{"title":"Review of Aliekperov, Adyl (2021): creating business and corporate strategy: an integrated strategic system, Routledge","authors":"Mutinda Teguh Widayanto","doi":"10.1108/cr-10-2022-190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cr-10-2022-190","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46521,"journal":{"name":"Competitiveness Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48479387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Guest editorial: Industrial Districts: towards the future","authors":"José-Luis Hervás-Oliver, Rafael Boix","doi":"10.1108/cr-09-2022-189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cr-09-2022-189","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46521,"journal":{"name":"Competitiveness Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43004013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose Relying on mergers and acquisition transaction-level data set and adopting a more region-specific approach with a focus on industry-region pairs, this paper aims to examine how cross-border acquisitions (CBAs) have an effect, in terms of technological spillover and collaboration, on European regional clusters. Design/methodology/approach Adopting an industry-region pair approach, this study is based on a quantitative analysis of regional clusters belonging to 262 European regions and 25 patenting industries. Different thresholds of industrial specialization are used to identify clustering industries within a region. Invention performance at the regional cluster level is defined through two sets of different measurements to assess the impact of CBAs on invention quantity performance and internal and external technological collaboration. Findings The results reveal that CBAs have a positive and significant impact on the number of patents as well as the number of internal and external technological collaborations and that this effect is persistent over time. Furthermore, through exploring the interindustry technological spillover effect of CBAs registered in the same region of a cluster but outside the cluster itself, the authors found that CBAs in a regional cluster are inclined to produce technological spillovers within the cluster but no significant effects in the other industries of the region. Originality/value This paper is an attempt to empirically explore CBAs and technological spillover in European regional clusters. Therefore, it contributes to the debate, thanks to the use of an industry-region pair approach.
{"title":"Cross-border acquisitions and technological spillover: evidence from European regional clusters","authors":"Elisa Sabbadin, I. De Noni, F. Belussi","doi":"10.1108/cr-11-2021-0166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cr-11-2021-0166","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Relying on mergers and acquisition transaction-level data set and adopting a more region-specific approach with a focus on industry-region pairs, this paper aims to examine how cross-border acquisitions (CBAs) have an effect, in terms of technological spillover and collaboration, on European regional clusters.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Adopting an industry-region pair approach, this study is based on a quantitative analysis of regional clusters belonging to 262 European regions and 25 patenting industries. Different thresholds of industrial specialization are used to identify clustering industries within a region. Invention performance at the regional cluster level is defined through two sets of different measurements to assess the impact of CBAs on invention quantity performance and internal and external technological collaboration.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results reveal that CBAs have a positive and significant impact on the number of patents as well as the number of internal and external technological collaborations and that this effect is persistent over time. Furthermore, through exploring the interindustry technological spillover effect of CBAs registered in the same region of a cluster but outside the cluster itself, the authors found that CBAs in a regional cluster are inclined to produce technological spillovers within the cluster but no significant effects in the other industries of the region.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This paper is an attempt to empirically explore CBAs and technological spillover in European regional clusters. Therefore, it contributes to the debate, thanks to the use of an industry-region pair approach.\u0000","PeriodicalId":46521,"journal":{"name":"Competitiveness Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46908180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jasim Al-Ajmi, S. Saudagaran, G. Kukreja, Sayed M Fadel
Purpose The purpose of this study is twofold. The first is to examine the impact of environmental disclosure on banks’ performance, while the second is to investigate the moderating role of a country’s economic activities and institutional quality on the relationship between environmental activities disclosure and banks’ operational, financial and market performance. Design/methodology/approach The sample includes 246 banks from emerging markets from 2008 to 2020, comprising 1,899 bank-year observations. The independent regressors are environmental disclosure, two moderators and two sets of control (bank and country) variables. The dependent variables are return on assets, return on equity and Tobin’s Q. This study adopts ordinary least squares, panel fixed effect and instrumental variables generalized method of moments to estimate the parameters of the models. Findings This study reveals a negative relationship between environmental disclosure and bank performance, lending credence to the agency and neoclassical theories. The moderator regressors show positive influence on banks performance. The results indicate that it is difficult to make a business case for environmental commitment. Practical implications There is a need for effective monitoring by shareholders to ensure that funds allocated for environmental activities are spent wisely. Originality/value This study provides new evidence on the ways in which economic and institutional quality influence the environmental practices of banks in emerging and frontier markets.
{"title":"Does it pay to be green? Evidence from banks in emerging markets","authors":"Jasim Al-Ajmi, S. Saudagaran, G. Kukreja, Sayed M Fadel","doi":"10.1108/cr-11-2021-0151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cr-11-2021-0151","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this study is twofold. The first is to examine the impact of environmental disclosure on banks’ performance, while the second is to investigate the moderating role of a country’s economic activities and institutional quality on the relationship between environmental activities disclosure and banks’ operational, financial and market performance.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The sample includes 246 banks from emerging markets from 2008 to 2020, comprising 1,899 bank-year observations. The independent regressors are environmental disclosure, two moderators and two sets of control (bank and country) variables. The dependent variables are return on assets, return on equity and Tobin’s Q. This study adopts ordinary least squares, panel fixed effect and instrumental variables generalized method of moments to estimate the parameters of the models.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000This study reveals a negative relationship between environmental disclosure and bank performance, lending credence to the agency and neoclassical theories. The moderator regressors show positive influence on banks performance. The results indicate that it is difficult to make a business case for environmental commitment.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000There is a need for effective monitoring by shareholders to ensure that funds allocated for environmental activities are spent wisely.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This study provides new evidence on the ways in which economic and institutional quality influence the environmental practices of banks in emerging and frontier markets.\u0000","PeriodicalId":46521,"journal":{"name":"Competitiveness Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43296895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hashem Alshurafat, Husam Ananzeh, Huthaifa Al-Hazaima, Mohannad Obeid Al Shbail
Purpose This study examines the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (hereafter CSRD) on the Corporate Economic Performance (hereafter CEP) of a group of public shareholding companies in Jordan. Design/methodology/approach This study uses different proxies to examine the impact of CSRD on companies’ financial and economic value. The data were collected from a sample of 94 companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2016. Based on a checklist of 41 indicators, this study employed the manual content analysis technique to collect and analyse CSRD data. A statistical analysis technique was also used to examine the hypothesized relationships between collected data on CSRD and profitability. Findings The findings indicate that CSRD is value-relevant. It is positively and statistically associated with firm value proxied by Tobin’s Q. In addition, it is positively and statistically associated with firm financial performance proxied by ROE and ROA. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to the research debate on the relationship between CSRD and CEP, particularly in developing nations. The study draws attention to the need for information on different dimensions of CSR, including human resource, environmental, product responsibility, and community participation, as disclosure on such dimensions is positively associated with profitability. Practical implications The findings provide important implications for Jordanian corporate managers to maintain CSRD in their best interest. With more emphasis on disclosing stand-alone CSR reports, corporate managers can present more information on different dimensions of CSR, attracting the attention of stakeholders such as investors, the government, media, and humanitarian activists and enhancing overall corporate goodwill. Originality/value CSRD activities reflect a positive impact on CEP. Due to the dearth of relevant research conducted in developing countries, this study provides empirical evidence on the positive relationship between CSRD and CEP in an emerging economy, with more emphasis on specific dimensions of CSR, including human resources, environmental, product responsibility, and community participation. Since multiple proxies exist to measure profitability, this study uses multi-approaches for profitability examination proxied by Tobin’s Q, ROE, and ROA. Moreover, the issue of CSR is original and interesting to be examined in the Jordanian context, where the listed firms have reported a homogeneous perception of CSR.
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Purpose This study aims to explore the emergence of the human resource (HR) analyst role. The job posts on LinkedIn display the industry demand and skills required by the organizations. This study identifies the different knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) required for an HR analyst role in different stages of professional growth (i.e. entry-level, middle-senior level and top-level) across different industries/sectors as applicable to the crisis. Design/methodology/approach A total of 80 job posts were extracted from LinkedIn. Details such as industry, job levels, qualifications, job experience, job functions, job descriptions (JDs) and job skills (JS) were collected. Further, 30 videos were extracted from YouTube and converted into text. Text analysis was conducted using NVivo software to analyze JDs, JS and job functions. Using NVivo, word frequency, word cloud, word tree and treemap were created to visualize the data. Finally, ten in-depth interviews were conducted with senior HRA managers based in India to understand the essential competencies required for the HR analyst role and the strategies to develop them. Findings The findings indicate that not only technical skills are needed, but business and communication skills are particularly important for all job levels during a crisis. The JD word cloud showed words, such as data, business, support and management, and the word tree depicted HR data and change agents as important words with many related sentences as branches. General JS included analytical, communication, problem-solving and management. Technical JS were the most widely used and included structure query language, system applications & products in data processing, human capital management, TABLEAU, management information system and PYTHON. Strategies to develop these competencies included case studies, live projects, internships on HR analytics (HRAs) assignments and mentoring by senior HRA professionals. Research limitations/implications The sample used was small, as the study included 80 job posts available on LinkedIn restricted to India. The study was restricted to qualitative approach and text analytics was used. Survey methods and a quantitative approach can be used to collect data from HR recruiters, job holders and senior leaders to understand the role of HRAs in the job market and then these variables can be tested empirically. Originality/value Based on the McCartney et al.’s (2020) competency model for the HR Analyst role, this study has explored the KSA framework using data visualization techniques and used text analytics to analyze LinkedIn job posts for different levels, videos from YouTube and in-depth interviews. It also mapped the KSA for the HR analyst role to the various stages of crisis system management given by Mitroff (2005). The use of social media analytics, such as analyzing LinkedIn data and YouTube videos, are highlighted.
{"title":"Emerging HR analytics role in a crisis: an analysis of LinkedIn data","authors":"Neerja Kashive, V. Khanna","doi":"10.1108/cr-03-2022-0029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cr-03-2022-0029","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This study aims to explore the emergence of the human resource (HR) analyst role. The job posts on LinkedIn display the industry demand and skills required by the organizations. This study identifies the different knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) required for an HR analyst role in different stages of professional growth (i.e. entry-level, middle-senior level and top-level) across different industries/sectors as applicable to the crisis.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000A total of 80 job posts were extracted from LinkedIn. Details such as industry, job levels, qualifications, job experience, job functions, job descriptions (JDs) and job skills (JS) were collected. Further, 30 videos were extracted from YouTube and converted into text. Text analysis was conducted using NVivo software to analyze JDs, JS and job functions. Using NVivo, word frequency, word cloud, word tree and treemap were created to visualize the data. Finally, ten in-depth interviews were conducted with senior HRA managers based in India to understand the essential competencies required for the HR analyst role and the strategies to develop them.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The findings indicate that not only technical skills are needed, but business and communication skills are particularly important for all job levels during a crisis. The JD word cloud showed words, such as data, business, support and management, and the word tree depicted HR data and change agents as important words with many related sentences as branches. General JS included analytical, communication, problem-solving and management. Technical JS were the most widely used and included structure query language, system applications & products in data processing, human capital management, TABLEAU, management information system and PYTHON. Strategies to develop these competencies included case studies, live projects, internships on HR analytics (HRAs) assignments and mentoring by senior HRA professionals.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000The sample used was small, as the study included 80 job posts available on LinkedIn restricted to India. The study was restricted to qualitative approach and text analytics was used. Survey methods and a quantitative approach can be used to collect data from HR recruiters, job holders and senior leaders to understand the role of HRAs in the job market and then these variables can be tested empirically.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Based on the McCartney et al.’s (2020) competency model for the HR Analyst role, this study has explored the KSA framework using data visualization techniques and used text analytics to analyze LinkedIn job posts for different levels, videos from YouTube and in-depth interviews. It also mapped the KSA for the HR analyst role to the various stages of crisis system management given by Mitroff (2005). The use of social media analytics, such as analyzing LinkedIn data and YouTube videos, are highlighted.\u0000","PeriodicalId":46521,"journal":{"name":"Competitiveness Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48730798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Awwad, Ruaa Binsaddig, Mohammad Kanan, Thaira Al Shirawi
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there is a relationship between women’s presence on boards of directors and companies’ financial performance and corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure and, if so, whether this relationship is positive, negative or neutral. Design/methodology/approach The research sample included 47 companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2020. Panel regression analysis was used to examine the study’s hypothesis and achieve the study’s objectives. Findings The presence of women on the board of directors positively affects a company’s financial performance and disclosure of CSR. However, measuring the CSR disclosure sub-components separately shows a decrease in the disclosure index towards both the environment and employees. Moreover, the level of female representation on the boards of directors of the Palestinian companies studied is generally low. Research limitations/implications Concerning the study limitations, the sample, which comprised all companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2020, was small. Concerning the implications of the study results, it is recommended that all companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange incorporate women on their boards of directors and in their executive management and audit committees. Practical implications The presence of women on Palestinian companies’ boards of directors enhances decision-making policy because of the differences between the genders as well as women’s capacity and unique skills. Originality/value This research contributes to the literature on women’s representation on the boards of directors of the Palestinian companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange with the possibility of issuing mandatory instructions for their existence. This study also attempts to provide a better understanding of the financial performance and disclosure of CSR of companies with women on these boards and helps determine whether the relationships between these variables are positive, negative or neutral. Furthermore, this study attempts to determine the extent of these companies’ commitment to the indicators of CSR disclosure.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the global competitiveness of the top ten wooden furniture exporting countries with several approaches and to test the effect of export prices (EXPRs) on the global competition. Design/methodology/approach Countries' competitiveness levels were measured with revealed comparative advantage (RCA), normalised RCA (NRCA), revealed symmetric comparative advantage (RSCA) and trade balance index. Furthermore, panel regression analysis techniques were used to test the effects of EXPR on RCA, NRCA and RSCA in the wooden furniture industry (WFI). Findings Although the comparative advantage approaches give different results, the global competitiveness of Poland and Vietnam is at a high level in all approaches. Canada has been the country with the weakest global competitiveness in all approaches. According to the results of the analysis, EXPRs positively affect all the competitive advantage indexes. As a result, the competitiveness of the WFI is affected by the non-price factors instead of the EXPR. Research limitations/implications The framework allows us to measure and illustrate the export competitiveness of the WFI and permits a global comparison. Similar analyses can be made for different labour-intensive sectors. In addition, analysis can be made to identify non-price factors for the WFI sector. Thus, more specific inferences can be made. Practical implications This study is useful for policymakers, government officials, the industry associations and the company executives to assess their export competitiveness in the WFI. Thus, they can determine whether to shift scarce resources to this industry or other industries. In addition, this study may affect the price competition policy of the sector representatives in the global market. Originality/value This study deals with the competitiveness of the WFI with different approaches. And this study determines the importance of price for global competition in this sector.
{"title":"The comparative advantages in the wooden furniture industry: does the export price matter?","authors":"Yunus Emre Topcu","doi":"10.1108/cr-03-2022-0045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cr-03-2022-0045","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the global competitiveness of the top ten wooden furniture exporting countries with several approaches and to test the effect of export prices (EXPRs) on the global competition.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Countries' competitiveness levels were measured with revealed comparative advantage (RCA), normalised RCA (NRCA), revealed symmetric comparative advantage (RSCA) and trade balance index. Furthermore, panel regression analysis techniques were used to test the effects of EXPR on RCA, NRCA and RSCA in the wooden furniture industry (WFI).\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Although the comparative advantage approaches give different results, the global competitiveness of Poland and Vietnam is at a high level in all approaches. Canada has been the country with the weakest global competitiveness in all approaches. According to the results of the analysis, EXPRs positively affect all the competitive advantage indexes. As a result, the competitiveness of the WFI is affected by the non-price factors instead of the EXPR.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000The framework allows us to measure and illustrate the export competitiveness of the WFI and permits a global comparison. Similar analyses can be made for different labour-intensive sectors. In addition, analysis can be made to identify non-price factors for the WFI sector. Thus, more specific inferences can be made.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000This study is useful for policymakers, government officials, the industry associations and the company executives to assess their export competitiveness in the WFI. Thus, they can determine whether to shift scarce resources to this industry or other industries. In addition, this study may affect the price competition policy of the sector representatives in the global market.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This study deals with the competitiveness of the WFI with different approaches. And this study determines the importance of price for global competition in this sector.\u0000","PeriodicalId":46521,"journal":{"name":"Competitiveness Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48704121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and cities and how the relationship between multinational enterprise (MNEs) and local firms facilitates regional cleantech innovation. Design/methodology/approach Using a combination of social network analysis, regression analysis and interview analysis, the authors map and analyze a cleantech cluster to investigate the relationship between MNEs and local firms and the resulting effects on cleantech innovation. Findings The findings of the paper indicate that FDI plays a crucial role in cities and their local clusters by acting as a broker between a diverse set of actors: firms, institutions, universities, financial and other intermediaries. Additionally, connectedness to MNEs improves local firms’ innovation. Research limitations/implications This study is not free of limitations, mainly, because of the aspects that the analysis is based on one city and one cleantech hub. Further research could verify whether the findings of this paper hold in other cities and industries. Practical implications The findings, elucidating the connection between MNEs and local firms, as well as MNEs being important brokers in the local system, and the resulting impact, will help policymakers to take appropriate actions and support the local cleantech innovation. It is important to not only attract high-quality FDI into local clusters, but also to create and support collaborations between foreign firms and local actors, because colocation does not automatically leads to positive spillovers and a lot depends on how MNEs are integrated into the local milieu. Social implications The present paper argues that FDI plays an important role in local cleantech innovation and it is important to integrate foreign firms in local social networks. Originality/value The authors analyze FDI patterns in an emerging industry at the city and local cluster level using a unique database containing the information on relationships between MNEs and local firms, as well as interview data.
{"title":"FDI and cities: network dynamics in cleantech innovation","authors":"E. Turkina, N. Sultana","doi":"10.1108/cr-03-2022-0038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cr-03-2022-0038","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this paper is to understand the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and cities and how the relationship between multinational enterprise (MNEs) and local firms facilitates regional cleantech innovation.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Using a combination of social network analysis, regression analysis and interview analysis, the authors map and analyze a cleantech cluster to investigate the relationship between MNEs and local firms and the resulting effects on cleantech innovation.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The findings of the paper indicate that FDI plays a crucial role in cities and their local clusters by acting as a broker between a diverse set of actors: firms, institutions, universities, financial and other intermediaries. Additionally, connectedness to MNEs improves local firms’ innovation.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000This study is not free of limitations, mainly, because of the aspects that the analysis is based on one city and one cleantech hub. Further research could verify whether the findings of this paper hold in other cities and industries.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The findings, elucidating the connection between MNEs and local firms, as well as MNEs being important brokers in the local system, and the resulting impact, will help policymakers to take appropriate actions and support the local cleantech innovation. It is important to not only attract high-quality FDI into local clusters, but also to create and support collaborations between foreign firms and local actors, because colocation does not automatically leads to positive spillovers and a lot depends on how MNEs are integrated into the local milieu.\u0000\u0000\u0000Social implications\u0000The present paper argues that FDI plays an important role in local cleantech innovation and it is important to integrate foreign firms in local social networks.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The authors analyze FDI patterns in an emerging industry at the city and local cluster level using a unique database containing the information on relationships between MNEs and local firms, as well as interview data.\u0000","PeriodicalId":46521,"journal":{"name":"Competitiveness Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45655774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Josélia Elvira Teixeira, Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehamann
Purpose This paper aims to provide a comprehensive, systematic review of the literature on Industry 4.0 – and on the trends and implications of the digitalization of manufacturing – from the perspective of business and economics. Design/methodology/approach A bibliometric methodology was used, allowing to extract rigorously the relevant literature, leading to a purposefully constructed database of peer-reviewed publications depicting the state of the art in this area. A quantitative analysis of the key characteristics of – and trends emanating from – the literature was performed, and results were presented in a graphic way using the VOSViewer software as a mapping tool. Relevant thematic clusters were identified, and promising future research avenues were identified. Findings This literature is extremely recent – 90% of the publications are from 2019 and 2020, and the leading journal publishing in this area is the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. Key clusters identified relate digital transformation to value chains; a close link is observed between Industry 4.0 technologies and business models; a strong connection to sustainability is also clear; and the implications of Industry 4.0 for human resources management are, not surprisingly, extremely relevant. Originality/value This is, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, the most comprehensive systematic review linking specifically Industry 4.0 to the business and economics literature, bridging with recent, state-of-the-art research in the economics/business and technological fields. This contribution may be very helpful to researchers interested in understanding the key trends and opportunities offered by this area.
{"title":"Industry 4.0: the future of manufacturing from the perspective of business and economics – a bibliometric literature review","authors":"Josélia Elvira Teixeira, Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehamann","doi":"10.1108/cr-07-2022-0091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/cr-07-2022-0091","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose This paper aims to provide a comprehensive, systematic review of the literature on Industry 4.0 – and on the trends and implications of the digitalization of manufacturing – from the perspective of business and economics. Design/methodology/approach A bibliometric methodology was used, allowing to extract rigorously the relevant literature, leading to a purposefully constructed database of peer-reviewed publications depicting the state of the art in this area. A quantitative analysis of the key characteristics of – and trends emanating from – the literature was performed, and results were presented in a graphic way using the VOSViewer software as a mapping tool. Relevant thematic clusters were identified, and promising future research avenues were identified. Findings This literature is extremely recent – 90% of the publications are from 2019 and 2020, and the leading journal publishing in this area is the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. Key clusters identified relate digital transformation to value chains; a close link is observed between Industry 4.0 technologies and business models; a strong connection to sustainability is also clear; and the implications of Industry 4.0 for human resources management are, not surprisingly, extremely relevant. Originality/value This is, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, the most comprehensive systematic review linking specifically Industry 4.0 to the business and economics literature, bridging with recent, state-of-the-art research in the economics/business and technological fields. This contribution may be very helpful to researchers interested in understanding the key trends and opportunities offered by this area.","PeriodicalId":46521,"journal":{"name":"Competitiveness Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43261351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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