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: Received: 18 April 2024 / Approved: 18 April 2024 / Online: 19 April 2024 (15:59:36 CEST)
How to cite:
Wong, S.; Yeung, J.K.W.; Lau, Y.; Kawasaki, T.; Kwong, R. Sustainability of Blockchain Technology in Supply Chains: Implications from a Critical Literature Review. Preprints2024, 2024041297. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1297.v1
Wong, S.; Yeung, J.K.W.; Lau, Y.; Kawasaki, T.; Kwong, R. Sustainability of Blockchain Technology in Supply Chains: Implications from a Critical Literature Review. Preprints 2024, 2024041297. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1297.v1
Wong, S.; Yeung, J.K.W.; Lau, Y.; Kawasaki, T.; Kwong, R. Sustainability of Blockchain Technology in Supply Chains: Implications from a Critical Literature Review. Preprints2024, 2024041297. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1297.v1
APA Style
Wong, S., Yeung, J.K.W., Lau, Y., Kawasaki, T., & Kwong, R. (2024). Sustainability of Blockchain Technology in Supply Chains: Implications from a Critical Literature Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1297.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Wong, S., Tomoya Kawasaki and Raymond Kwong. 2024 "Sustainability of Blockchain Technology in Supply Chains: Implications from a Critical Literature Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1297.v1
Abstract
This study presents a critical literature review on the models of users' adoption of blockchain applications in supply chains. This review pertaining to blockchain technology adoption by supply chain stakeholders is significant as it is a pre-requisite for the technical sustainability of blockchain technology in supply chains. Through a critical literature review, the previous studies related to technology adoption models were analyzed to explore practices brought about by blockchain applications for supply chain management. This study examined the suitability of the existing models (e.g., the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework, task technology fit (TTF), unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT)) of technology adoption for blockchain applications in supply chains and came up with a new unified model, namely, TOE-TTF-UTAUT. This review provides implications for a more appropriate research design using mixed methods. When adopting the TOE-TTF-UTAUT model in a study, two phases of research using mixed methods can be performed. The first phase is an exploratory sequential design in which a qualitative approach to explore the TOE and supply chain task constructs is followed by a quantitative approach using a survey and quantitative analyses to investigate the factors affecting blockchain adoption in supply chains. The second phase adopts explanatory sequential design in which the quantitative findings from the first phase are reviewed for follow-up by qualitative interviews to obtain explanations.
Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management
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