Investigating blockchain technology adoption intention model in halal food small and medium enterprises: moderating role of supply chain integration

Mohd Helmi Ali*, Leanne Chung, Kim Hua Tan, Zafir Mohd Makhbul, Yuanzhu Zhan, Ming Lang Tseng

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Abstract

Blockchain infrastructures’ promising benefits and tremendous growth revolutionised supply chain; especially for the highly concerned industry with integrity issues such as halal food. Drawing on the technology, organisation, environment framework and diffusion of innovation theory, this study investigates the factors that affect halal food SMEs (HFSMEs). The questionnaires covering 500 halal-certified SMEs were conducted in Malaysia. The results showed that the theory of diffusion of innovation (DOI) and technological-organisational-environmental (TOE) model was tested with 175 respondents, showing top management support, trialability, external support, and competitive pressure are the critical factors influencing HFSMEs’ intention to adopt BT. In contrast, relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, uncertainty and security, observability, organisational readiness, and government regulations show no effect on intention. In addition, supply chain integration (SCI) is a moderating factor in diffusing BT.

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Logistics Research and Applications
Early online date2 Jun 2023
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 2 Jun 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding:
The author acknowledges the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), grant number FRGS/1/2021/SS01/UKM/02/1 funded by Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Keywords

  • Blockchain; intention to adopt; supply chain integration
  • halal food industry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Management Information Systems
  • Business and International Management
  • Strategy and Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

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