Blockchain entrepreneurship roles for circular supply chain transition

KAYIKCI, Yasanur, GOZAN-CHASE, Nazlican and REJEB, Abderahman (2023). Blockchain entrepreneurship roles for circular supply chain transition. Business Strategy and the Environment.

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Abstract

The transition to a circular supply chain (CSC) is a prerequisite to establish sustainability in the supply chain. Blockchain-based CSC enables stakeholders to effectively manage their decision-making processes, increase revenue, reduce time and costs, and ensure information synchronisation. Blockchain start-ups play an essential role in facilitating the transition from a linear to a circular economy while supporting the development of CSCs. This research aims to explore the role of blockchain entrepreneurship in the transition to CSC by evaluating circular blockchain start-ups. This research contributes to the literature by providing verified roles of blockchain entrepreneurship in the transition to CSC by evaluating the literature and blockchain start-ups. Another contribution is that the causal relationships between these roles are analysed. In this study, an integrated three-step methodology including Systematic Literature Review (SLR), Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), and Fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (Fuzzy-DEMATEL) methods on the base of the theory of change is proposed. An SLR is performed to determine the roles of blockchain entrepreneurship. Then, a QCA is conducted after identifying the roles for verification by evaluations of use cases of blockchain start-ups. Finally, the causal relationships between these roles are interpreted by using Fuzzy-DEMATEL. Findings indicate that blockchain entrepreneurship has twelve fundamental roles in facilitating the transition from a linear to a circular economy while supporting the development of CSCs.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Blockchain Entrepreneurship; Circular Supply Chain; Systematic Literature Review; Qualitative Comparative Analysis; Fuzzy-DEMATEL; Theory of Change; 0502 Environmental Science and Management; 1501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability; 1503 Business and Management; Business & Management; 3501 Accounting, auditing and accountability; 3502 Banking, finance and investment; 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3489
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2023 09:29
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2023 13:16
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/31972

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