Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Algorithms and Industry 4.0 in Firms and Clusters

Jose-Luis Hervás-Oliver

ISBN 10: 1032848537 / ISBN 13: 9781032848532

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul 2026, 2026

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Neuware - This volume offers a wide-ranging discussion on the interrelations among AI, algorithms, big data, and Industry 4.0 to understand the importance of these new paradigms for the development of firms, districts, clusters, cities, regions, and innovation.Drawing on theoretical, empirical, and qualitative studies and using local perspectives, the chapters in this book explore theoretical aspects of AI and its evolution in social sciences, focusing on industry 4.0, smart cities, big data, and other related topics. They examine the role of industrial robots in employment, productivity, and knowledge absorption in industrial districts. They also discuss innovation in the context of local production systems, AI ecosystems, and the growth and potential of the Metaverse. Taken together, the book offers insights to help understand the new dynamics generated by the advent of these technologies and how they may affect regions, cities, clusters, industries, and organizations, and identifies avenues for future research in the development of new trajectories for clusters and firms.This book will be a key resource for scholars and advanced students in the fields of economics, geography, architecture, planning, and management as well as for interdisciplinary researchers who want to learn more about the development of new technologies, the relevance of AI, Big Data and I4.0 for firms and in relation to their adoption in clusters. This book was originally published as a special issue of European Planning Studies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Algorithms and Industry 4.0 in Firms and Clusters
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul 2026
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032848537
• ISBN 13: 9781032848532
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 244W x 170H x 11D millimeters 244 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 341 grams

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Synopsis

This volume offers a wide-ranging discussion on the interrelations among AI, algorithms, big data, and Industry 4.0 to understand the importance of these new paradigms for the development of firms, districts, clusters, cities, regions, and innovation.

Drawing on theoretical, empirical, and qualitative studies and using local perspectives, the chapters in this book explore theoretical aspects of AI and its evolution in social sciences, focusing on industry 4.0, smart cities, big data, and other related topics. They examine the role of industrial robots in employment, productivity, and knowledge absorption in industrial districts. They also discuss innovation in the context of local production systems, AI ecosystems, and the growth and potential of the Metaverse. Taken together, the book offers insights to help understand the new dynamics generated by the advent of these technologies and how they may affect regions, cities, clusters, industries, and organizations, and identifies avenues for future research in the development of new trajectories for clusters and firms.

This book will be a key resource for scholars and advanced students in the fields of economics, geography, architecture, planning, and management as well as for interdisciplinary researchers who want to learn more about the development of new technologies, the relevance of AI, Big Data and I4.0 for firms and in relation to their adoption in clusters. This book was originally published as a special issue of European Planning Studies.

About the Author

Luciana Lazzeretti is Full professor of Management at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy.

Rafael Boix Domenech is Full professor of Economic Structure at the Faculty of Economics, Department of Economic Structure, University of Valencia, Spain.

Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver is Full professor of Management at the Departamento de Organización de Empresas, Universitat Politčcnica de Valčncia, Spain.

Niccolň Innocenti is Assistant professor of Management at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy.