Blockchains have become increasingly important for organizing contemporary economic and social activities. This Element offers a deeper understanding of blockchains to both management scholars and practitioners, with an emphasis on blockchains' strategic implications for fundamental issues in organizing. It provides a critical examination of the core themes, theoretical lenses, and methodologies used in blockchain research in business and management scholarship. Furthermore, it offers an in-depth discussion of why and how blockchains offer a new way of organizing, providing profound implications for three major issues of strategic organization: contracting, trust, and organizational design. It also discusses several limitations of the technology in its current stage of development. Finally, this Element points to the implication of blockchains on both scholarly research and business practice.
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1. Introduction; 2. Blockchain fundamentals and features; 3. Extant Knowledge from management research; 4. Blockchains as a new way of organizing; 5. Critiques and pitfalls; 6. Conclusions and implications; References.
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This Element discusses strategic implications of blockchains for organizations in terms of contracting, trust, and organizational design.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781009060738
Publisert
2022-10-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
639 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
4 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
75