Table 2

Confirmatory factor analysis on measures

Variables and measure itemsLoadingsCRCAAVE
Blockchain adoption 0.8470.8440.616
BA1: We use blockchain technology to share information with supply chain partners0.779   
BA2: We use blockchain technology as it helps to maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data0.816   
BA3: We use blockchain technology to improve supply chain transparency0.755   
BA4: We routinely use blockchain technology as a data platform that traces the origins, use and destination of products0.780   
BA5: We routinely use blockchain technology to avoid unreliable information0.793   
Supply chain resilience 0.8690.8660.651
SCR1: Our firm’s supply chain can adequately respond to unexpected disruptions by quickly restoring its product flow0.792   
SCR2: Our firm’s supply chain can quickly return to its original state after being disrupted0.814   
SCR3: Our firm’s supply chain can move to a new, more desirable state after being disrupted0.802   
SCR4: Our firm’s supply chain is well prepared to deal with the financial outcomes of potential supply chain disruptions0.782   
SCR5: Our firm’s supply chain can maintain the desired level of control over structure and function at the time of disruption0.843   
Relationship performance 0.8380.8370.606
RP1: Our firm has policies that reflect respect for industrial customers0.756   
RP2: Our firm needs to stay as a faithful supply chain partner to our industrial clients because we take pride in being related to an organization that acclimatizes to technological changes0.735   
RP3: In our relationship, our firm shares confidential information with our industrial partners, who also share reliable information0.830   
RP4: Our firm interacts regularly with our existing industrial partners0.778   
RP5: If our firm had to do the business again, we would still choose to connect with our existing industrial partners0.790   
Network capability 0.7320.7310.553
NC1: Our firm analyzes what we would like to achieve with our partners0.760   
NC2: Our firm discusses with partners regularly how to support each other to achieve success0.759   
NC3: Our firm can deal flexibly with our partners0.723   
NC4: Our firm almost always solves problems constructively with our partners0.733   
Relational trust 0.8690.8060.651
RT1: Our firm and partners have a shared relationship, and we can freely share ideas, feelings and expectations0.820   
RT2: Our firm can talk about difficulties, and our partners will freely listen0.784   
RT3: Our firm and partners would feel a sense of loss if we could no longer work together0.703   
RT4: If our firm shared problems with our partners, they would respond constructively and caringly0.806   
Interorganizational systems adaptability 0.7910.7880.703
IOSD1: Both partners can make adjustments in the joint information system to cope with changing economic circumstances or vulnerable customer demands0.832   
IOSD2: Together, we have developed processes to increase flexibility in our joint information systems in response to customer requests0.817   
IOSD3: We can make adjustments in our joint information system to accommodate changing circumstances0.865   
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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