Inclusion and exclusion criteria
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
| The study must use a reliable methodology, and the main theory is stipulated | Articles that note technology adoption about 4IR but do not note evaluation models or research methods |
| Publication language must be in English | Articles not written in English are excluded |
| The study is in a blind peer-reviewed publication | Conference papers, master dissertations, doctoral thesis, working papers and white papers were excluded |
| It must include concepts relating to the 4IR or I4 | Articles that did not specifically include concepts of the 4IR |
| A technology adoption model or combination of theoretical models must be used as a theoretical foundation for the assessment of smart technologies of the 4IR | Articles that provide information about the 4IR or I4, but do not provide an assessment on their adoption |
| Articles must have assessed processes or impacts of technology adoption of 4IR | Where technology acceptance was considered, but no technology models were used, they were then excluded |
| Studies must use empirical techniques to assess the technology of the 4IR and their adoption | Articles’ date ranges were not between 2015 and 2021 |
| The research can be done on an individual, group or organisational research level | Theoretical foundations are not explicitly noted or addressed |
| The research must be in an accredited journal publication | Country affiliations of authors and country of study are not indicated |
| Articles must be accessible by the researchers | Publications will be excluded if only the abstract but full text was not available |
| Duplicate papers (same paper received from different databases) |
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
| The study must use a reliable methodology, and the main theory is stipulated | Articles that note technology adoption about 4IR but do not note evaluation models or research methods |
| Publication language must be in English | Articles not written in English are excluded |
| The study is in a blind peer-reviewed publication | Conference papers, master dissertations, doctoral thesis, working papers and white papers were excluded |
| It must include concepts relating to the 4IR or I4 | Articles that did not specifically include concepts of the 4IR |
| A technology adoption model or combination of theoretical models must be used as a theoretical foundation for the assessment of smart technologies of the 4IR | Articles that provide information about the 4IR or I4, but do not provide an assessment on their adoption |
| Articles must have assessed processes or impacts of technology adoption of 4IR | Where technology acceptance was considered, but no technology models were used, they were then excluded |
| Studies must use empirical techniques to assess the technology of the 4IR and their adoption | Articles’ date ranges were not between 2015 and 2021 |
| The research can be done on an individual, group or organisational research level | Theoretical foundations are not explicitly noted or addressed |
| The research must be in an accredited journal publication | Country affiliations of authors and country of study are not indicated |
| Articles must be accessible by the researchers | Publications will be excluded if only the abstract but full text was not available |
| Duplicate papers (same paper received from different databases) |
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