Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies (Jun 2023)
Green Performance and Technological Competence of Human Resources Based on Industrial Revolution 4.0
Abstract
Objective: The industrial revolution has changed the way humans work into automation/digitalization through innovations. Industry players play an active role as organizational entities that have a vision in achieving profits. The industrial revolution 4.0 which adopts the green concept has an impact on strategic transformation in the performance and technological competence of human resources. Green performance requires personal characteristics that are oriented towards the sustainability of the industrial environment and mastery of green technology. Methodology: This research is qualitative research in the characteristic of library research, namely a series of activities related to library data collection methods, the research model uses an analytical descriptive method because this method is used to examine ongoing events and relate to current conditions. The initial article search returned as many as 90 articles. Furthermore, the selected articles were selected according to the research objectives by reading the title and abstract. The result is that the number of articles is 30 articles. The researcher chose again from 30 articles based on four focus research questions, and in the end, a total of 20 articles were reviewed. Results: The results indicate that the existence of an industrial revolution has advantages in developing competence and reducing consumption because, in this instance, there are prospects for e-commerce and the development of a digital green economy for industry players. Human resources and the industrial environment can both perform better when using green practices. To enable sustainable green innovation, green performance has to improve its technological proficiency. A rich society in development will result from the industrial revolution 4.0's synthesis, and people who live sustainably will be of the finest quality. Implication: The implications of this research provide valuable insights for green industry managers to formulate strategies and policies for transforming green technology competencies into green performance in industrial environments. This study is very useful for practitioners by identifying the benefits of linkage action between planned or realized green performance and green technology in the industry. This article provides a valuable reference for business players to consider implementing a green performance system that combines all communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creative, innovative skills in using resources and efficiency of natural resources.
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