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Blockchain entrepreneurship roles for circular supply chain transition

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BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bse.3489

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blockchain entrepreneurship; circular supply chain; Systematic Literature Review; Qualitative Comparative Analysis; Fuzzy-DEMATEL; theory of change

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This research explores the role of blockchain entrepreneurship in the transition to a circular supply chain by evaluating blockchain start-ups. It verifies the roles of blockchain entrepreneurship in this transition and analyzes the causal relationships between these roles by evaluating the literature and blockchain start-ups.
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 12 fundamental roles in facilitating the transition from a linear to a circular economy while supporting the development of CSCs.

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