Impact of Big Data Security on Digital Operations with the Mediating Role of Supply Chain Risk: Evidence from the UAE Transportation and Shipment Industry

This research model proposed to empirically examine the impact of big data security on digital operations with the mediating role of supply chain risk in the UAE transportation and shipment industry. This is the first study linking perspectives on big data security and digital operations with a mediating effect of supply chain risk. This research does not claim to be comprehensive; instead, it analyses empirical research and literature to further the conversation by using a conceptual framework for examining the UAE transportation and shipment industry. An online survey was administered to the 226 employees of the UAE’s Dubai transportation and shipment companies. Exploratory research proposed data analysis performed by regression ANOVA using SPSS. Supply chain risk as a mediation link in the research originated as positively significant, whereas there was a direct relationship between big data security and digital operations. To support long- and short-term strategic decision-making, it is necessary to examine risk management procedures as supply chain and transportation networks develop in a dynamic environment. Organizational risk exposure must be rigorously analyzed using objective, transparent criteria. The costs and advantages of different risk mitigation strategies must be considered with digital criteria.