Assessing the impact of Industry 4.0 technologies on the social sustainability of agrifood companies

IF 12.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI:10.1002/bse.3874

Livio Cricelli, Roberto Mauriello, Serena Strazzullo, Mark Anthony Camilleri

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Abstract

Industry 4.0 technologies present new opportunities for the sustainable development of companies in the agrifood industry. The extant literature on this topic suggests that innovative technologies can support agrifood companies in addressing environmental, economic and social sustainability issues. While the environmental and economic benefits of technological innovations in the agrifood industry have been widely investigated, few studies sought to explore the impact of the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies on long-standing social issues. This research addresses this knowledge gap, the data were gathered from 116 Italian agrifood companies that utilized Industry 4.0 technologies. The findings from structural equations modelling partial least squares (SEM-PLS) show that adopting Industry 4.0 technologies helps agrifood companies to improve human resources management, supply chain management and stakeholder relationships. Finally, this contribution puts forward implications for practitioners, as it raises awareness on the benefits of using technological innovations to promote social sustainability outcomes.

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评估工业 4.0 技术对农业食品公司社会可持续性的影响

工业 4.0 技术为农业食品行业企业的可持续发展带来了新机遇。有关这一主题的现有文献表明，创新技术可以支持农产食品公司解决环境、经济和社会可持续发展问题。虽然对农业食品行业技术创新的环境和经济效益进行了广泛调查，但很少有研究试图探讨采用工业 4.0 技术对长期存在的社会问题的影响。本研究针对这一知识空白，从 116 家使用工业 4.0 技术的意大利农业食品公司收集数据。结构方程模型偏最小二乘法（SEM-PLS）的研究结果表明，采用工业 4.0 技术有助于农业食品公司改善人力资源管理、供应链管理和利益相关者关系。最后，本论文提出了对从业人员的启示，因为它提高了人们对利用技术创新促进社会可持续发展成果的益处的认识。

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22.50

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19.40%

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336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.