“…The coronavirus pandemic that began at the end of 2019 has greatly impacted development continuity in various industries, increased the risk of recession to domestic economies, and severely affected people's lives through widespread shutdowns (Khan et al 2020). Normal R&D investments have been seriously disrupted, which affects knowledge sharing and the dynamic connections among enterprises (Chen, Liu, and Yang 2015) and thus exacerbates financing inefficiencies (Zhan, Li, and Chen 2018;Liu, He, et al 2020). Companies should thus look for ways to enhance the sustainable development of the supply chain to create a healthy future post COVID-19 (Sharma, Luthra, et al 2020).…”