Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/335593 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Business Logistics [ISSN:] 2158-1592 [Volume:] 47 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] e70047 [Publisher:] Wiley [Place:] Hoboken, NJ [Year:] 2025
Publisher: 
Wiley, Hoboken, NJ
Abstract: 
Despite a generally positive discourse on blockchain technology in academic literature, firms have struggled to implement it in their supply chains. In this article, we are deconstructing the typically positive perception of blockchain in the literature through a provocative style of theorizing and critical discourse analysis. Based on our analysis of the discourse, we challenge the traditional view of power, which posits that it is concentrated in dominant actors and exercised over others. Instead, we consider power from a performative perspective and show how blockchain functions as a non‐human actor that connects supply chain participants, translates their interactions, and fosters the emergence of new socio‐technical networks. This perspective gives managers practical tools to move beyond firm‐centered control, address power imbalances, and create more equitable, value‐generating supply chains.
Subjects: 
blockchain
buyer–supplier relationship
critical discourse analysis
performative power
posthumanism
power dynamics
supply chain
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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