The Absence of Blockchain Disruption in Supply Chains: An Integrative Review

L'absence de disruption de la blockchain dans les chaînes logistiques: une revue intégrative

Mathieu Lesueur-Cazé (), Thierry Morvan () and Laurent Bironneau ()
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Mathieu Lesueur-Cazé: CERIIM - Centre de Recherche en Intelligence et Innovation Managériales - Excelia Group | La Rochelle Business School, Excelia Group | La Rochelle Business School, CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Thierry Morvan: CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UR - Université de Rennes
Laurent Bironneau: CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UR - Université de Rennes

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Abstract: Blockchain is often portrayed as a technology capable of profoundly transforming supply chains, particularly by enabling distributed governance and reducing inter-organizational transaction costs. However, despite growing academic and managerial interest, its collective adoption remains limited and largely incremental. This article provides an integrative literature review aimed at analysing the mechanisms underlying the relative non-adoption of blockchain in supply chains. The findings show that blockchain is predominantly implemented through centralized or permissioned architectures designed to preserve existing governance structures. Rather than reflecting a technological failure, these choices stem from organizational and institutional logics related to uncertainty management, power relations, and legal accountability. Non-adoption thus emerges as a mode of innovation management through which a potentially disruptive technology is domesticated and integrated into established organizational arrangements.

Keywords: Supply Chain management; Blockchain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-05-26
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Published in 16e conférence de l’AIRL-SCM, Association internationale de Recherche en Logistique et Supply Chain Management (AIRL-SCM), May 2026, Saint Malo, France

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