Fit to Work in the Business Models of the Industry 4.0 Age

Małgorzata Dobrowolska and Lilla Knop
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Małgorzata Dobrowolska: Institute of Education and Communication Research, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Lilla Knop: Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 12, 1-18

Abstract: Global competition, the requirements of sustainable development, building an innovative economy or Industry 4.0 develop the need for changing or creating new legacy business models. Competencies adequate to new working possibilities play a significant role in these changes. The key role played here is the assessment of fit to work in the Industry 4.0. The purpose of the paper is to analyze fit to work in business models using the features and elements of Industry 4.0. There are specific antecedences identified for creating and changing business models in the aspect of implementing Industry 4.0, with particular attention paid to the meaning of competencies and their adaptation for the 4.0 requirements. Quantitative studies have been performed on a sample of 472 employees of Industry 4.0 in three countries: Germany, Poland and Slovakia. Theoretical and empirical considerations use the four-factor model differentiating the supplementary and complementary fit, organizational identification and satisfaction from work.

Keywords: fit to work; Industry 4.0; business models; competencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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