Table 2

Research framework

GroupCategoryVariablesSpecificationsResults (n°, %)
1Bibliometric dataMain informationYears–
   Document types–
  Sources  
   Dominance ranking–
  Keywords–
  AuthorsCollaboration–
   Mixed7 (3%)
  Authors' affiliationPractitioner28 (13%)
   Scholar175 (83%)
  Citations  
    93 (100%)
2Blockchain's definition (a = 0.795)Yes 36 (39%)
  Not specified 57 (61%)
3Research methodologies (a = 0.667)Action research 5 (5%)
  Case study 5 (5%)
  Discourse analysis 33 (35%)
  Interviews 1 (1%)
  Literature review 11 (12%)
  Mixed method 2 (2%)
  Modeling 21 (23%)
  Other qualitative 13 (14%)
  Thematic 1 (1%)
  Viewpoint 1 (1%)
    93 (100%)
4New business models involved (a = 0.795)Not specified 90 (97%)
  Yes 3 (3%)
    93 (100%)
 Business process (a = 0.667)Contracts 4 (4.30%)
  Finance 9 (9.68%)
  Governance 5 (5.38%)
  Human resources 5 (5.38%)
  Legal 8 (8.60%)
  Management and control 40 (43.01%)
  Procurement 2 (2.15%)
  Sales 6 (6.45%)
  Supply chain 14 (15.05%)
    93 (100%)
5Focus (a = 0.667)Accounting 19 (20.43%)
  Auditing 10 (10.75%)
  Accountability 4 (4.30%)
  Both 7 (7.53%)
  Others 53 (56.99%)
    93 (100%)
6Blockchain characteristics (a = 0.667)Consensus mechanism 18 (19%)
  Cryptographic hashing 15 (16%)
  Decentralization 21 (23%)
  Immutability 18 (19%)
  Transparency 24 (26%)
  Verifiability 21 (23%)
    93 (100%)
 Type of blockchain and governance (a = 0.667)Public 12 (13%)
  Private 11 (12%)
  Hybrid 15 (16%)
  Not specified 55 (59%)
    93 (100%)
7Connection with other technologies (a = 0.667)YesArtificial intelligence2 (2.15%)
  Big data1 (1.08%)
  Machine learning1 (1.08%)
   Both3 (3.23%)
  Not specified 86 (92.47%)
    93 (100%)
8Accounting theory (a = 0.667)YesFinancial accounting2 (2.43%)
  Managerial accounting7 (7.53%)
   Both2 (2.43%)
  Not specified 82 (88.17%)
    93 (100%)
 Implications (a = 0.795)Practical 38 (40.86%)
  Theoretical 44 (47.31%)
  Policy 11 (11.83%)
    93 (100%)

Source(s): Authors' elaboration

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