Rethinking Blockchain and Power Dynamics in Supply Chains: A Critical Discourse Analysis
通过批判性话语分析解构文献中对区块链的普遍积极看法，从表演性视角重新定义权力，揭示区块链如何作为非人类行动者连接供应链参与者、促进新社会技术网络的形成，为管理者提供超越企业中心控制、解决权力失衡并创造更公平供应链的实用工具。
ABSTRACT Despite a generally positive discourse on blockchain technology in academic literature, firms have struggled to implement it in their supply chains. In this article, we are deconstructing the typically positive perception of blockchain in the literature through a provocative style of theorizing and critical discourse analysis. Based on our analysis of the discourse, we challenge the traditional view of power, which posits that it is concentrated in dominant actors and exercised over others. Instead, we consider power from a performative perspective and show how blockchain functions as a non‐human actor that connects supply chain participants, translates their interactions, and fosters the emergence of new socio‐technical networks. This perspective gives managers practical tools to move beyond firm‐centered control, address power imbalances, and create more equitable, value‐generating supply chains.