Developing technological capabilities for Industry 4.0 adoption: An analysis of the role of inbound open innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises

IF 3.7 3区 管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT
Dominique Lepore, Claudia Vecciolini, Alessandra Micozzi, Francesca Spigarelli
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To keep up with rapid technological change, firms are pushed to acquire new competencies and resources, often leveraging the external networks in which they are involved. The paper examines how firms' engagement in inbound open innovation (OI) enables the adoption of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the deployment of technological capabilities. We combine the OI and dynamic capabilities frameworks to assess how the absorption of knowledge from different actors impacts the necessary technological capabilities for adopting I4.0 technologies. The capabilities are categorized in technological sensing, seizing and reconfiguring. The study is based on in-depth case studies of two selected SMEs from the footwear industry. The cases show that engaging in external collaborations, particularly with universities, pushes SMEs to renew the bundle of competencies underlying their technological capabilities. However, this effect is influenced by the OI modalities adopted by both companies. While in Company A OI takes place through a broader array of formal and informal linkages that contribute to the exploration of distant knowledge bases and the experimentation of more diverse technologies, such as the Internet of Things, Company B relies on informal networking concentrated in its own field of specialization for the adoption of manufacturing-specific I4.0 solutions, such as automated robots and 3D printing.

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发展采用工业4.0的技术能力:对中小企业入站式开放式创新作用的分析
为了跟上快速的技术变革,公司被迫获得新的能力和资源,通常利用它们所参与的外部网络。本文考察了企业参与入站式开放式创新(OI)如何通过技术能力的部署,促使中小企业采用工业4.0 (I4.0)技术。我们将OI和动态能力框架结合起来,以评估从不同参与者那里吸收知识如何影响采用I4.0技术所需的技术能力。这些能力分为技术感知、捕获和重新配置。这项研究是基于对两家鞋业中小企业的深入案例研究。这些案例表明,参与外部合作,特别是与大学的合作,推动中小企业更新其技术能力背后的一系列能力。然而,这种效果受到两家公司采用的成骨不全模式的影响。在A公司,OI是通过一系列更广泛的正式和非正式的联系来实现的,这些联系有助于探索遥远的知识库和实验更多样化的技术,例如物联网,而B公司则依赖于集中在自己专业领域的非正式网络来采用特定于制造业的I4.0解决方案,例如自动化机器人和3D打印。
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7.70
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11.40%
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57
期刊介绍: Creativity and Innovation Management bridges the gap between the theory and practice of organizing imagination and innovation. The journal''s central consideration is how to challenge and facilitate creative potential, and how then to embed this into results-oriented innovative business development. The creativity of individuals, coupled with structured and well-managed innovation projects, creates a sound base from which organizations may operate effectively within their inter-organizational and societal environment. Today, successful operations must go hand in hand with the ability to anticipate future opportunities. Therefore, a cultural focus and inspiring leadership are as crucial to an organization''s success as efficient structural arrangements and support facilities. This is reflected in the journal''s contents: -Leadership for creativity and innovation; the behavioural side of innovation management. -Organizational structures and processes to support creativity and innovation; interconnecting creative and innovative processes. -Creativity, motivation, work environment/creative climate and organizational behaviour, creative and innovative entrepreneurship. -Deliberate development of creative and innovative skills including the use of a variety of tools such as TRIZ or CPS. -Creative professions and personalities; creative products; the relationship between creativity and humour; arts and amp; humanities side of creativity.
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