Determinants of Decision-Makers’ Attitudes toward Industry 4.0 Adaptation
Industry 4.0 could drastically change not only firms’ production sites, organization, operation, and marketing but also industrial competition rules. This study aims at investigating a real situation of firms’ willingness to adapt to Industry 4.0 and revealing the determinants of...
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doaj-5403369117fa4c5583a1e7314b0ac18b2020-11-24T20:43:08ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602019-05-018514010.3390/socsci8050140socsci8050140Determinants of Decision-Makers’ Attitudes toward Industry 4.0 AdaptationTomomi Hamada0College of Business Administration & Information Science, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, JapanIndustry 4.0 could drastically change not only firms’ production sites, organization, operation, and marketing but also industrial competition rules. This study aims at investigating a real situation of firms’ willingness to adapt to Industry 4.0 and revealing the determinants of decision-makers’ attitudes toward Industry 4.0 adaptation, as well as factors that inhibit adaptation. The study, using statistical analysis and questionnaire survey data for quantitative observation, finds that firms required the following: fostering the positive attitude of decision-makers toward adapting Industry 4.0, enhancing decision-makers’ acquisition of appropriate knowledge, and complementing lack of resources such as skilled workers. Moreover, firms applying to adapt to Industry 4.0 as well as outsiders must participate in promoting it among manufacturing firms.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/8/5/140Industry 4.0decision-makerorganizational inertiainformation systems |
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Determinants of Decision-Makers’ Attitudes toward Industry 4.0 Adaptation |
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Determinants of Decision-Makers’ Attitudes toward Industry 4.0 Adaptation |
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Industry 4.0 could drastically change not only firms’ production sites, organization, operation, and marketing but also industrial competition rules. This study aims at investigating a real situation of firms’ willingness to adapt to Industry 4.0 and revealing the determinants of decision-makers’ attitudes toward Industry 4.0 adaptation, as well as factors that inhibit adaptation. The study, using statistical analysis and questionnaire survey data for quantitative observation, finds that firms required the following: fostering the positive attitude of decision-makers toward adapting Industry 4.0, enhancing decision-makers’ acquisition of appropriate knowledge, and complementing lack of resources such as skilled workers. Moreover, firms applying to adapt to Industry 4.0 as well as outsiders must participate in promoting it among manufacturing firms. |
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Industry 4.0 decision-maker organizational inertia information systems |
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