An Evidence of Distributed Trust in Blockchain-Based Sustainable Food Supply Chain

Jaehun Joo and Yuming Han
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Jaehun Joo: Department of Information Management, College of Management and Economics, Dongguk University-Gyeongju, Gyeongju-si 780-714, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea
Yuming Han: Cooperative Program of International Business, Dongguk University, Gyeongju-si 780-714, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-15

Abstract: It is necessary to identify what factors affect distributed trust and validate their effect on distributed trust and user satisfaction in an area of the food supply chain for sustainable business. The purpose of the present study is to examine determinants of distributed trust in the blockchain-based food supply chain and test seven hypotheses derived from the structural equation model integrating distributed trust, its three determinants, and user satisfaction. Transparency, traceability, and security are suggested as three determinants of distributed trust along the blockchain-based food supply chain. Data were collected from users of Chinese firms employing blockchain-based food supply chains to validate the research model and test the seven hypotheses. The present study contributes to clarifying the significance of distributed trust and suggesting evidence of its role in the food supply chain. The present study discussed trust-free systems based on blockchain technology related to sustainability through the findings.

Keywords: distributed trust; trust; blockchain; supply chain; smart contract; chaincode; transparency; traceability; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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