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Area of Science:

Business and Management
Economics
Organizational Behavior

Background:

Internal Control (IC) and Principal-agent theories provide the framework.
Understanding the interplay between IC, capacity utilization, and total factor productivity is crucial for business performance.
Existing literature may not fully elucidate the mediating role of capacity utilization.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the direct and indirect impacts of effective internal control on capacity utilization and total factor productivity.
To examine the mediating effect of capacity utilization in the relationship between internal control and total factor productivity.
To analyze how environmental uncertainty moderates these relationships.

Main Methods:

Theoretical framework based on Internal Control theory and Principal-agent theory.
Empirical analysis exploring the relationships between IC, capacity utilization, and total factor productivity.
Heterogeneity analysis to assess the impact of environmental uncertainty.

Main Results:

Effective internal control significantly enhances both capacity utilization and total factor productivity.
Capacity utilization demonstrates a significant mediating effect between internal control and total factor productivity.
The positive effects of IC and the mediating role of capacity utilization are amplified under higher environmental uncertainty.

Conclusions:

Strengthening internal control is vital for improving operational efficiency and productivity.
Enterprises should focus on optimizing capacity utilization as a mechanism to leverage internal control benefits.
Regulatory guidance encouraging robust IC construction can lead to enhanced corporate competitiveness.