The role of regional policy for Industry 4.0 adoption: A study of Finnish South Karelia

IF 7.6 2区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

European Management Journal Pub Date : 2026-08-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-19 DOI:10.1016/j.emj.2025.06.005

Chukwuka O. Igboanua, Rudolf R. Sinkovics, Olli Kuivalainen

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Abstract

This paper explores the critical role of regional policy in facilitating the adoption of advanced technologies, focusing on Industry 4.0 in the South Karelia region of Finland. Drawing on diverse perspectives from managers and regional development experts, the study examines key drivers and barriers to adoption and how the regional context shapes them. The findings highlight that successful adoption requires an approach tailored to region-specific conditions and supported by a strategic mix of four governance roles: advocacy, ecosystem and network development, targeted funding, and skills and human capital development. These roles influence firm-level transformation not directly, but by enabling organisational drivers and mitigating barriers, underscoring the importance of context-sensitive, adaptive regional governance in advancing digitalisation.

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采用工业4.0的区域政策的作用：芬兰南卡累利阿的研究

本文探讨了区域政策在促进采用先进技术方面的关键作用，重点关注芬兰南卡累利阿地区的工业4.0。该研究借鉴了管理人员和区域发展专家的不同观点，考察了采用的关键驱动因素和障碍，以及区域环境如何影响它们。研究结果强调，成功采用新技术需要根据地区具体情况量身定制的方法，并得到四种治理作用的战略组合的支持：宣传、生态系统和网络发展、有针对性的融资以及技能和人力资本开发。这些角色不是直接影响公司层面的转型，而是通过激活组织驱动因素和减少障碍来影响转型，强调了环境敏感、适应性强的区域治理在推进数字化方面的重要性。

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来源期刊

European Management Journal Multiple-

CiteScore

12.90

自引率

5.30%

发文量

113

审稿时长

74 days

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