Discussion Blockchain - 500 words/ 6 hours

Discuss the following: 1. What are blockchain's potential applications in organizational functions such as human resource management, accounting, and supply chain management?

Use the following headings to organize your paper: Introduction, Question 1, Conclusion, References.

You are required to cite this week’s assigned readings in your paper. You may also cite prior week's reading assignments and external sources if you wish.

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Readings

This week we will cover the following topic:

1. What are blockchain's potential applications to organizational functions such as human resource management, accounting, and supply chain management?

From the Text

 

1. Chapter 1 from Blockchain for Business

From the Harvard Course Pack Link: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/851565

2. Hughes, A., Park, A. Kietzmann, J., & Archer-Brown, C. (2019). Beyond Bitcoin: What Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies mean for firms. Business Horizons, 62, 273-281.

 

3. Gale, S. F. (2018, July/August). Blockchain: The future of HR? Workforce, 97(4), 10.