Corporate governance and blockchain: Some preliminary results by a survey

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Blockchain technology can influence various aspects of the business even if empirical studies are still lacking to estimate the effective application of technology on corporate governance. Beyond its scientific-practical trendiness, blockchain should not be a matter of “if”, but a matter of “how” organizations are willing and able to integrate blockchain practices into their vision of the future, with ways to manage shareholders issues down to regular operations reaching and managing different levels of activism. It seems almost paradoxical that still not all companies subscribe to the “next best practice”. Therefore, this paper aims to answer the following research question: What is the expected impact of blockchain technology on corporate governance? The purpose of this study is to provide a starting point for research that can be used for further examination of these aspects.

Keywords: Corporate Governance, IT Governance, Blockchain, Board of Directors

JEL Classification: G30, G34, M15

Received: 14.01.2019

Accepted: 25.01.2019

How to cite: Esposito De Falco, S., Cucari, N., Canuti, E., & Modena, S. (2019). Corporate governance and blockchain: Some preliminary results by a survey. Corporate Governance: Search for the Advanced Practices, 102-115. https://doi.org/10.22495/cpr19p3