Table 5.
Relative and global ranking of sub-barriers to blockchain adoption in SCF practices by SMEs
| Main barriers | Sub-barriers | Relative weights | Relative ranking | Global weights | Global ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology barriers (TB) | TB1 | 0.3405 | 1 | 0.0770 | 3 |
| TB2 | 0.1533 | 3 | 0.0347 | 13 | |
| TB3 | 0.0864 | 4 | 0.0195 | 20 | |
| TB4 | 0.0833 | 5 | 0.0188 | 21 | |
| TB5 | 0.0022 | 6 | 0.0005 | 25 | |
| TB6 | 0.3293 | 2 | 0.0745 | 4 | |
| Organisation barriers (OB) | OB1 | 0.2454 | 1 | 0.0448 | 8 |
| OB2 | 0.2259 | 2 | 0.0412 | 10 | |
| OB3 | 0.2071 | 3 | 0.0378 | 12 | |
| OB4 | 0.181 | 4 | 0.0331 | 15 | |
| OB5 | 0.1506 | 5 | 0.0275 | 17 | |
| Security barriers (SB) | SB1 | 0.6263 | 1 | 0.1091 | 1 |
| SB2 | 0.3104 | 2 | 0.0541 | 6 | |
| SB3 | 0.0634 | 3 | 0.0110 | 23 | |
| Knowledge barriers (KB) | KB1 | 0.5544 | 1 | 0.0911 | 2 |
| KB2 | 0.3097 | 2 | 0.0509 | 7 | |
| KB3 | 0.1359 | 3 | 0.0223 | 18 | |
| External barriers (EB) | EB1 | 0.2824 | 2 | 0.0381 | 11 |
| EB2 | 0.3268 | 1 | 0.0441 | 9 | |
| EB3 | 0.2287 | 3 | 0.0309 | 16 | |
| EB4 | 0.1622 | 4 | 0.0219 | 19 | |
| Financial barriers (FB) | FB1 | 0.5139 | 1 | 0.0605 | 5 |
| FB2 | 0.2872 | 2 | 0.0338 | 14 | |
| FB3 | 0.1313 | 3 | 0.0155 | 22 | |
| FB4 | 0.0676 | 4 | 0.0080 | 24 |