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Industrie 4.0 – Hype, Hope oder Harm?

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  • Wilkesmann Maximiliane

    (Technische Universität Dortmund, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Otto-Hahn-Str. 4, 44227, Dortmund, Deutschland)

  • Steden Stephanie

    (Technische Universität Dortmund, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Otto-Hahn-Str. 4, 44227, Dortmund, Deutschland)

  • Schulz Maximilian

    (Technische Universität Dortmund, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Otto-Hahn-Str. 4, 44227, Dortmund, Deutschland)

Abstract

This article examines the current change concerning the digitalization of the industrial sector and how this process is perceived by elected representatives of the German chemical-pharmaceutical industry. Furthermore, key factors of influence with regard to the perception of industrial digitalization are analyzed focusing on three major trends within the scientific literature: hype, hope, and harm. The study is based on an online questionnaire with 136 members of works councils, senior executive committees, and plant groups of the German chemical-pharmaceutical industry. The results indicate that representatives who are rather technically oriented perceive the industrial digitalization more positively. Moreover, the results clearly show that industrial digitalization is perceived more positively when associated with a decreased workload and vice versa.

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  • Wilkesmann Maximiliane & Steden Stephanie & Schulz Maximilian, 2018. "Industrie 4.0 – Hype, Hope oder Harm?," Arbeit, De Gruyter, vol. 27(2), pages 129-150, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:arbeit:v:27:y:2018:i:2:p:129-150:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/arbeit-2018-0011
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