Issue 31.1 of Competitiveness Review, led by Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver from the Universitat Politècnica de València and by Eleonora di Maria and Marco Bettiol, is a special issue which features eight (8) papers and a Guest Editorial on "Industry 4.0 in firms, clusters and regions: the new digital imperative".

This special issue is free to access from 28^th November 2021 until 1^st January 2022. The issue can be accessed at the Competitiveness Review table of contents and through the links below:

 

Guest Editorial

Industry 4.0 in firms, clusters and regions: the new digital imperative

Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver, Eleonora di Maria, Marco Bettiol

Competitiveness Review, 2021, Vol. 31:1, pp. 1 - 11

 

Industrial districts and the fourth industrial revolution

Marco Bettiol, Mauro Capestro, Valentina De Marchi, Eleonora Di Maria, Silvia Rita Sedita

Competitiveness Review, 2021, Vol. 31:1, pp. 12 – 26

 

The dissemination mechanisms of Industry 4.0 knowledge in traditional industrial districts:evidence from Italy

Alessandro Pagano, Elisa Carloni, Serena Galvani, Roberta Bocconcelli

Competitiveness Review, 2021, Vol. 31:1, pp. 27 – 53

 

Cluster role in industry 4.0 – a pilot study from Germany

Marta Götz

Competitiveness Review, 2021, Vol. 31:1, pp. 54 – 82

 

Industry 4.0 and clusters: complementaries or substitutes in firm’s knowledge creation?

Nils Grashof, Alexander Kopka, Colin Wessendorf, Dirk Fornahl

Competitiveness Review, 2021, Vol. 31:1, pp. 83 – 105

 

Emerging regional innovation policies for industry 4.0: analyzing the digital innovation hub program in European regions

Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver, Gregorio Gonzalez-Alcaide, Ronald Rojas-Alvarado, Silvia Monto-Mompo

Competitiveness Review, 2021, Vol. 31:1, pp. 106 – 129

 

Digital transformation of regional industries through asset modification

Arne Isaksen, Michaela Trippl, Nina Kyllingstad, Jan Ole Rypestøl

Competitiveness Review, 2021, Vol. 31:1, pp. 130 – 144

 

Digital business strategizing: the role of leadership and organizational learning

Huub Ruel, Hefin Rowlands, Esther Njoku

Competitiveness Review, 2021, Vol. 31:1, pp. 145 – 161

 

Tackling the HR digitalization challenge: key factors and barriers to HR analytics adoption

Vicenc Fernandez, Eva Gallardo-Gallardo

Competitiveness Review, 2021, Vol. 31:1, pp. 162 - 187