Trends of Blockchain Research in Management and Business

Abstract

Nowadays, more and more people believe blockchains enable transform our economies and societies fundamentally. Scientists discuss blockchain and its application from a technical perspective. This study explores the trends of blockchain research in the management and business domain by use of bibliometric and content analysis. Two hundred eighty-two articles retrieved from SSCI show the study in the area started in 2017 but grew exponentially. The most productive country is the US, China, and the UK. Four main research themes are identified, i.e., impact on business and innovation, impact on the financial industry, impact on operations and supply chains, and technological management. We found researcher's concern has shifted from conceptual explanations and descriptions at a macro-level to highlight specific implementation. Also, we found that the largest body of blockchain research is about the supply chains instead of the financial industry in the management and business domain.