Research on the Connotation, Dilemma and Path of Digital Transformation of Specialized, Sophisticated, Specialized and Innovative Enterprises

The digital transformation of specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative (SRDI) enterprises has evolved from technological tool upgrades to strategic transformations that restructure core competencies and achieve high-quality sustainable development. This paper systematically defines the concept of “high-quality digital transformation” for SRDI enterprises, which focuses on enhancing total factor productivity through coordinated evolution of technological and organizational architectures, thereby digitally strengthening specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative capabilities. The study identifies three key characteristics: strategic orientation with high-quality constraints, cross-level coupling of driving factors, and highly dynamic transformation processes. These features reveal triple advantages in operational efficiency, innovation capacity, and management decision-making. The research further analyzes four critical challenges faced by enterprises—cognitive ambiguity, fragmented applications, security vulnerabilities, and resource shortages—along with their practical manifestations of “reluctance to transform, inability to transform, fear of transformation, and inability to transform.” Optimization pathways are proposed across four dimensions: top-level design, system integration, security governance, and resource support. The integrated analytical framework established in this paper provides theoretical references for digital practices in SRDI enterprises and empirical evidence for digital policy design in small and medium-sized enterprises.