Industry 4.0 in firms, clusters and regions: the new digital imperative

This article is (c) Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (please insert the web address here). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.Dr Hervas-Oliver received funding from Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades, RTI2018:095739-B-100 and AICO2020/123 Grupos de Investigacion Consolidables, Generalitat Valenciana. Dr. Di Maria and Bettiol, benefited from grant BIRD161248/16 (University of Padova; Dept. of Economics and Management).Hervás Oliver, JL.; Di Maria, E.; Bettiol, M. (2021). Industry 4.0 in firms, clusters and regions: the new digital imperative. Competitiveness Review (Online). 31(1):1-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/CR-01-2021-16411131