Do it or not? Explaining the complexity of decision-making processes for Industry 4.0 adoption in international SMEs
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Resumo: | The adoption of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often rests on its positive evaluation from managers, decision-makers, and entrepreneurs. Because of the mixed outcomes attainable through the SMEs’ openness to disruptive changes, managers must weigh the beneficial aspects of I4.0 against the complexities, challenges, and drawbacks coming from its implementation. Drawing upon the tenets of the dual-process theory (DPT), this study highlights the cognitive configurations leading to managerial willingness (or reluctance) to adopt I4.0. This is done by investigating perceptions about the international markets in terms of risk and uncertainty, and by assessing organizational stimuli to openness, such as the explorative and exploitative orientations (i.e., ambidexterity), in combination with decision-makers’ cognitive systems. To shed further light on observed heterogenous outcomes, this study explores the managerial willingness (or reluctance) towards I4.0 adoption among 157 managers working in international SMEs. The results of combined Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) outline different decisional paths associated with willingness and reluctance to adopt I4.0 for internationalization. This empirical evidence, therefore, contributes to the “human side of I4.0” by providing fruitful implications about cognitive configurations of decision-makers in international SMEs concerning I4.0 practices. |
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Do it or not? Explaining the complexity of decision-making processes for Industry 4.0 adoption in international SMEsIndustry 4.0decision-makingmanagerial cognitionhuman sideinternational SMEsThe adoption of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often rests on its positive evaluation from managers, decision-makers, and entrepreneurs. Because of the mixed outcomes attainable through the SMEs’ openness to disruptive changes, managers must weigh the beneficial aspects of I4.0 against the complexities, challenges, and drawbacks coming from its implementation. Drawing upon the tenets of the dual-process theory (DPT), this study highlights the cognitive configurations leading to managerial willingness (or reluctance) to adopt I4.0. This is done by investigating perceptions about the international markets in terms of risk and uncertainty, and by assessing organizational stimuli to openness, such as the explorative and exploitative orientations (i.e., ambidexterity), in combination with decision-makers’ cognitive systems. To shed further light on observed heterogenous outcomes, this study explores the managerial willingness (or reluctance) towards I4.0 adoption among 157 managers working in international SMEs. The results of combined Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) outline different decisional paths associated with willingness and reluctance to adopt I4.0 for internationalization. This empirical evidence, therefore, contributes to the “human side of I4.0” by providing fruitful implications about cognitive configurations of decision-makers in international SMEs concerning I4.0 practices.Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do PortoMendes, TelmaGonzález-Loureiro, MiguelBraga, VítorSilva, Carina2023-12-19T11:45:36Z2023-12-162023-12-16T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/24270enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-27T01:48:55Zoai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/24270Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:55:13.589140Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Do it or not? Explaining the complexity of decision-making processes for Industry 4.0 adoption in international SMEs |
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Do it or not? Explaining the complexity of decision-making processes for Industry 4.0 adoption in international SMEs |
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Do it or not? Explaining the complexity of decision-making processes for Industry 4.0 adoption in international SMEs Mendes, Telma Industry 4.0 decision-making managerial cognition human side international SMEs |
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Do it or not? Explaining the complexity of decision-making processes for Industry 4.0 adoption in international SMEs |
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Do it or not? Explaining the complexity of decision-making processes for Industry 4.0 adoption in international SMEs |
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Do it or not? Explaining the complexity of decision-making processes for Industry 4.0 adoption in international SMEs |
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Do it or not? Explaining the complexity of decision-making processes for Industry 4.0 adoption in international SMEs |
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Do it or not? Explaining the complexity of decision-making processes for Industry 4.0 adoption in international SMEs |
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Mendes, Telma |
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Mendes, Telma González-Loureiro, Miguel Braga, Vítor Silva, Carina |
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González-Loureiro, Miguel Braga, Vítor Silva, Carina |
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Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto |
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Mendes, Telma González-Loureiro, Miguel Braga, Vítor Silva, Carina |
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Industry 4.0 decision-making managerial cognition human side international SMEs |
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Industry 4.0 decision-making managerial cognition human side international SMEs |
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The adoption of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often rests on its positive evaluation from managers, decision-makers, and entrepreneurs. Because of the mixed outcomes attainable through the SMEs’ openness to disruptive changes, managers must weigh the beneficial aspects of I4.0 against the complexities, challenges, and drawbacks coming from its implementation. Drawing upon the tenets of the dual-process theory (DPT), this study highlights the cognitive configurations leading to managerial willingness (or reluctance) to adopt I4.0. This is done by investigating perceptions about the international markets in terms of risk and uncertainty, and by assessing organizational stimuli to openness, such as the explorative and exploitative orientations (i.e., ambidexterity), in combination with decision-makers’ cognitive systems. To shed further light on observed heterogenous outcomes, this study explores the managerial willingness (or reluctance) towards I4.0 adoption among 157 managers working in international SMEs. The results of combined Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) outline different decisional paths associated with willingness and reluctance to adopt I4.0 for internationalization. This empirical evidence, therefore, contributes to the “human side of I4.0” by providing fruitful implications about cognitive configurations of decision-makers in international SMEs concerning I4.0 practices. |
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