...Viraj Nair Purpose The purpose of this study is to comparatively examine how different blockchain consensus mechanisms – Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS), including the transition from PoW to PoS – shape sustainability, scalability and governance outcomes in enterprise-relevant...

...Ariel K. H. Lui; Eric W. T. Ngai; Maggie C. M. Lee Purpose Despite growing research on blockchain value, little is known about the role of CEOs in shaping these outcomes. This study examines whether CEO external directorships influence market reactions to blockchain investment announcements...

...Yong Dai; Yan Lu Purpose Blockchain is an emerging digital technology with the potential to enhance transparency, traceability and coordination in agri-food supply chains. This study aims to facilitate the integration of blockchain by exploring the factors that influence the readiness of agri-food...

...Ambara Purusottama; Redha Widarsyah; Irman Jayawardhana Purpose This study examines the assimilation of blockchain technology (BT) for sustainable business models (SBMs), acknowledging that a lack of comprehensive guidance and evidence-based best practices often hampers technological integrations...

... and process harder. This prompted a few companies to adopt blockchain, which uses immutable digitized records to monitor goods and information movement. But blockchain adoption is expensive and may fail for various reasons, including organizational factors. Our research case study examines the readiness...

...C.V. Sunil Kumar Purpose Businesses involved in supply chains have found that blockchain technology (BCT) offers a viable way to gain more control over the legitimacy of supply chain flows. However, in the buyer–supplier networks along supply chains, there remain concerns despite the potential...

...Kishore Kumar Gangwani; Manjot Singh Bhatia Purpose Blockchain Technology (BT) is gaining an increased importance due to its potential to address several issues in a supply chain. This study examines the mechanism through which BT can help firms to improve quality performance. Specifically...

... (Drummer and Neumann, 2020) and improving access to credit (Kaur et al., 2022). Digital resilience Smart contracts Blockchain International entrepreneurship SMEs In an increasingly digitalised world, many small to medium enterprises (SMEs) lack digital skills but are heavily...

...Yi-Hsin Lin; Ruixue Zheng; Fan Wu; Ningshuang Zeng; Jiajia Li; Xingyu Tao Purpose This study aimed to improve the financing credit evaluation for small and medium-sized real estate enterprises (SMREEs). A financing credit evaluation model was proposed, and a blockchain-driven financing credit...

...Luis Jimenez-Castillo; Joseph Sarkis; Sara Saberi; Tianchi Yao Purpose The authors explore the impact of an emerging technology, blockchain technology, on diverse governance mechanisms and sustainable supply chain practices and how its relationships with the linkage of these elements. Design...

... Network (WBAN) plays an important role in patient health data monitoring. In this paper, a novel framework is designed and proposed to generate data by the sensor machines and be stored in the cloud, and the transactions can be secured by blockchain. DNA cryptography is used in the framework to encrypt...

...Rohit Sharma; Taab Ahmad Samad; Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour; Mauricio Juca de Queiroz Purpose The authors originally explore the factors for blockchain technology (BCT) adoption in agricultural supply chains (ASCs) to enhance circularity and understand the dependencies, hierarchical structure...

...Maria Papadaki; Ioannis Karamitsos; Marinos Themistocleous Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate how healthcare and public organizations can control and monitor digital health test certificates with citizens or other stakeholders using Blockchain platforms. The paper reviews...

...) and blockchain technologies can be jointly leveraged to mitigate SCF risks. In-depth interviews were conducted to depict the business models and their novel ecosystem to reinforce traditional banks' ability in SCF services. Findings From the perspective of information asymmetry, the authors categorize IPF...

...Mazen El-Masri; Eiman Mutwali Abdelmageed Hussain Purpose Blockchain is evolving to become a platform for securing Internet of things (IoT) ecosystems. Still, challenges remain. The purpose of this literature review is to highlight the applicability of blockchain as a medium to secure IoT...

...Elodie de Boissieu; Galina Kondrateva; Patricia Baudier; Chantal Ammi Purpose Most businesses strive to control the efficiency of their supply chains; however, luxury firms face additional challenges from counterfeit, gray market and copycat products. Blockchain technology can address these issues...

...Y.P. Tsang; C.H. Wu; W.H. Ip; Wen-Lung Shiau Purpose Due to the rapid growth of blockchain technology in recent years, the fusion of blockchain and the Internet of Things (BIoT) has drawn considerable attention from researchers and industrial practitioners and is regarded as a future trend...

...Mohamad Osmani; Ramzi El-Haddadeh; Nitham Hindi; Marijn Janssen; Vishanth Weerakkody Purpose The purpose of this paper is to help in providing a better understanding of the application of blockchain technology in the context of the banking and finance sectors. The aim is to outline blockchain's...

...Patrícia R. Sousa; João S. Resende; Rolando Martins; Luís Antunes Purpose The aim of this paper is to evaluate the use of blockchain for identity management (IdM) in the context of the Internet of things (IoT) while focusing on privacy-preserving approaches and its applications to healthcare...

...Ismail Erol; Ilker Murat Ar; Ali Ihsan Ozdemir; Iskender Peker; Ali Asgary; Ihsan Tolga Medeni; Tunc Medeni Purpose The objective of this study is to assess quantitatively how feasible blockchain is for various industries, such as logistics and supply chain, health, energy, finance, automotive...