Facilitating the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector in Readiness for Industry 4.0: A Mediating Role of Organization Innovation

Hafiz Mudassir Rehman; Hui Nee Au Yong; Yuen Onn Choong

doi:10.4018/IJABIM.297847

Facilitating the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector in Readiness for Industry 4.0: A Mediating Role of Organization Innovation

Hafiz Mudassir Rehman, Hui Nee Au Yong, Yuen Onn Choong

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The manufacturing sector of Malaysia is an essential part of its economic system. Malaysia holds a remarkable position in the global market through the exports of manufacturing products. However, this sector faces challenges such as organizational capability to innovate due to rapid technological and business environment changes in line with Industry 4.0. These challenges may prevent manufacturing firms from embracing Industry 4.0 and thriving in their businesses. Therefore, this research aims to identify the role of organizational practices such as knowledge-oriented leadership, electronic human resource management, and decentralized organization structure in support of organization innovation to prepare manufacturing firms for Industry 4.0. A quantitative method was applied to 218 samples collected from Malaysian manufacturing firms. The results of this research are interesting for keen researchers and helpful for decision-makers and practitioners to successfully pave the way for Industry 4.0 implementation in manufacturing firms by developing innovation capabilities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-23
Number of pages	23
Journal	International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management
Volume	13
Issue number	1
Early online date	31 Jan 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/IJABIM.297847
Publication status	Published online - 31 Jan 2022

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This work was supported by Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, under the grant Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Research Fund (UTARRF) 6200/CE3, July 2018 - June 2019. The funded project title is “Fourth Industrial Revolution Technology Disruption of the Workplace and its Societal Challenges on Business: New Opportunities in Accelerating of a Productive Aging Workforce Reskilling and Innovation”.

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Keywords

Electronic Human Resource Management
Knowledge-Oriented Leadership
Organization Innovation
Organization Structure
Readiness for Industry 4.0

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