Exploring Blockchain for Sustainability in the Food Supply Chain: An Affordance Approach

Authors

Ming Hock Yew, University of MelbourneFollow
Sherah Kurnia, The University of MelbourneFollow
Alem Molla, RMIT UniversityFollow
Mazen Ali, The University of BahrainFollow
T Ramayah, Universiti Sains MalaysiaFollow
Mahbubur Rahim, Monash University,Follow

Abstract

For sustainable development, supply chains need to simultaneously pursue economic, social, and environmental sustainability goals, collectively known as the triple bottom line (TBL). Touted as a disruptive technology for supply chains to attain sustainability, blockchain had a slow and patchy diffusion. This research-in-progress paper explores how food supply chains (FSCs) can develop affordances from blockchain to address critical challenges and improve the TBL performance. It proposes a conceptual model, based on affordance-actualization theory, linking sustainability critical success factors in the FSC to blockchain-enabled affordances and the resulting TBL improvements. The study offers modest contributions to theory by linking affordances with TBL improvement in the FSC which guides future research in exploring how a blockchain-enabled FSC pursues sustainable development.

Recommended Citation

Yew, Ming Hock; Kurnia, Sherah; Molla, Alem; Ali, Mazen; Ramayah, T; and Rahim, Mahbubur, "Exploring Blockchain for Sustainability in the Food Supply Chain: An Affordance Approach" (2020). PACIS 2020 Proceedings. 52.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2020/52