Freelancers 4.0: the impacts of freelancers on the adoption of Industry 4.0 under a socio-technical perspective

Emanuele Gabriel Margherita and Jérôme Sulbout
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Emanuele Gabriel Margherita: UNITUS - Università degli studi della Tuscia = Tuscia University [Viterbo]
Jérôme Sulbout: HEC Liège

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Abstract: In this study, we debate the role of freelancers 4.0 as facilitators of the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies (I40), under a socio-technical lens. I40 production can be seen as a complex sociotechnical system that requires various change facilitators to be implemented. After a web search, we found that a considerable number of freelancers are involved in I40 adoption, and could be participating in the adoption process, thus acting as facilitators. We label these workers "freelancers 4.0". The socio-technical theory does not primarily consider such workers in the technology adoption, even more down the I40 transition. Hence, we suggest two main research avenues to explore freelancers 4.0 in conjunction with the I40 adoption, framed under the socio-technical perspective.

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Freelancers; Freelancers 4.0; Independent Contractors; Self-employed workers; Knowledge; Absorptive Capacity; Socio-Technical Approach; Facilitators; Operator 4.0; Industry 5.0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-10-14
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Published in 7th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Perspective in IS Development (STPIS 2021), Oct 2021, Trento, Italy

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