Blockchain technology, social capital and sustainable supply chain management

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-188
Author(s):  
KUNLE FRANCIS OGUNTEGBE ◽  
NADIA DI PAOLA ◽  
ROBERTO VONA
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
Blockchain Technology

Exploring the relationships of strategic entrepreneurship and social capital to sustainable supply chain management and organizational performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 2046-2070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Awais Ahmad Tipu ◽  
Kamel Fantazy
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Entrepreneurship ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to draw upon the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm in an attempt to explore how a firm’s resources (i.e. assets and capabilities) such as social capital (SC) and strategic entrepreneurship (SE) relate to sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and organizational performance (OP).Design/methodology/approachData were collected by questionnaire survey from the supply chain and logistics managers of 242 manufacturing firms in Pakistan. The structural equation modeling approach was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results provide support for the proposed hypotheses. The results indicate that SC and SE are positively related to OP. However, the findings show a positive but weak association of SC and SE with SSCM. In a developing country context of Pakistan, organizations are more likely to employ SC and SE for achieving OP. However, relatively less emphasis is placed on linking SC and SE to SSCM. Pakistani organizations need to integrate SSCM into their business strategies. It is concluded that organizations in Pakistan though have some degree of involvement in SSCM but still face some challenges.Originality/valueThe current study attempts to narrow the gap in the available literature in three important aspects. First, it makes the contribution to the literature on SSCM by employing RBV and exploring the relationships of a firm’s resources (i.e. SC) and capabilities (i.e. SE) to SSCM and OP. Second, it employs a relatively more comprehensive measure of SE compared to the limited measures in existing empirical research. Third, the examination of the links of SE and SC to SSCM and OP is of particular importance in the context of a developing country such as Pakistan.

Leveraging Blockchain Technology in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics

2021 ◽  
pp. 179-196
Author(s):  
Bharat Bhushan ◽  
Kaustubh Kadam ◽  
Rajnish Parashar ◽  
Shubham Kumar ◽  
Amit Kumar Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
Blockchain Technology

scholarly journals Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review and a Classification Framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vineet Paliwal ◽  
Shalini Chandra ◽  
Suneel Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Classification Framework

Through a systematic review of publications in reputed peer-reviewed journals, this paper investigates the role of blockchain technology in sustainable supply chain management. It uses the What, Who, Where, When, How, and Why (5W+1H) pattern to formulate research objectives and questions. The review considers publications since 2015, and it includes 187 papers published in 2017, 2018, 2019, and the early part of 2020, since no significant publications were found in the year 2015 or 2016 on this subject. It proposes a reusable classification framework—emerging technology literature classification level (ETLCL) framework—based on grounded theory and the technology readiness level for conducting literature reviews in various focus areas of an emerging technology. Subsequently, the study uses ETLCL to classify the literature on our focus area. The results show traceability and transparency as the key benefits of applying blockchain technology. They also indicate a heightened interest in blockchain-based information systems for sustainable supply chain management starting since 2017. This paper offers invaluable insights for managers and leaders who envision sustainability as an essential component of their business. The findings demonstrate the disruptive power and role of blockchain-based information systems. Given the relative novelty of the topic and its scattered literature, the paper helps practitioners examining its various aspects by directing them to the right information sources.

scholarly journals Analysis and Evaluation of Barriers Influencing Blockchain Implementation in Moroccan Sustainable Supply Chain Management: An Integrated IFAHP-DEMATEL Framework

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (14) ◽  
pp. 1601
Author(s):  
Omar Boutkhoum ◽  
Mohamed Hanine ◽  
Mohamed Nabil ◽  
Fatima EL Barakaz ◽  
Ernesto Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain Management ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Fuzzy Group Decision Making

Blockchain technology has received wide attention during recent years, and has huge potential to transform and improve supply chain management. However, its implementation in the SSCM (Sustainable Supply Chain Management) strategy is sophisticated, and the challenges are not explored very well, especially in the Moroccan context. To this end, the chief objective of the current endeavor is to investigate the barriers that hinder the adoption of blockchain technology in SSCM from the Moroccan industry and service sectors’ perspective. Based on a comprehensive literature search and the use of experts’ viewpoints, the barriers affecting the successful implementation of blockchain are classified into three categories called TEO: technological and system, environmental, and intra-organizational dimensions. In this context, a fuzzy group decision-making framework is organized by combining DEMATEL (Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory) and IFAHP (Intuitionistic Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process). The IFAHP technique helps to determine the importance/priorities of barriers affecting blockchain adoption, while the DEMATEL technique forms the cause–effect interconnections between these barriers and classifies them concerning the degree of importance and relationships. The results reveal that ‘government policy and support’ and ‘challenges in integrating sustainable practices and blockchain technology through SCM’ are significant adoption barriers of blockchain in Moroccan SSCM. The proposed solution can support industrial decision makers to form flexible short- and long-term decision-making strategies to efficiently manage a sustainable supply chain.

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