Modeling the competencies of the labor force in the manufacturing industries of the fourth industrial revolution

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Ali Mirzaei eslamlou ¹ , Majid Bagherzadeh khajeh ² , Morteza Mahmoudzadeh ³ , Mojtaba Ramazani ⁴

1 - .PhD Student, Department of Management, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University,Tabriz, Iran.
2 - .Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran (Corresponding Author
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Management, Bon.C., Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran.

Received: 2024-03-25 Accepted : 2024-09-01 Published : 2024-09-10

Keywords: Workforce Competencies, Industry 4.0, Intellectual Skills, Technical Skills. ,

Abstract :

Objective: This research aims to design and validate a structural model for workforce competencies in Iran’s manufacturing industries with an Industry 4.0 approach to determine the cause-and-effect relationships between different competency dimensions.

 Research Methodology: This study used a descriptive-modeling and mixed-method approach. In the qualitative phase, Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) and the opinions of 17 experts were used to design the initial model. In the quantitative phase, it was validated using Structural Equation Modeling (PLS) and data collected from 175 managers.

 Findings: The results showed that the competency model consists of five levels, in which “intellectual skills” have the most influence and “technical skills” have the most dependency. The validity and reliability of the final model and the significance of direct and indirect relationships between the components were confirmed.

 Originality/Scientific Value Added: The innovation of this research is the presentation of a structured, multi-level model of workforce competencies specifically designed and validated for manufacturing industries in the Industry 4.0 era, which explains the causal relationships between competency dimensions.

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