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Breaking the Chain

Brännström, Oliver LU and Jensen, Klara LU (2024) FEKH38 20242
Department of Business Administration
Abstract (Swedish)
This thesis examines the key challenges to blockchain implementation and how these challenges impact the technology’s adoption rate within the Swedish food industry. The focus of the research questions is on identifying these barriers in order to gain a greater understanding of their influence on the industry. The method of this study has a qualitative research approach. It combines primary data in the form of semi-structured interviews with industry stakeholders together with secondary data in the form of a literature review on peer-reviewed papers and relevant case studies. The main theoretical framework consists of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DOI) and the Technology-Organization-Environment Theory (TOE) to analyze the factors... (More)
This thesis examines the key challenges to blockchain implementation and how these challenges impact the technology’s adoption rate within the Swedish food industry. The focus of the research questions is on identifying these barriers in order to gain a greater understanding of their influence on the industry. The method of this study has a qualitative research approach. It combines primary data in the form of semi-structured interviews with industry stakeholders together with secondary data in the form of a literature review on peer-reviewed papers and relevant case studies. The main theoretical framework consists of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DOI) and the Technology-Organization-Environment Theory (TOE) to analyze the factors influencing blockchain adoption. The results show that the main barriers include cost related challenges, technological complexity, lack of standardization, unwillingness of data sharing and a lack of clear governmental regulations. The compatibility of blockchain technology is further limited in the Swedish food industry due to the fragmented and analog nature of Sweden’s food supply chains. The study concludes that these challenges must be addressed through regulatory and technological support, reduced costs and increased awareness of the technology, in order to foster the widespread adoption of blockchain technology in the Swedish food industry. (Less)
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Brännström, Oliver LU and Jensen, Klara LU
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organization
course
FEKH38 20242
year
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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language
English
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9186533
date added to LUP
2025-03-17 08:59:17
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2025-03-17 08:59:17
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  abstract     = {{This thesis examines the key challenges to blockchain implementation and how these challenges impact the technology’s adoption rate within the Swedish food industry. The focus of the research questions is on identifying these barriers in order to gain a greater understanding of their influence on the industry. The method of this study has a qualitative research approach. It combines primary data in the form of semi-structured interviews with industry stakeholders together with secondary data in the form of a literature review on peer-reviewed papers and relevant case studies. The main theoretical framework consists of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DOI) and the Technology-Organization-Environment Theory (TOE) to analyze the factors influencing blockchain adoption. The results show that the main barriers include cost related challenges, technological complexity, lack of standardization, unwillingness of data sharing and a lack of clear governmental regulations. The compatibility of blockchain technology is further limited in the Swedish food industry due to the fragmented and analog nature of Sweden’s food supply chains. The study concludes that these challenges must be addressed through regulatory and technological support, reduced costs and increased awareness of the technology, in order to foster the widespread adoption of blockchain technology in the Swedish food industry.}},
  author       = {{Brännström, Oliver and Jensen, Klara}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Breaking the Chain}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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