Technology Intelligence and Digitalization in the Manufacturing Industry

IF 1.7 4区管理学 Q3 BUSINESS

Research-Technology Management Pub Date : 2023-09-03 DOI:10.1080/08956308.2023.2234758

Sen Fang, Antonio Moreno Brenes, Stefano Brusoni

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Abstract

This study discusses the readiness of established companies in mature industries to revamp and reorganize their technology intelligence processes as they adapt to digitalization. Technology intelligence is a crucial activity for firms that are trying to keep abreast of rapid technological change. Yet technology intelligence is hardly integrated into companies’ strategic decision-making processes—particularly in manufacturing companies. We explore how the case study firms’ existing processes compare to those of the ICT industry. We discuss the challenges manufacturing companies face regarding their technology intelligence activities, especially in adopting digital technologies and leveraging the potential advantages of digitalization. We provide suggestions to practitioners on how to address these challenges—notably more organized and systematized technology intelligence processes than those we observed in our sample of firms.

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制造业的技术智能化与数字化

本研究探讨了成熟行业的老牌公司在适应数字化的过程中，对其技术智能流程进行改造和重组的准备情况。对于试图跟上快速技术变革的公司来说，技术情报是一项至关重要的活动。然而，技术智能几乎没有被整合到公司的战略决策过程中——尤其是在制造企业。我们将探讨案例研究公司的现有流程与ICT行业的流程相比如何。我们讨论了制造企业在技术智能活动方面面临的挑战，特别是在采用数字技术和利用数字化的潜在优势方面。我们为从业者提供了如何应对这些挑战的建议，特别是比我们在公司样本中观察到的更有组织和系统化的技术情报流程。

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Research-Technology Management 管理科学-工程：工业

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

13.60%

发文量

审稿时长

>12 weeks

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