Applications of Blockchain Technology in Business

The book discusses the various ways that blockchain technology is changing the future of money, transactions, government, and business. The first two chapters walk through the foundation of blockchain. Chapters 312 look at applications of blockchain in different industries and highlight its exciting new business applications. It show why so many companies are implementing blockchain, and present examples of companies who have successfully employed the technology to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. Chapter 13 highlights blockchain's powerful potential to foster emerging markets and economies including smart cities, value-based healthcare, decentralized sharing economy, machine to machine transactions, data-sharing marketplace, etc. Chapter 14 offers a conceptual model, provides information and insights, and covers a step-by-step approach to plan and develop blockchain-based technology.

Covers a step-by-step approach to plan and develop blockchain-based technology in any organization Discusses potential applications of this technology Provides information for technology educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, and practitioners to advance the understanding of blockchain and its impact in the economy

Autorentext
Mohsen Attaran is the 20042005 Millie Ablin Outstanding Professor of Management at the California State University, Bakersfield. He is Founder and President of IES, Inc., a web and mobile app development company and has founded, launched, and managed several businesses in his career in a variety of technological fields.
**Angappa Gunasekaran** is Dean and a professor at the School of Business and Public Administration, California State University, Bakersfield. He has organized several international workshops and conferences in the emerging areas of operations management and information systems.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Evolution of Blockchain.- Chapter 3. Blockchain Principles, Qualities, and Business Applications.- Chapter 4. Financial Services: The Largest Blockchain Market.- Chapter 5. Manufacturing and Industrial.- Chapter 6. Government and Public Sector.- Chapter 7. Healthcare and Life Sciences.- Chapter 8. Consumer Goods and Retail Industry.- Chapter 9. Food Industry.- Chapter 10. Blockchain and Cybersecurity.- Chapter 11. Data Management.- Chapter 12. Blockchain for Gaming.- Chapter 13. New Business Applications for the Blockchain.- Chapter 14. Implementing Blockcchain in Your Enterprise.- Chapter 15. Summary and Conclusions.<p