Blockchain for Business
| How it Works and Creates Value Edited by S.S. Tyagi and Shaveta Bhatia Copyright: 2021 | Status: Published ISBN: 9781119711049 | Hardcover | 396 pages | 109 illustrations Price: $175 USD |
One Line DescriptionThe book gives insight to blockchain in business and covers the conceptual and technical fundamentals of blockchain, demonstrates the user cases of blockchain in business, start-ups, enterprises and institutions/organizations and also focuses on the potential and threats of blockchain along with the economic impacts in corporate and other sectors.
Audience
The book is written for researchers in information technology and artificial intelligence, financial advisors, technical and non-technical managers, industrialists and entrepreneurs.
DescriptionThe availability of blockchain technologies is transforming business. It is real technology which is being tested with proof of concept in many different industries around the world. Blockchain has an impact on the economy by the decentralization of money raised in private and public sectors.
The approach followed in the book is that of a reference manual and focuses on the power of blockchain adopted by business. It gives an overview of blockchain in traditional business, marketing, accounting and business intelligence. The book provides a detailed working knowledge of blockchain, user cases of blockchain in business, cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offering (ICO) along with the risks associated with them. The book also covers the detailed study of decentralization, mining, consensus, smart contracts, concepts and working of distributed ledgers and hyper ledgers as well as many other important concepts. It also details the security and privacy aspects of blockchain. In addition, the book takes a deep dive into the inclusion of other technologies, such as the Internet of Things, to discuss the changes rendered in such areas as supply chain management and identity management.
Back to Top Author / Editor DetailsS.S. Tyagi is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Dean at Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies, Faridabad, India. He obtained his PhD from Kururkshetra University in 2010 in Computer Technology. He has more than 28 years of teaching and research experience and has authored many research publications in high indexed journals.
Shaveta Bhatia is Professor of Faculty of Computer Applications, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies. She has more than 17 years of academic and research experience. She has authored many research papers and published over a span of her teaching career in various reputed journals and conferences.
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