The Effect of Blockchain Operation Capabilities on Competitive Performance in Supply Chain Management

Owing to blockchain characteristics such as transparency, traceability, and disintermediation, blockchain technology has been widely employed in sustainable supply chain management. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of blockchain technology in the supply chain. Although most companies ha...

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Autores principales: Zhi-Peng Li, Hyi-Thaek Ceong, Sang-Joon Lee
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2a5c6cce90d94af7b926d94955cd35d12021-11-11T19:43:19ZThe Effect of Blockchain Operation Capabilities on Competitive Performance in Supply Chain Management10.3390/su1321120782071-1050https://doaj.org/article/2a5c6cce90d94af7b926d94955cd35d12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12078https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Owing to blockchain characteristics such as transparency, traceability, and disintermediation, blockchain technology has been widely employed in sustainable supply chain management. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of blockchain technology in the supply chain. Although most companies have realized the importance of blockchain technology, they often lack understanding of how to plan, measure, cultivate, and improve their own blockchain operation capabilities. Academic research has insufficiently explored the connotations and internal structure of blockchain operation capabilities and does not provide a clear understanding of how to transform blockchain operation capabilities to produce effective performance. In this context, we proposed a concept of blockchain operation capabilities for first time. We took the perspectives of the resource-based view and sociomaterialism theory, based on IT capabilities, big data analysis capabilities, and existing blockchain supply chain research, and explored the relationship between blockchain operation capabilities and competitive performance. We then constructed a hierarchical model for blockchain operation capabilities. To test our proposed research model, we used an online survey to collect data from 1206 firm managers with blockchain technology supply chain experience. The results showed that blockchain operation capabilities has a positive impact on supply chain integration and competitive performance, while supply chain integration has a strong mediating effect on the blockchain operation capabilities and competitive performance relationship. Implications for research and practice are discussed.Zhi-Peng LiHyi-Thaek CeongSang-Joon LeeMDPI AGarticleblockchain operation capabilitiesresource-based viewsociomaterialism theorysupply chain integrationsustainable supply chain managementcompetitive performanceEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12078, p 12078 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic blockchain operation capabilities
resource-based view
sociomaterialism theory
supply chain integration
sustainable supply chain management
competitive performance
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle blockchain operation capabilities
resource-based view
sociomaterialism theory
supply chain integration
sustainable supply chain management
competitive performance
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Zhi-Peng Li
Hyi-Thaek Ceong
Sang-Joon Lee
The Effect of Blockchain Operation Capabilities on Competitive Performance in Supply Chain Management
description Owing to blockchain characteristics such as transparency, traceability, and disintermediation, blockchain technology has been widely employed in sustainable supply chain management. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of blockchain technology in the supply chain. Although most companies have realized the importance of blockchain technology, they often lack understanding of how to plan, measure, cultivate, and improve their own blockchain operation capabilities. Academic research has insufficiently explored the connotations and internal structure of blockchain operation capabilities and does not provide a clear understanding of how to transform blockchain operation capabilities to produce effective performance. In this context, we proposed a concept of blockchain operation capabilities for first time. We took the perspectives of the resource-based view and sociomaterialism theory, based on IT capabilities, big data analysis capabilities, and existing blockchain supply chain research, and explored the relationship between blockchain operation capabilities and competitive performance. We then constructed a hierarchical model for blockchain operation capabilities. To test our proposed research model, we used an online survey to collect data from 1206 firm managers with blockchain technology supply chain experience. The results showed that blockchain operation capabilities has a positive impact on supply chain integration and competitive performance, while supply chain integration has a strong mediating effect on the blockchain operation capabilities and competitive performance relationship. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
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