Description
Peer-review work of the following paperAnalysing the mediating role of organizational ambidexterity and digital business transformation on industry 4.0 capabilities and sustainable supply chain performance.
Abstract:
Purpose: Despite the growing awareness of organisations on Industry 4.0 capabilities as enabler of sustainable performance, little is known about what accelerates this interaction. Prior research highlights on the ambidexterity dilemma of the sustainable performance alongside the need for firms to adopt sustainable inter-organizational governance to drive Industry 4.0 capabilities towards sustainable performance. To address these issues, the present paper aims to explore the distinct and joined effects of several approaches such as digital business transformation, organizational ambidexterity, and circular business models on the relationship between Industry 4.0 capabilities and
sustainable performance.
Design/methodology/approach: Drawing upon a hybrid methodology including structural equation modelling and fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis(fsQCA), we develop and test a hypothetical model using data collected through an online survey from 306 organizations located in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Findings: The findings of the study lead to develop several important implications concerning the potential paths linking Industry 4.0 and sustainable performance. Particularly, digital business transformation was found to mediate this relationship with the integration of circular principles to devise business models. Moreover, organizational ambidexterity was found to substitute the circular business models in developing new sustainable business models and reconcile the dilemma of sustainability.
Originality/ value: our study is among the first to analyse the combined effects of OA, DBT and CBMs on the relationship between I4.0 capabilities and sustainable performance. Moreover, the findings proposes several solutions to resolve the sustainability dilemma through Industry 4.0 capabilities, digital business transformation, ambidexterity and circular business models.
Keywords: Industry 4.0; Sustainable Performance; Organizational Ambidexterity; Digital Business Transformation; Circular Economy; Structural equation modelling; fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative
Analysis.
Period | 10 Jan 2024 → … |
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Type of journal | Journal |
ISSN | 1359-8546 |
Keywords
- Industry 4.0
- sustainable Performance
- Organisational Ambidexterity
- Digital Business Transformation
- Circular Economy
- Structural Equation Model
- Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis