Blockchain: Challenges and Opportunities for Management Research

Abstract

Blockchain technology is widely hailed as a disruptive technology that will not only lead to the emergence of new business models, but also redefine what constitutes an organization and how it can effectively operate. Concurrently to the widespread adoption of blockchain and its technological maturity, a vibrant community of scholars studying blockchain and its implications for management is emerging. Therefore, we believe that the time is ripe to bring together leading scholars with different research foci and diverse methodological preferences to discuss, provide direction, as well as debate, how blockchain will affect management theory and practice. This panel symposium will serve as a forum to elaborate on how blockchain related research differs from past work, what are the associated challenges and opportunities, as well as identify areas that future blockchain research should focus upon. In a facilitated discussion, we will raise these issues, providing ample opportunities for participants to engage, raise questions, and learn from their peers to design and conduct top blockchain management research.