Intention on adoption of industry 4.0 technology among small and medium enterprises

Industry 4.0 is a cutting edge technology in both small and large scale industries. The present study was conducted to investigate the level of intention to adopt Industry 4.0 Technologies among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia’s dairy manufacturing companies. Using structured questio...

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Main Authors: Saeedi, Sayed Abdul Wahab, Sharifuddin, Juwaidah, Wong, Kelly Kai Seng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89422/
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author Saeedi, Sayed Abdul Wahab
Sharifuddin, Juwaidah
Wong, Kelly Kai Seng
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Sharifuddin, Juwaidah
Wong, Kelly Kai Seng
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description Industry 4.0 is a cutting edge technology in both small and large scale industries. The present study was conducted to investigate the level of intention to adopt Industry 4.0 Technologies among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia’s dairy manufacturing companies. Using structured questionnaires, a total of 114 companies, out of 156, were respondents to the study. The findings revealed that attitude, subjective norm (SN) and perceived behaviour control (PBC) of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) had positive effects on intention to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies. Usage level of technology (Low, mid and high) had moderating effects where attitude in low, mid and high levels did not impact intention. SN and PBC had impacted intention in low and mid-levels but not in high level usage of technology. The findings supported the assumptions of TPB and suggested managers and higher authority of SMEs to appreciate the impact of Industry 4.0 Technologies in their management of manufacturing industry.
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spelling upm-894222021-08-18T10:00:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89422/ Intention on adoption of industry 4.0 technology among small and medium enterprises Saeedi, Sayed Abdul Wahab Sharifuddin, Juwaidah Wong, Kelly Kai Seng Industry 4.0 is a cutting edge technology in both small and large scale industries. The present study was conducted to investigate the level of intention to adopt Industry 4.0 Technologies among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia’s dairy manufacturing companies. Using structured questionnaires, a total of 114 companies, out of 156, were respondents to the study. The findings revealed that attitude, subjective norm (SN) and perceived behaviour control (PBC) of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) had positive effects on intention to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies. Usage level of technology (Low, mid and high) had moderating effects where attitude in low, mid and high levels did not impact intention. SN and PBC had impacted intention in low and mid-levels but not in high level usage of technology. The findings supported the assumptions of TPB and suggested managers and higher authority of SMEs to appreciate the impact of Industry 4.0 Technologies in their management of manufacturing industry. International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89422/1/SME.pdf Saeedi, Sayed Abdul Wahab and Sharifuddin, Juwaidah and Wong, Kelly Kai Seng (2020) Intention on adoption of industry 4.0 technology among small and medium enterprises. International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research, 9 (2). 4472 - 4478. ISSN 2277-8616 https://www.ijstr.org/research-paper-publishing.php?month=feb2020
spellingShingle Saeedi, Sayed Abdul Wahab
Sharifuddin, Juwaidah
Wong, Kelly Kai Seng
Intention on adoption of industry 4.0 technology among small and medium enterprises
title Intention on adoption of industry 4.0 technology among small and medium enterprises
title_full Intention on adoption of industry 4.0 technology among small and medium enterprises
title_fullStr Intention on adoption of industry 4.0 technology among small and medium enterprises
title_full_unstemmed Intention on adoption of industry 4.0 technology among small and medium enterprises
title_short Intention on adoption of industry 4.0 technology among small and medium enterprises
title_sort intention on adoption of industry 4.0 technology among small and medium enterprises
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89422/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89422/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89422/1/SME.pdf