This study examines the direct impact of Industry 4.0 on supply chain performance, focusing on the mediating role of coordination and integration. Data were collected via a questionnaire targeting companies active in the Iranian polyethylene supply chain and analyzed using Structural Equation...

Background: This study examines the influence of AI-driven supply chains on the adoption of automation and robotics within Jordanian manufacturing firms, emphasizing the role of supply chain adaptability and agility as mediators and market turbulence as a moderator. Methods: Drawing on dynamic...

This study examines the often-underexplored roles of regional linkages and the technological capacity of partner regions in shaping technological branching, particularly in a developing country context. Analysing 127 tech nology classes across 136 Brazilian regions from 1997 to 2020, we identify...

In this paper, we use novel survey data to consider factors impacting the adoption and intentions to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) by Irish micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). More specifically, we explore the effects of firm characteristics, barriers to adoption and...

This study examines the factors influencing information and communication technology (ICT) adoption behavior in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the lens of organizational competencies and the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework. The objective is to enhance the...

Human-like AI systems increasingly interact with users as partners, but it is still unclear how perceived human-likeness leads to adoption and when transparency helps or dilutes that effect. We propose a sequential moderated-mediation model in which social presence (perceived human-likeness)...

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) plays a crucial role in academic sustainability as it enables personalized learning experiences and fosters innovative problem-solving approaches. Based on the technology readiness index (TRI) and the expectancy-confirmation model (ECM), this study aims...

The global legalization of medical cannabis provides a natural experiment for understanding how institutional change influences innovation in highly regulated industries. This study develops and empirically tests a Contingent Institutional Model of Innovation, which conceptualizes legalization...