As the black box model of consumer behavior deals with the external factors that influence consumer resulting in different purchasing behaviour the application of blockchain technology will also influence the consumer similarly. This new trend will surely have a huge impact on the brand image,...

The much awaited technology is now making the changes the way retailer used to manage the food produce in terms of tracking the quality at different stages of handling and traceability in all the products. Similarly the consumer can also experience the change by knowing the authentic information...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Blockchain: a Tool for Non-centralization and Disintermediation -- Introduction to Part 1 -- 1. Non-centralized Architecture -- 1.1. Certified timestamping of transactions, operations, and events...

Purpose Technological developments such as blockchain seem to be the next step in a digital era and might reshape the way we do business. They are expected to have an impact on both business and society in the next few decades. This paper aims to provide general insights into blockchain...

Blockchain is creating many opportunities for business as it is transforming the way sustaining technologies operate in organizations. In blockchain, transactions are recorded as digital blocks and contain immutable properties to preserve data validation, encryption, and algorithms. The goal is...

Blockchains, also known as “distributed ledger technologies” (DLT) are perhaps the emerging innovation that, in the years leading up to and including 2019, is raising the highest expectations for HRM in the 4.0 business environment. In essence, a blockchain is a very specific type of...

This chapter provides a discussion on some issues in blockchain finance that regulators are concerned about – an area which bitcoin promoters have remained silent about. Blockchain technology in finance has several benefits for financial intermediation in the financial system; notwithstanding,...