Governing Ethical Supply Chains Through Blockchain: A TOE-Grounded Empirical Study of Saudi SMEs and Vision 2030 Alignment

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Submitted: 2026-07-02
Published: 2026-07-15
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Language: EN
In Vol 1, No 1 (2026): 1st ICoBLAST

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  1. Nehal M Rashad  , Saudi Arabia