Theoretical Review of Research to Date on Competences 4.0—What Do We Know about Competences in Industry 4.0? A Status Quo Analysis

Paweł Poszytek, Monika Hyrcza-Michalska, Jarosław Brodny, Paweł Wawrzała, Przemysław Gębal, Joanna Lisok, Joanna Kruszewska, Aldis G. Sigurðardóttir, Michaela Bugnova and Małgorzata Dobrowolska ()
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Paweł Poszytek: WSB University, 41-300 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Monika Hyrcza-Michalska: Department of Material Technologies, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Katowice, Poland
Jarosław Brodny: Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Paweł Wawrzała: Department of Applied Social Sciences, Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Przemysław Gębal: Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Joanna Lisok: Department of Industrial Informatics, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Katowice, Poland
Joanna Kruszewska: Department of Economy and Informatics, Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Aldis G. Sigurðardóttir: Department of Business Administration, Reykjavik University, 102 Reykjavik, Iceland
Michaela Bugnova: Department of Flight Preparation, Faculty of Aeronautics, Technical University of Košice, 40-200 Košice, Slovakia
Małgorzata Dobrowolska: Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 16, 1-21

Abstract: This article analyses competences 4.0 models created in the context of the concept of Industry 4.0. A literature review and bibliometric analyses were used to show the semantic shift of this concept over time. The results show that the 4.0 competences created in the context of Industry 4.0 assume that the skills they represent are needed in the labor market. Moreover, in most cases, analyses of competences 4.0 are carried out considering separate perspectives by researchers representing different scientific disciplines. Refining and fine-tuning a universal and detailed model of competences 4.0 is strongly recommended to bridge the gap between other scientific disciplines. Furthermore, this article presents competences 4.0 from a much broader perspective, including linguistic competences that stem from the wider domain of the ability to communicate within social competences. Linguistic competences are also interrelated with some aspects of cognitive competences. This approach makes this study completely novel and aims to present the most comprehensive and universal 4.0 model to date.

Keywords: Industry 4.0; competences 4.0; social competence; cognitive competence; metacognition; linguistic competence; technical competence; digital competence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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