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Adoption of AI-empowered industrial robots in auto component manufacturing companies

Pillai, R., Sivathanu, B., Mariani, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7916-2576, Rana, N. P., Yang, B. and Dwivedi, Y. (2022) Adoption of AI-empowered industrial robots in auto component manufacturing companies. Production Planning and Control, 33 (16). pp. 1517-1533. ISSN 0953-7287

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2021.1882689

Abstract/Summary

The usage of AI-empowered Industrial Robots (InRos) is booming in the Auto Component Manufacturing Companies (ACMCs) across the globe. Based on a model leveraging the Technology, Organisation, and Environment (TOE) framework, this work examines the adoption of InRos in ACMCs in the context of an emerging economy. This research scrutinises the adoption intention and potential use of InRos in ACMCs through a survey of 460 senior managers and owners of ACMCs in India. The findings indicate that perceived compatibility, external pressure, perceived benefits and support from vendors are critical predictors of InRos adoption intention. Interestingly, the study also reveals that IT infrastructure and government support do not influence InRos adoption intention. Furthermore, the analysis suggests that perceived cost issues negatively moderate the relationship between the adoption intention and potential use of InRos in ACMCs. This study offers a theoretical contribution as it deploys the traditional TOE framework and discovers counter-intuitively that IT resources are not a major driver of technology adoption: as such, it suggests that a more comprehensive framework than the traditional RBV should be adopted. The work provides managerial recommendations for managers, shedding light on the antecedents of adoption intention and potential use of InRos at ACMCs in a country where the adoption of InRos is in a nascent stage.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour
ID Code:93387
Publisher:Taylor & Francis

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