The Role of Structural Empowerment and Innovative Behavior in Defining Business Process Innovation and Competitive Advantage to Cope with Industry 4.0

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10.2991/aebmr.k.201222.033How to use a DOI?

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Structural Empowerment, Business Process Innovation, Competitive Advantage, Industry 4.0

Abstract

Researches about the impact of innovation towards competitive advantage have been widely discussed. One of the relevant innovation variables is business process innovation. Innovation does not suddenly appear within an organization. Some supporting factors are required, such as a climate that supports innovation and structural empowerment. Discussing further about structural empowerment, some studies specifically tested its effect towards innovative behavior. Connecting the dots, the relationship between structural empowerment and organizational performance has also been observed. In the current industrial context, companies are demanded to be more agile and creative in facing fierce and fast market competition. Furthermore, industry 4.0 trends also bring many changes to the pattern of competition in the market. Companies must be able to adapt to the new processes regardless of the industry. Structural empowerment is one of the most important things that is needed to improve organizational efficiency and problem solving agility. This study examines the relationships between structural empowerment, innovative behavior and business process innovation, which ultimately leads to the level of competitive advantage of an organization. It connects the theories of structural empowerment and innovation, which have always been seen as something separated in regards to its influence towards competitive advantage. In conducting the empirical test, data from 66 managers or team leaders were taken through an online survey. Partial Least Squares (PLS) method was used to see the relationships that occur between constructs. The result shows a positive influence between structural empowerment, innovative behavior, business process innovation, and competitive advantage.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Alphasius Omega Dixon
AU  - Elok Savitri Pusparini
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/23
TI  - The Role of Structural Empowerment and Innovative Behavior in Defining Business Process Innovation and Competitive Advantage to Cope with Industry 4.0
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Business and Management Research (ICBMR 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 226
EP  - 232
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.201222.033
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.201222.033
ID  - Dixon2020
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