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Why Does Technology Policy around Industry 4.0 Continue to Draw its Logic from 1960s Diffusion Models?

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posted on 2023-08-30, 19:53 authored by Chris Ivory, Lewis Walsh
In this article we argue that established thinking around the slow adoption of industry 4.0 amongst small and medium manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) in the North Sea Region requires further reflection and re-formulation. It is argued that the diffusion metaphor presently shaping thinking around policy intervention overly focuses attention on firm characteristics and behaviour while focusing too little attention on the specific strategic economic context(s) within which firms make adoption decisions. This article highlights two contextual aspects that shape firm strategic choices: interpretative flexibility and uncertainty about further future technology change.

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Page range

1-4

ISSN

1946-0759

Publisher

IEEE

Place of publication

Online

ISBN

9781728129891

Conference proceeding

2021 26th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)

Name of event

2021 26th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)

Location

Vasteras, Sweden

Event start date

2021-09-07

Event finish date

2021-09-10

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  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2022-05-06

Legacy creation date

2022-05-06

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Business & Law

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