ORGANISING FOR DIGITAL

INNOVATION IN INDUSTRY 4.0

Carlos Carbajal
PhD in Management
Supervisors: Dr Nuran Acur | Dr Alison Smart
Adam Smith Business School | University of Glasgow
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RESEARCH FOCUS

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Transform Scottish
Manufacturing
value manufacturing
digitalisation
networks strategy

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LITERATURE GAP
Bibliometric
analysis

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Technology
Affordance and
Constrains Theory

Digital Digital
business
Innovation strategies

Value
networks
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS
How can the information generated by
Industry 4.0 platforms be used to

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enable connectivity and collaboration
between value network stakeholders?

What do the Industry 4.0s business

models look like?

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METHODOLOGY
Bibliometric analysis

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1 Embodied case study/ 2 Embedded case studies

Technology Affordance and Constrains Theory

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CONTRIBUTIONS
Knowledge base
Comprehensive assessment of the current

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paradigm on Digital Innovation
Improve the use of the TACT on the implications
of new technologies in traditional industries.

Managerial implications
Further understanding on the implementation of
new technologies in traditional industries
Further understanding of digital business strategies
Further understanding on value networks
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Eisenhardt, K. M., 1989. Building theories from case study research. The Academy of Management Review, 14(4), pp.
532-550.
Jonsson, K., Westergren, U. H. & Holmstrm, J., 2008. Technologies for value creation: An exploration of remote

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diagnostics systems in the manufacturing industry. Information Systems Journal, 18(3), p. 227245.
Majchrzak, A. & Markus, M. L., 2012. Technology affordances and constraints in management information systems
(MIS). In: E. H. Kessler, ed. Encyclopedia of Management Theory. London: SAGE Publications.
Majchrzak, A. & Markus, M. L., 2013. Methods for policy research: Taking socially responsible action. 1st ed. Thousand
Oaks: SAGE Publications.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2016. Industry 4.0: Building the digital enterprise, s.l.: PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The Royal Bank of Scotland, 2016. Future fit: The road ahead for manufacturing, Edinburgh: The Royal Bank of Scotland
PLC.
The Scottish Govenment, 2016. A manufacturing future for Scotland, Edinburgh : The Scottish Govenment.
Zhou, H., 2012. The Internet of Things in the Cloud: A middleware perspective. 1st ed. London: CRC Press.
Zupic, I. & Cater, T., 2015. Bibliometric methods in management and organization. Organizational Research Methods, pp.
429-472.
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CONTACT DETAILS
Carlos Carbajal
c.carbajal-pina.1@research.gla.ac.uk
linkedin.com/in/carloscarbajal/