Industry 4.0 Technologies in SMEs and Differences According to the Size and Sector of the Company: The Case of the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12510%2F25%3A43908513" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12510/25:43908513 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://cebr.vse.cz/artkey/cbr-202504-0005_industry-4-0-technologies-in-smes-and-differences-according-to-company-size-and-sector-of-the-company-the-case.php" target="_blank" >https://cebr.vse.cz/artkey/cbr-202504-0005_industry-4-0-technologies-in-smes-and-differences-according-to-company-size-and-sector-of-the-company-the-case.php</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.18267/j.cebr.394" target="_blank" >10.18267/j.cebr.394</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Industry 4.0 Technologies in SMEs and Differences According to the Size and Sector of the Company: The Case of the Czech Republic

Original language description

The article focuses on adopting Industry 4.0 technologies in the Czech Republic&apos;s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It examines how the size of the enterprise and the sector affect the level of implementation of these technologies. The main objective is to observe the differences in the use of modern technologies in SMEs based on the size of the enterprise and the sector in which they operate and to identify the main barriers to their implementation. The research was conducted online between October 2023 and January 2024, involving 240 respondents from various sectors. The statistical analyses included a non-parametric multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA), the Kruskal-Wallis test, ordinal logistic regression, and the Dunn test. The results show that larger enterprises tend to implement modern technologies more frequently than smaller enterprises, with the main barrier being a lack of financial resources. It was also found that the sector in which a company operates does not have a statistically significant impact on the level of implementation of Industry 4.0, but it is specific predictor of implementing specific technologies in some cases. These findings highlight the need for targeted support for smaller enterprises in education, skill development, and securing financial resources for technology investments.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Central European Business Review

ISSN

1805-4854

e-ISSN

1805-4862

Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

26

Pages from-to

107-132

UT code for WoS article

001589924300005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105019780144