integration.