Impact of Industry 4.0 Adoption on Eco-Innovation and Sustainable Development: The Automotive and Aerospace Manufacturing Sectors; [Impacto de la adopción de la Industria 4.0 en la ecoinnovación y el desarrollo sostenible: sector manufacturero automotriz y aeroespacial ]

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Authors: Guzmán G.M.

DOI: 10.32870/myn.vi57.7838

Journal: Mercados y Negocios

Year: 2026

Publisher: Universidad de Guadalajara

Document Type: Article

Open Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access

Cited by: 0

Abstract

This study aims to fill a gap in the literature and provide robust empirical evidence on the effects of IoT 4.0 on eco-innovation and the sustainable development of manufacturing companies by conducting a survey of 378 manufacturing companies in the automotive and aerospace industries in Mexico and validating the results using PLS-SEM. The results suggest that the adoption of Industry 4.0 has significant positive effects on both sustainable development and eco-innovation, that eco-innovation has a considerable positive impact on sustainable development, and that eco-innovation also serves as a mediating mechanism between Industry 4.0 and sustainable development. © 2026, Universidad de Guadalajara. All rights reserved.

Keywords

aerospace industry; automotive industry; eco-innovation; Industry 4.0; sustainable development

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