Process Automation on the Blockchain: An Exploratory Case Study on Smart Contracts

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dc.contributor.authorEggers, Julia
dc.contributor.authorHein, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorWeking, Jörg
dc.contributor.authorBöhm, Markus
dc.contributor.authorKrcmar, Helmut
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-24T20:10:19Z
dc.date.available2020-12-24T20:10:19Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-05
dc.description.abstractWhile business process automation through information technology has progressed over the last decades, smart contracts have recently emerged as a promising new means of automation. However, in practice, the adoption of smart contract-based automation is in its infancy, raising the question if the technology genuinely offers a unique approach to process automation. Drawing on an exploratory case study of four start-ups, we investigate the potentials for automation that organizations achieve through smart contracts and how smart contracts differ from established automation technologies, such as workflow management systems, enterprise resource planning systems, and robotic process automation. We contribute to the literature on process automation by unveiling transparent and immutable, cross-organizational, and decentralized automation as characteristics that differentiate smart contracts from established automation technologies. Besides, we provide practitioners with an understanding of application scenarios, potentials, and drawbacks of smart contracts for process automation.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2021.681
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-4-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/71301
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectBlockchain Cases and Innovations
dc.subjectsmart contract
dc.subjectblockchain
dc.subjectprocess automation
dc.subjectrobotic process automation
dc.subjectworkflow management
dc.titleProcess Automation on the Blockchain: An Exploratory Case Study on Smart Contracts
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