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Applications of Blockchain Technology in Business

Challenges and Opportunities

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  • © 2019

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Authors:
  1. Mohsen Attaran

    1. California State University, Bakersfield, Bakersfield, USA

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  2. Angappa Gunasekaran

    1. California State University, Bakersfield, Bakersfield, USA

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  • 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

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Operations Management (BRIEFSOPERMAN)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Evolution of Blockchain

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 7-12

  4. Blockchain Principles, Qualities, and Business Applications

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 13-20

  5. Financial Services: The Largest Blockchain Market

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 21-26

  6. Manufacturing and Industrial

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 27-45

  7. Government and Public Sector

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 47-52

  8. Healthcare and Life Sciences

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 53-57

  9. Consumer Goods and Retail Industry

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 59-61

  10. Food Industry

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 63-65

  11. Blockchain and Cybersecurity

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 67-69

  12. Data Management

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 71-83

  13. Blockchain for Gaming

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 85-88

  14. New Business Applications for the Blockchain

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 89-94

  15. Implementing Blockchain in Your Enterprise

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 95-102

  16. Summary and Conclusions

    • Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran
    Pages 103-106

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 107-112
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About this book

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 3–12 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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • California State University, Bakersfield, Bakersfield, USA

    Mohsen Attaran, Angappa Gunasekaran

About the authors

Mohsen Attaran is the 2004–2005 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.

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