Literature Review on Blockchain Research and Applications in Business

摘要

Blockchain, well-known as the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) behind cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, has attracted plenty of attention from both practitioners and academics and has begun to revolutionize the way businesses handle their day-to-day operations. In this study, we applied the systematic mapping method to review existing articles related to blockchain applications and research in different business areas (accounting, finance and banking, information systems, marketing, and supply chain). Following the recommended steps of the systematic mapping method, we extracted fifty primary papers from several scientific databases. Research gaps and future research directions are discussed.