The Impact of Technological Innovation on Industry 4.0 Implementation and Sustainability: An Empirical Study on Malaysian Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 13; no. 18; p. 10115
• Main Authors: Jayashree, Sreenivasan, Hassan Reza, Mohammad Nurul, Malarvizhi, Chinnasamy Agamudai Nambi, Maheswari, Hesti, Hosseini, Zohre, Kasim, Azilah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 09.09.2021
• Subjects: Emerging markets; Industry 4.0; Innovations; Internet of Things; Literature reviews; Manufacturing; Multivariate statistical analysis; R&D; Research & development; Small & medium sized enterprises-SME; Small business; Sustainability; Technological change; Technology Acceptance Model; Technology adoption; Malaysia; Germany

Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the pillars on which most of the economies worldwide rest. Without the support of qualified technological innovation, it will be very difficult for SMEs’ performance to improve and impossible for them to reach their sustainability goals. Small businesses...