Distributed ledger technology: its evolutionary path and the road ahead

Arif Perdana; Alastair Robb; Vivek Balachandran; Fiona Rohde

doi:10.1016/j.im.2020.103316

Distributed ledger technology: its evolutionary path and the road ahead

Arif Perdana, Alastair Robb, Vivek Balachandran, Fiona Rohde

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Abstract

Various arguments for and against distributed ledger technology (DLT) appear in the media. By analyzing DLT-related online English news articles from 2010 to 2018, first, we use organizing visions to investigate DLT's history of evolving and expanding. Second, following the Gartner hype cycle stages, we observe how DLT may offer ripe opportunities for future inquiry. We found DLT's diffusion was characterized by competing arguments. While DLT was initially viewed as somewhat questionable, communities collectively have (re)interpreted it favorably. DLT provides researchers with opportunities warranting further development in the information systems field.

Original language	English
Article number	103316
Number of pages	15
Journal	Information and Management
Volume	58
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2020.103316
Publication status	Published - Apr 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Blockchain
Distributed ledger technology
Organizing vision
Technological diffusion
Text analysis

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