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The Roles of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Blockchain Adoption
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Book Part
Date Issued
2021
Sprache
English
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First published in
Start Page
3
End Page
14
Citation
Lecture Notes in Logistics: 3-14 (2021)
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Despite the growing maturity of Blockchain technology and an increasing deployment in Supply Chain and Logistics, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggle to use the technology for their benefit. Based on 27 expert interviews, we develop a typology of Blockchain adoption approaches for SMEs and discuss their implications. We find that SMEs can approach the technology as either an Observer, a Cooperator, or a Service Provider based on their technological expertise, the expected relevance of the technology for their organization, and their market power.