Charting the path to a sustainable, competitive and green industry in an era of rapid change: proposing a research agenda
AbstractGlobal labor market shifts have spurred the need for innovations and adaptations in workplace norms. This evolution demands a workforce with technical and soft skills to meet sustainability and industry advancements. The paper aims to elucidate the complex challenges related to the ambition...
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| description | AbstractGlobal labor market shifts have spurred the need for innovations and adaptations in workplace norms. This evolution demands a workforce with technical and soft skills to meet sustainability and industry advancements. The paper aims to elucidate the complex challenges related to the ambition to develop a socially sustainable, competitive, and green industry subjected to an accelerating pace of change. It outlines the findings of a Delphi study conducted in Sweden, which integrated workshops, interviews, and surveys with experts from various sectors to identify 14 key challenges. These challenges were synthesized into five themes: innovative competence supply management practices, resilient organizations and production systems, analytics for improvement and learning, socially sustainable work, and green transformation practices. The study provides a set of propositions within these themes, offering a strategic roadmap for future research to foster the growth of industries that are socially responsible, competitive, and committed to environmental sustainability. A practical implication of the study is the recognition of the larger competence ecosystem of which industrial companies are a part. This community must work together to create the knowledge needed to manage the shift to a green, sustainable, and digital working life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33fd40af245a4fb4941d64f2e0f0b2032024-04-22T15:19:30ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Business & Management2331-19752024-12-0111110.1080/23311975.2024.2344189Charting the path to a sustainable, competitive and green industry in an era of rapid change: proposing a research agendaAndreas Wallo0Jason Martin1Mattias Elg2Ulrika Harlin3Ida Gremyr4Nina Bozic5Katrin Skagert6Anna Williamsson7Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenDepartment of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenDepartment of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenDivision Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Göteborg, SwedenDepartment of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Linköping, SwedenDivision Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Göteborg, SwedenDivision Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Göteborg, SwedenDivision Materials and Production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Göteborg, SwedenAbstractGlobal labor market shifts have spurred the need for innovations and adaptations in workplace norms. This evolution demands a workforce with technical and soft skills to meet sustainability and industry advancements. The paper aims to elucidate the complex challenges related to the ambition to develop a socially sustainable, competitive, and green industry subjected to an accelerating pace of change. It outlines the findings of a Delphi study conducted in Sweden, which integrated workshops, interviews, and surveys with experts from various sectors to identify 14 key challenges. These challenges were synthesized into five themes: innovative competence supply management practices, resilient organizations and production systems, analytics for improvement and learning, socially sustainable work, and green transformation practices. The study provides a set of propositions within these themes, offering a strategic roadmap for future research to foster the growth of industries that are socially responsible, competitive, and committed to environmental sustainability. A practical implication of the study is the recognition of the larger competence ecosystem of which industrial companies are a part. This community must work together to create the knowledge needed to manage the shift to a green, sustainable, and digital working life.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2024.2344189Industrial transformationgreen transitioncompetence supply managementsocial sustainabilityDelphi studyPablo Ruiz, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain |
| spellingShingle | Andreas Wallo Jason Martin Mattias Elg Ulrika Harlin Ida Gremyr Nina Bozic Katrin Skagert Anna Williamsson Charting the path to a sustainable, competitive and green industry in an era of rapid change: proposing a research agenda Cogent Business & Management Industrial transformation green transition competence supply management social sustainability Delphi study Pablo Ruiz, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain |
| title | Charting the path to a sustainable, competitive and green industry in an era of rapid change: proposing a research agenda |
| title_full | Charting the path to a sustainable, competitive and green industry in an era of rapid change: proposing a research agenda |
| title_fullStr | Charting the path to a sustainable, competitive and green industry in an era of rapid change: proposing a research agenda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Charting the path to a sustainable, competitive and green industry in an era of rapid change: proposing a research agenda |
| title_short | Charting the path to a sustainable, competitive and green industry in an era of rapid change: proposing a research agenda |
| title_sort | charting the path to a sustainable competitive and green industry in an era of rapid change proposing a research agenda |
| topic | Industrial transformation green transition competence supply management social sustainability Delphi study Pablo Ruiz, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2024.2344189 |
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