Investigating the themes in supply chain finance: the emergence of blockchain as a disruptive technology

Kucukaltan, B., Kamasak, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8768-3569, Yalcinkaya, B. and Irani, Z. (2022) Investigating the themes in supply chain finance: the emergence of blockchain as a disruptive technology. International Journal of Production Research. ISSN 1366-588X doi: 10.1080/00207543.2022.2118886

Abstract/Summary

Blockchain has gained momentum as a disruptive technology in supply chain management against its introduction as a finance-related instrument. Nevertheless, the developing academic understanding and the limited practical implications lead to insufficient insights into the use of blockchain technology, particularly in the supply chain finance (SCF) domain. Thus, the expected potential of blockchain technology remains underexplored. Accordingly, this study explicates this situation by examining the extant literature findings and web-based big data that can provide evidence about the real needs in supply chains, and investigating how blockchain emerges as a disruptive SCF-oriented technology. The study employs a web analytics method, Search Engine Results Page (SERP) analysis which considers the trends in blockchain technology use and the interactions between blockchain, supply chain and finance appearing in Google searches. The SERP method examined real-time clicks, web traffics and most commonly asked questions about blockchain. The SERP findings revealed that the interest in blockchain technology neither focused on finance nor data privacy as emphasised in the literature but mainly on the benefits of increasing digitalisation and efficiency in supply chains. The results offered practical implications for capturing recent blockchain- and supply chain-related trends and designing more digital and efficient supply chains.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/114522
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/00207543.2022.2118886
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	No Reading authors. Back catalogue items Henley Business School > Leadership, Organisations, Behaviour and Reputation
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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