Impact of blockchain on deception of source information

【Author】 Hu, Sensen; Lu, Jingyi; Qin, Xinghong; Talpur, Shahnawaz

【Source】KYBERNETES

【影响因子】2.352

【Abstract】PurposeAs a potentially disruptive technology, blockchain technology ensures that all the data cannot be merely tampered with once they are recorded on-chain. However, the fake source information may be input into the blockchain, which is mistaken for truthful data and results in a trust divide between the on-chain and the actual world. One missing perspective from previous studies is information manipulation at the source still exists under the blockchain mode. The authors' goal was to analyze how blockchain technology affects the information deception of the agricultural product supply chain (APSC) under this premise. Also, the authors further analyzed some factors that influence the effectiveness of blockchain technology.Design/methodology/approachThe authors build an APSC game model consisting of a farmer and an agricultural product broker, which employs the principal-agent game model to explore the conditions for achieving the mutual trust equilibrium between the two parts. Then, through numerical simulation, the authors further analyze how the quality of on-chain information and the numbers of on-chain firms affect blockchain's effect on deception in APSC and examine the circumstances in which blockchain technology is more suitable.FindingsThe authors demonstrate that only by meeting the threshold of high-quality on-chain information and having a sufficient number of on-chain firms, can the blockchain-based supply chain initiate a better information ecosystem, which helps eradicate deception in the APSC.Originality/valueThis paper provides valuable insights for participants in supply chains as well as is probably generalizable to other industrial products that require similar services in the early stage of blockchain.

【Keywords】Blockchain; Blockchain adoption; Information disclosure; Information ecosystem; Information quality; On-chain deception

【发表时间】2024 2024 OCT 11

【收录时间】2024-10-19

【文献类型】案例研究

【主题类别】

区块链应用-实体经济-信息领域