{"title":"Chapter 6 Blockchain Ventures and International Business","authors":"Andre O. Laplume","doi":"10.1108/S1745-886220180000013007","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract \nThis chapter examines the implications of blockchain ventures for international business. The author highlights the advantages blockchain technologies can create for firms seeking to access international markets for investors, customers, employees, and suppliers. Overall, the international character of initial coin offerings and their business models suggest several advantages over traditional internationalization methods.","PeriodicalId":411948,"journal":{"name":"Progress in International Business Research","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Progress in International Business Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-886220180000013007","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This chapter examines the implications of blockchain ventures for international business. The author highlights the advantages blockchain technologies can create for firms seeking to access international markets for investors, customers, employees, and suppliers. Overall, the international character of initial coin offerings and their business models suggest several advantages over traditional internationalization methods.