Conceptualizing the Role of Blockchain Technology in Digital Platform Business Digital platforms have firmly changed the way we interact within the last decade and, thereby, created an entire platform economy. Services and offerings on such platforms are typically facilitated by intermediaries. While blockchain technology can serve as means for creating a digital platform, it makes these intermediaries obsolete by creating trust through the system itself. Yet, blockchain is often referred to as xe2x80x9cinnovative technology in search of use casesxe2x80x9d xe2x80x93 a statement which indicates that a realworld impact of blockchain is still missing. This research, therefore, intends to address this gap with a taxonomy of blockchain platforms. It thereby aims to provide researchers and practitioners alike with a structured and holistic approach for studying practical use cases to allow for a better understanding of blockchainbased platforms.

Blockchain in the operations and supply chain management: Benefits, challenges and future research opportunities Abstract   Blockchain technologies have captured the imagination of scholars, managers, and practitioners around the world. It is widely accepted by these actors that blockchain is not a buzzword, but a highly disruptive technology that is already remodeling the organizations and their supply chain business models. Despite the meaningful advance in the last years, blockchain applications regarding the operations and supply chain management (OSCM) are still in their infancy. Little is known about the role of blockchain in terms of operations traceability, as well in areas such as ecommerce, agriculture, public services, etc. Therefore, this Special Issue seeks to extend our understanding of blockchain applications in OSCM and how firms create and capture business value with blockchain. To this effect, this Special Issue will provide a wellarticulated and indepth discussion of the role of blockchain in creating value in the domain of OSCM. Specifically, it is expected that more light is shed on how blockchain integrates with and impacts new business models, transforms relationships, and improves performance and competitive advantage in OSCM. Also, the evolution of blockchain was reviewed in order to provide a strong background to the readers. The literature review was performed taking into account a bibliometric perspective of blockchainrelated publications. The review supports the importance of this Special Issue by highlighting the urgent needs of this topic in this reputable journal. Finally, we provide future research directions and a guide for the papers presented in this Special Issue.