Gbadebo, Salimon Maruf and Abdullah, Haim Hilman and Gorondutse, Abdullahi Hassan and Abdullah, Shahmir Sivaraj and Tafida, Abdullahi and I. Ango, Yusha’u and Andow, Hellen and Abdul-Qadir, Ahmed (2019) Empirical Implementation of Industry 4.0 among Malaysian and Nigerian SMEs. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 08 (03). pp. 622-632. ISSN 20513771

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Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to examine the factors that influence the implementation of Industry 4.0 among Malaysian and Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprises. The Questionnaires were distributed to SMEs operators in both countries while analysis was done with 74 and 95 responses from Malaysia and Nigeria respectively using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM 3). Based on the findings from Malaysian data, information access, cost reduction, and efforts coordination significantly and positively influence the implementation of IR 4.0 while reluctance behaviour is not significant. For Nigerian data, information access, reluctance behaviour and effort coordination significantly and positively influence implementation of Industry 4.0 while effort coordination is not significant. The implications for both academia, practitioners, and policy makers are highlighted.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Information Access, Cost Reduction, Reluctance Behavior, Information Access, Efforts Coordination
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Divisions:	School of Business Management
Depositing User:	Mrs Nurin Jazlina Hamid
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2022 08:05
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2022 08:05
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28704

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