industry 4.0 – Jurnal Pengurusan /jurnalpengurusan Tue, 07 May 2024 03:09:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Challenges in Applying IR4.0 Technologies to Improve Organizational Structure and Positions: The Case of Malaysian Public Agencies /jurnalpengurusan/article/challenges-in-applying-ir4-0-technologies-to-improve-organizational-structure-and-positions-the-case-of-malaysian-public-agencies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=challenges-in-applying-ir4-0-technologies-to-improve-organizational-structure-and-positions-the-case-of-malaysian-public-agencies Tue, 07 May 2024 03:08:41 +0000 /jurnalpengurusan/?post_type=article&p=7306 Despite the challenges, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) offers prospects for enhancing public service delivery. This article identifies the challenges in applying IR4.0 technologies to improve organisational structure and roles of Malaysian public agencies. The Socio-technical Systems Theory, Learning Organization Theory, and Theory of Disruption are discussed as a theoretical framework of this article. Employing the qualitative grounded theory methodology, data was collected from 26 public officials through interviews and a focus group discussion. The results reveal seven themes categorised into internal and external challenges. The internal challenges include human resources, financial resources, work process, digital data, laws and regulations, and the agency’s function, while public perception forms the sole external challenge. Seven research propositions have been developed to propose the relationship between these challenges and the implementation of IR4.0 technologies in improving organizational structure and positions. The research provides empirical evidence on the challenges facing public agencies in using IR4.0 technologies to improve organizational structure and positions, thus offering recommendations that public officials must reformulate and restructure their approach in managing human resources during IR4.0.

 

]]> Information Asymmetry and Industry 4.0 among Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) in Malaysian Halal Industry /jurnalpengurusan/article/information-asymmetry-and-industry-4-0-among-small-and-medium-enterprise-sme-in-malaysian-halal-industry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=information-asymmetry-and-industry-4-0-among-small-and-medium-enterprise-sme-in-malaysian-halal-industry Fri, 07 Oct 2022 03:02:22 +0000 /jurnalpengurusan/?post_type=article&p=1744 This study attempts to investigate the participant(s) halal industry information asymmetry issues and their intention, if any, to mitigate it. Additionally, this study also investigates the moderating effects of their perceptions towards industry 4.0 adoption and their intentions of using industry 4.0 to mitigate information asymmetry. This research is exploratory research. We adapted the questionnaire based on “Agency Theory and the Technology Acceptance Model” by combining management and technology literature into single-sourced literature. The research using the SmartPLS software “Partial Least Squares (PLS)” modelling and the 2-step approach to test the model development. The concepts of private information, hidden information, and the lack of perfect information have facilitated these companies’ top management intentions to mitigate these information asymmetry issues. The results also show that the top management of halal industry has the intention to reduce information asymmetry through industry 4.0 adoption as they perceived industry 4.0 is useful, easy to use, is cost affordable, and provides a high system and content quality.

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