Value-Chain Governance of Low-Carbon Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs): Trust, Performance, and Blockchain Traceability in the Jordanian Construction Sector

Authors

  • Faisal Asad Farid Aburub Farid Aburub

    Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Department, Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences, University of Petra, Amman 11196, Jordan
  • Suleiman Ibrahim Mohammad

    Business Administration Department, Business School, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq 25113 Jordan

    Faculty of Business and Communications, INTI International University, Nilai 71800, Malaysia
  • Sultan Alaswad Alenazi

    Marketing Department, College of Business, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia
  • Asokan Vasudevan

    Faculty of Business and Communications, INTI International University, Nilai 71800, Malaysia

    Business Administration Department, Faculty of Management, Shinawatra University, Samkhok 12160, Thailand

    Business Administration and Management, Wekerle Business School, 1083 Budapest, Hungary
  • Badrea Al Oraini

    Department of Business Administration, Collage of Business and Economics, Qassim University, Qassim 52571, Saudi Arabia
  • Torki M. Al-Fawwaz

    Finance and Economic Department, Business School, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq 25113, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/jbms.v8i2.12757
Received: 13 November 2025 | Revised: 8 December 2025 | Accepted: 6 January 2026 | Published Online: 2 April 2026

Abstract

The need for a transition to a low-carbon construction industry is met with the need for a nonprofit intermediate system of trust plus institutional mechanisms plus transparency technology. In answering its gaps in knowledge, this study explored whether trust, system of governance, or the use of blockchain technology for transparency impacts performance in the value chain related to SCM-low carbon SCM in Jordan. The methodologies used in answering this issue are mixed methods. Data was obtained from 86 firms across the value chain in SCM. The data was obtained using questionnaires. The reliability and validity of the questionnaires were obtained using Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. Regression analysis was used to establish the relationship between the identified constructs. Agent-based simulation analysis was used to evaluate system-level coordination. Visualization using Gephi was used to establish transparency. The results showed that trust had a strong positive influence on performance, but this was mediated only partially by governance structure. In addition, transparency moderated the relationship between trust and performance positively. Simulation and results analysis showed that transparency increased governance efficiency, which mitigated coordination problems in the SCM system. The results emphasize that behavioural trust and transparency enabled by blockchain technology are complementary mechanisms to leverage within SCM to make these systems more transparent, efficient, and sustainable. The study enhances the generation of socio-technical governance theories related to SCM systems.

Keywords:

Low-Carbon Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs); Blockchain Transparency; Trust and Governance; Sustainable Construction Value Chains; Agent-Based Simulation; Digital Traceability Systems; Circular Economy in Building Materials

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Farid Aburub, F. A. F. A., Mohammad, S. I., Alenazi, S. A., Vasudevan, A., Al Oraini, B., & Al-Fawwaz, T. M. (2026). Value-Chain Governance of Low-Carbon Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs): Trust, Performance, and Blockchain Traceability in the Jordanian Construction Sector. Journal of Building Material Science, 8(2), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.30564/jbms.v8i2.12757

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