It takes two to tango: technological and non-technological factors of Industry 4.0 implementation in manufacturing firms

ABSTRACT: It is commonly held that new technologies improve the productivity of organizations. However, technology acceptance does not happen instantaneously—it depends on complementary, non-technological changes in organizational behaviour. The lack of the latter may present a barrier to technology implementation and could even result in adverse effects on productivity. This is often the case in emerging economies that are deeply embedded in mature technological frameworks and with limited readiness for the adoption of new technologies. Using data from organizations in the manufacturing sector of an emerging European economy, we empirically tested the effects of technological and non-technological factors of the organizational implementation of Industry 4.0 principles on productivity. The results o

SUBMITTER: Cresnar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8959792 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature