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It also investigates the moderating role of environmental competitiveness on the relationship between SME digitalization and SCFP, and ambidextrous innovations, respectively. A valid representative sample for this study was drawn from 343 Chinese SMEs through a questionnaire survey. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The study revealed a positive impact of SMEs\u2019 digitalization on SCFP. Meanwhile, exploitative innovation, not exploratory innovation, plays a partial mediating role between SMEs\u2019 digitalization and SCFP. Environmental competitiveness strengthens the positive relationship between SMEs\u2019 digitalization and SCFP. Moreover, environmental competitiveness strengthens the positive relationship between SMEs\u2019 digitalization and exploratory innovation. This study is one of the first to identify digitalization as a key antecedent of SCFP and the mediating role of ambidextrous innovations on the relationship between SMEs\u2019 digitalization and SCFP. 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