Challenges faced by SMEs in their digital transformation towards Industry 4.0

Kowalska, Katarzyna; Kowalik, Izabela

dc.contributor.author	Kowalska, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.author	Kowalik, Izabela
dc.contributor.editor	Michałkiewicz, Anna
dc.contributor.editor	Mierzejewska, Wioletta
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-03T10:06:09Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-03T10:06:09Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.citation	Kowalska K., Kowalik I., Challenges faced by SMEs in their digital transformation towards Industry 4.0, [w:] Contemporary organisation and management. Challenges and trends, Michałkiewicz A., Mierzejewska W. (red.), Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź 2020, s. 35-48, doi: 10.18778/8220-333-2	pl_PL
dc.identifier.isbn	978-83-8220-333-2
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11089/33291
dc.description.abstract	The article presents exploratory research that is aimed at identifying the challenges existing in the process of stimulating cross-industry collaboration between European agri-food, packaging and ICT SMEs in their digital transformation towards Industry 4.0. Taking as an example the European Strategic Cluster Partnership for smart investments called DIGICLUSTERS, the article presents qualitative research based on a single case study. The case examines a cluster-facilitated, agile approach to speeding up the prototyping and implementation of digital innovations in agri-food and packaging companies. Within this framework, the article shows that fostering cross-industry cooperation between traditional and hi-tech companies operating in clusters brings several benefits, but also entails technological, financial and managerial challenges. The originality of this article is in its examination of cross-industry hackathons as a new collaboration tool to stimulate digital innovations in agri-food and packaging SMEs towards Industry 4.0.	pl_PL
dc.language.iso	en	pl_PL
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego	pl_PL
dc.relation.ispartof	Michałkiewicz A., Mierzejewska W. (red.), Contemporary organisation and management. Challenges and trends, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź 2020;
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Międzynarodowe	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	SMEs	pl_PL
dc.subject	management challenges	pl_PL
dc.subject	digitalisation	pl_PL
dc.subject	hackathons	pl_PL
dc.subject	cross-industry collaboration	pl_PL
dc.subject	Industry 4.0	pl_PL
dc.subject	clusters	pl_PL
dc.title	Challenges faced by SMEs in their digital transformation towards Industry 4.0	pl_PL
dc.type	Book chapter	pl_PL
dc.page.number	35-48	pl_PL
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Warsaw School of Economics	pl_PL
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-83-8220-334-9
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dc.identifier.doi	10.18778/8220-333-2.02