Using Blockchain to Enable Cleaner, Modern Energy Systems in Emerging Markets

Miller, Douglas J.; Möckel, Peter

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“…Moving to this study's contribution to emerging markets in general and Egyptian banking in specific, this research investigated the application of BCTAS, which is a weaknessopportunity (WO) strategy that can utilise an external opportunity related to the emergence of this breakthrough technology to face the internal weaknesses detected in different emerging/ developing economies. Thereby, BCT can (1) solve the problem of the lack of unified trusted source of transparent real-time accurate data, (2) incentivise leaders/managers to advance their poor technological infrastructure, (3) reinforce cleaner sustainable operations and eSCM performance of many industries, (4) overcome the challenge of limited banking market penetration and (5) lessen various financial crimes (Niforos, 2017a, b and c;Ramachandran and Rehermann, 2017;Miller and Mockel, 2018;Choi and Luo, 2019;Queiroz et al, 2020b;Garg et al, 2021). Given the sparse amount of studies on BCTAS-EO-HRIS-eSCMD that investigated each of these constructs/relationships individually, this is the first research that studied conceptually/empirically these direct/mediating relationships through one model examined within a promising banking industry of an emerging market.…”

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Interplay among blockchain technology adoption strategy, e-supply chain management diffusion, entrepreneurial orientation and human resources information system in banking

Adel

Younis

2021

IJOEM

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PurposeTo empirically study the direct and mediating relationships between blockchain technology adoption strategy (BCTAS), electronic supply chain management diffusion (eSCMD), entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and human resources information system (HRIS) in Egyptian banks. This paper aims to connect the dots and show the relationships linking these related constructs after the emergence of this breakthrough blockchain technology.Design/methodology/approachThe authors have undertaken a thematic review of relevant multidisciplinary business management literature and then developed a conceptual model. This model was examined through adopting a mixed-methods approach, through which 300 quantitative questionnaires were filled by information technology (IT) staff at 12 banks in Egypt utilising a snowball sample. Besides, 20 qualitative interviews were carried out with international and Egyptian blockchain experts for exploratory and explanatory purposes. The suggested hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling.FindingsThe results revealed that EO affects positively and significantly BCTAS and HRIS. BCTAS affects positively and significantly both HRIS and eSCMD. Concerning the linkage between external/supply chain and internal/organisational information diffusion, HRIS has a positive and significant effect on eSCMD. The direct EO–eSCMD relationship is not supported. Yet, indirectly, BCTAS mediates significantly EO–eSCMD and EO–HRIS relationships. Further, HRIS mediates significantly the indirect BCTAS–eSCMD relationship.Practical implicationsThe findings of this research shed light on the benefits and challenges of adopting BCTAS within emerging markets in general and Egyptian banking in specific, which can support an effective and efficient decision-making process undertaken by strategic and functional banking managers with EO in similar emerging economies.Originality/valueConceptually and empirically, it is the first article that investigated direct and mediating EO–BCTAS–HRIS–eSCMD relationships in a promising banking industry of an emerging market. It solved an interdisciplinary research puzzle by piecing together the relevant contemporary literature on production, operations and SC management, entrepreneurship, HR management and strategic technology adoption.

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