Linking Industry 4.0 technologies to Triple Bottom Line performance in agroindustries: a capability-based framework
Ismael Cristofer Baierle; Mateus Henrique Gomes de Souza; Fernanda Araujo Pimentel Peres
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Submitted date:
02/17/2026
Accepted date:
05/19/2026
