Twin transitions & industry 4.0: Unpacking the relationship between digital and green factors to determine green competitive advantage

Antecedents of Industry 4.0 capabilities and technological innovation: a dynamic capabilities perspective

“…On the contrary, the results of the current study revealed support for H4 , which confirms that Industry 4.0 capabilities have a positive impact on technological innovation in SMEs. The current result is consistent with the results of many current works in the literature (Cannavacciuolo et al , 2023; Ghobakhloo et al , 2021; Al-Khatib and Ramayah, 2023; Mubarak and Petraite, 2020; Rehman et al , 2023). Industry 4.0 capabilities are used to support innovation organizationally within facilities and organizations by developing innovative capabilities using advanced analysis and modeling methods that improve the performance of research and development activities (Hizam-Hanafiah and Soomro, 2021) and the ability of this technology to enhance exploration activities by supporting big data analysis with a set of advanced applied methods that provide new knowledge about hidden patterns in this data (Al-Khatib and Ramayah, 2023).…”

“…Firms having the capacity for technological innovation benefit from entering new markets that enhance their market share (Rehman et al , 2023) and enhancing organizational agility. In general, innovation can be divided in terms of the ability to generate impactful innovations into two types: radical innovation because this type of innovation includes major and fundamental changes to products and incremental innovation includes minor changes to products or services (Al-Khatib and Al-Ghanem, 2022).…”

“…Technological innovation is based on introducing new products, processes or technology to organizations. Firms are making radical and important technological changes to products to meet customer expectations (Rehman et al , 2023).…”

“…The relationship between Industry 4.0 capabilities and technological innovation has aroused scholars' interest during the past periods (Cannavacciuolo et al , 2023; Rana et al , 2022). The characteristics of Industry 4.0, which include short production processes, mass customization and networking in the manufacturing environment (Caruso, 2018), have greatly facilitated innovation, research and development activities and the introduction of new products and processes (Rehman et al , 2023). The close relationship between Industry 4.0 capabilities and technological innovation can therefore be seen as a necessary antecedent for growth and organizational excellence.…”

The role of foreign MNEs in China’s twin transition: a study on the organization of green and digital innovation processes

“…Additionally, Almansour (2022) explored the twin transition from a qualitative perspective indicating that digital features influence the consumer adoption of electric vehicles. Scholars also show that the combination of digital and green technologies at the firm level can positively contribute to the twin transition, for example by increasing green competitive advantage (Rehman et al, 2023), or that urban firms can better exploit the potential of digital technologies compared to rural firms (Cattani et al, 2023). Furthermore, Collini and Hausemer (2023) took an agency-based approach to understanding twin transition pathways.…”