Finalized drivers and barriers of IR 4.0
| Drivers | D2 | Government schemes | Sureeyatanapas et al. (2023), Abdul-Hamid et al. (2024), Shant Priya et al. (2023) |
| D4 | Coherent strategic plan | Romanello and Veglio (2022), Abdul-Hamid et al. (2024), Mim et al. (2024) | |
| D6 | Entrepreneurial management ability (EMA) | Kumar et al. (2022), Abdul-Hamid et al. (2024) | |
| D7 | Stakeholder collaboration | Kumar et al. (2022), Rajput and Singh (2019), Shant Priya et al. (2023) | |
| D9 | Smart supply chain management | De Alwis et al. (2024), Abdul-Hamid et al. (2024), Nick et al. (2020) | |
| D10 | Smart quality monitoring | De Alwis et al. (2024), Rajput and Singh (2019) | |
| D11 | New digital technologies | Romanello and Veglio (2022), Abdul-Hamid et al. (2024), Nick et al. (2020), Mim et al. (2024) | |
| D13 | Organizational awareness and monitoring | Sureeyatanapas et al. (2023), Nick et al. (2020), Tortora et al. (2021) | |
| Barriers | B2 | Employee resistance to change | Sureeyatanapas et al. (2023), De Alwis et al. (2024), Goswami and Daultani (2022) |
| B3 | Organizational constraints | Sarkar et al. (2023), Fekrisari and Kantola (2024), Sureeyatanapas et al. (2023) | |
| B5 | Entrepreneurial technical inability | De Alwis et al. (2024), Gouda and Tiwari (2024) | |
| B6 | Insufficient digital and physical infrastructure | Fekrisari and Kantola (2024), Sureeyatanapas et al. (2023), Roy Ghatak and Garza-Reyes (2024) | |
| B7 | Lack of skilled workforce | Sureeyatanapas et al. (2023), De Alwis et al. (2024), Chanchaichujit et al. (2024), Salman et al. (2023) | |
| B8 | Inadequate training for digital competencies | Sarkar et al. (2023), Sureeyatanapas et al. (2023), Shang et al. (2022) | |
| B9 | Non-availability of technical standards and new technology accreditation | Sarkar et al. (2023), Sureeyatanapas et al. (2023), De Alwis et al. (2024), Chanchaichujit et al. (2024) | |
| B11 | Ambiguity about digital investments | Sarkar et al. (2023), Sureeyatanapas et al. (2023), De Alwis et al. (2024) | |
| B13 | High initial investment cost | Aggarwal et al. (2023), Fekrisari and Kantola (2024), Sureeyatanapas et al. (2023) |
| Drivers | D2 | Government schemes | |
| D4 | Coherent strategic plan | ||
| D6 | Entrepreneurial management ability (EMA) | ||
| D7 | Stakeholder collaboration | ||
| D9 | Smart supply chain management | ||
| D10 | Smart quality monitoring | ||
| D11 | New digital technologies | ||
| D13 | Organizational awareness and monitoring | ||
| Barriers | B2 | Employee resistance to change | |
| B3 | Organizational constraints | ||
| B5 | Entrepreneurial technical inability | ||
| B6 | Insufficient digital and physical infrastructure | ||
| B7 | Lack of skilled workforce | ||
| B8 | Inadequate training for digital competencies | ||
| B9 | Non-availability of technical standards and new technology accreditation | ||
| B11 | Ambiguity about digital investments | ||
| B13 | High initial investment cost |
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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