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Blockchain Adoption in Supply Chains: A Relational Governance Model of Power, Dependency, and Inter-Firm Trust

Tedarik Zincirlerinde Blockchain Teknolojisinin Benimsenmesi: Güç, Bağımlılık ve Firmalar Arası Güvene Dayalı İlişkisel Yönetişim Modeli

Haldun Çolak(ANADOLU UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-4369-6063
Pages
1658–1674
Publication Date
2026-09-30
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This study also suggests a detailed research agenda.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Blockchain technology has gained growing attention for its potential to enhance transparency, traceability, and coordination across supply chains.
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Key Findings & Data:However, its adoption remains uneven, particularly because it requires collaborative investment and alignment among multiple members.
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Conclusion & Impact:This study also suggests a detailed research agenda.
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⚙️Variables:Firmalar arası teknoloji kabulü · ilişkisel yönetim · kaynak bağımlılığı teorisi

Abstract

Blockchain technology has gained growing attention for its potential to enhance transparency, traceability, and coordination across supply chains. However, its adoption remains uneven, particularly because it requires collaborative investment and alignment among multiple members. This study investigates the structural and relational drivers of blockchainadoption from an inter-firm perspective, grounded in Resource Dependency Theory (RDT) and relational governance. Accordingly, a new conceptual model, incorporating top management support and market pressure as antecedents of dependency and inter-firm power, as well as inter-firm trust as a moderator, is developed. The resulting model also provides six propositions. The paper's originality resides in conceptualizing inter-firm trust as a contingent moderator that alters the influence of dependency and power on blockchain adoption. Contrary to previous research analyzing these constructs at the organizational level, the new methodology synthesizes RDT with relational governance to elucidate the circumstances under which dependency transforms into collaborative leverage and power transitions from coercive control to facilitative leadership in blockchain-enabled supply chains. This study also suggests a detailed research agenda.

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Blok zinciri teknolojisi, tedarik zincirlerinde şeffaflığı, izlenebilirliği ve koordinasyonu artırma potansiyeli nedeniyle giderek daha fazla ilgi görmektedir. Ancak, özellikle birden fazla kanal üyesi arasında işbirlikçi yatırım ve uyum gerektirmesi nedeniyle, benimseme davranışı aynı ölçüde gerçekleşmemektedir. Bu çalışma, Kaynak Bağımlılığı Teorisi ve ilişkisel yönetişime (relational governance) dayalı olarak, firmalar arası bir perspektiften blok zinciri benimsenmesinin yapısal ve ilişkisel etkenlerini incelemektedir. Buna göre, firma bağımlılığının ve firmalar arası gücün öncülleri olarak üst yönetim desteğini ve pazar baskısını, ayrıca düzenleyici değişken olarak firmalar arası güveni içeren yeni bir kavramsal model ve 6 adet önerme geliştirilmiştir. Makalenin özgünlüğü, firmalar arası güveni, bağımlılığın ve gücün blok zinciri benimsenmesi üzerindeki etkisini değiştiren koşullu bir düzenleyici olarak kavramsallaştırmasında yatmaktadır. İlgili yapıları örgütsel düzeyde inceleyen mevcut araştırmaların aksine bu çalışma, kaynak bağımlılığı teorisini ilişkisel yönetişimle sentezleyerek, blok zinciri destekli tedarik zincirlerinde bağımlılığın işbirlikçi bir kaldıraç haline dönüştüğü ve firmalar arası gücün zorlayıcı bir kontrol mekanizmasından kolaylaştırıcı liderliğe geçtiği koşulları açıklığa kavuşturmaktadır. Bu çalışma ayrıca ayrıntılı bir araştırma gündemi de önermektedir.

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Çolak, H. (2026). Blockchain Adoption in Supply Chains: A Relational Governance Model of Power, Dependency, and Inter-Firm Trust. Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 26 Sayı: 3, 1658–1674. https://doi.org/10.18037/ausbd.1848847

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