While an increasing body of research is considering the role of digital product innovation for
firms' survival, there is still a dearth of studies on how firms can best pursue digital product …

This paper aims to identify the future Industry 4.0 technology (I4T) centres of knowledge
production in Europe. We expect I4Ts to thrive in regions where they can draw on local …

The world is in the midst of a digital transformation. An intensified prevalence and use of
digital technologies is fundamentally changing organizations and economies. However, the …

Among emerging technologies large attention has been devoted to the so called Fourth
Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, which is also a case study of a major industrial policy …

Abstract Research Summary Firms implement digital technology for improving coordination
and communication in cross‐border R&D alliances. However, there is great ambivalence …

Measuring digitalization has been a central topic in academic discourse. While evaluating
firms' efforts in increasing digitalization is crucial, quantifying it at scale, presents …

This paper aims to critically review the existing literature about the development and/or
diffusion of Industry 4.0 within Industrial District (ID) firms. Before the burst of COVID-19, the …

For healthcare manufacturing firms, creating a crisis-prepared product and service portfolio
and operational processes is essential for their long-term prosperity. In this paper, we …

Industry 4.0 technologies have emerged as a focal point of regional technological
competition in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. However, research on the emergence and …

The aim of the paper is to shed light on the role played by regional knowledge bases in
Industry 3.0 in fostering new technologies in Industry 4.0 in European regions (NUTS 3) over …