Dynamic capabilities of blockchain technology for resilient–sustainable–survival supply chain: empirical evidence from the manufacturing and assembling firms

Purpose – Under a rapidly changing and disruptive environment, the need for resilient, sustainable and survival-oriented performances is currently urgent. To deal with these challenges, the reconfigurable capabilities of blockchain technology (BT) can support supply chains (SC) to be resilient and survive during disruptions while maintaining sustainability goals. Through the lens of the dynamic capability view (DCV), this study aims to investigate the impact of adopting the dynamic capabilities of BT to achieve the resilient–sustainable–survival (RSS) paradigm under a disruptive context. Design/methodology/approach – This study follows the DCV to develop theoretical hypotheses and adopts structural equation modeling to examine and analyze the impact of BT’s capabilities on the triple aspects of the RSS paradigm. It uses the partial least squares technique to evaluate the weight of the correlations among the constructs, test the dependencies of its relationships and assess the model’s power for predicting the outcome variables. Findings – Based on the empirical evidence from the manufacturing and assembling SCs, this study provides insights into the interplay of the sensing, seizing and transforming capabilities of BT, and the most needed ones to fit the expectations of the RSS model. It shows that such capabilities can have a significant impact and can be a powerful tool that contributes to the enhancement of the RSS’s aspects in SC networks. Originality/value – This study represents one of the initial queries to conceptualize the RSS model of the SC within a disruptive context. For researchers, it adds more understanding of the deployment of the DCV in the technology adoption area. For practitioners, it helps identify the capabilities of BT and their potential to fit the expectations for the RSS paradigm.