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Preparing for a Blockchain Future

November 22, 2018 | MIT Sloan Management Review | Managing Technology

Blockchain technology offers businesses a secure platform, ledger, and database where buyers and sellers can store and exchange value without the help of traditional intermediaries. It could transform how businesses are organized and managed. This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review examines the new world of blockchain technology.

Articles included in this collection:

How Blockchain Will Change Organizations
By Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott

Seeing Beyond the Blockchain Hype
Christian Catalini, interviewed by Paul Michelman

How Blockchains Could Transform Management
By Theodore Kinni

What Problems Will You Solve With Blockchain?
By Teppo Felin and Karim Lakhani

Blockchain Is Changing How Media and Entertainment Companies Compete
By Andre Dutra, Andranik Tumasjan, and Isabell M. Welpe

Preparing for a Blockchain Future
By Michael Ferguson

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