Table 1 Parameters and variables symbol descriptions.

From: Government regulatory policies for digital transformation in small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises: an evolutionary game analysis

Parameters

Descriptions

CG

Governmental regulation cost

LG

The loss of social welfare

PE

Governmental punishments for SMMEs

RE

Governmental rewards for SMMEs

PT

Governmental punishments for TDEs

RT

Governmental rewards for TDEs

CE

The DT cost in SMMEs

RG

The social benefits that governments obtained from DT if TDE guide SMMEs

RNG

The social benefits governments obtained if SMMEs conduct DT independently

RS

Government subsidies provided to SMMEs implementing DT

RGE

The revenue that SMMEs obtain from the DT if TDEs guide them

RNGE

The revenue that SMMEs obtain from the DT if TDEs do not guide them

CT

The directive cost of TDEs

RZT

The revenue that TDEs obtain from SMMEs if TDEs guide SMMEs to conduct DT

LT

The loss that TDEs suffer if TDEs do not guide SMMEs to conduct DT

Variables

Descriptions

X

The probability that governments implement random regulation

Y

The probability that TDEs guide SMMEs to conduct DT

Z

The probability that SMMEs use government-assigned resources to conduct DT