The Roles of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Blockchain Adoption

Publikationstyp
Book Part
Date Issued
2021
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Reimers, Sven
Twenhöven, Thomas
Petersen, Moritz
Kersten, Wolfgang
Institut
Logistik und Unternehmensführung W-2
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/10348
Start Page
3
End Page
14
Citation
Springer International Publishing AG 978-3-030-85843-8: 3-14 (2021)
Publisher DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-85843-8_1
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85114317140
Publisher
Springer
ISBN of container
978-3-030-85843-8
978-3-030-85842-1
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.
DDC Class
600: Technology