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Of three indirect paths for this relationship, the mediation of entrepreneurial agility is statistically significant, but that of DT-enabled TMT creativity is not significant, although the serial mediation of DT-enabled TMT creativity and the firm\u2019s entrepreneurial agility is significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study contributes to the body of research on CEOs\u2019 characteristics in the digital era by revealing the mechanisms through which the CEO digital embeddedness influences firm performance. 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