READ ME File For 'Dataset in support of the thesis 'Blockchain application in recycling: from the supply chain perspective'' Dataset DOI number: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D3026 ReadMe Author: Shenghao Xie, University of Southampton ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1134-5285 This dataset supports the thesis entitled AWARDED BY: University of Southampton DATE OF AWARD: [2024] DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA This dataset contains: The dataset format is qdpx format, it includes the raw data for PhD research, such as interview transcripts for interviews, internal documents for case companies, qualitative data coding structure. It should be opened with software NVivo. The data strictly enforce the research ethical principles to ensure integrity, quality and transparency, and has been approved by the university, with the Ethics and Research Governance Online (ERGO) code of 67322. Date of data collection: [2020-2023] Information about geographic location of data collection: Licence: [CC BY] Related publication: [Xie, S., Gong, Y., Kunc, M., Wen, Z. and Brown, S., 2023. The application of blockchain technology in the recycling chain: a state-of-the-art literature review and conceptual framework. International Journal of Production Research, 61(24), pp.8692-8718.] Date that the file was created: April, 2024