Community Empowerment in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: A Configurational Approach to Decentralization

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dc.contributor.author Soleimanof, Leily
dc.contributor.author Neufeld, Derrick
dc.date.accessioned 2023-12-26T18:48:19Z
dc.date.available 2023-12-26T18:48:19Z
dc.date.issued 2024-01-03
dc.identifier.isbn 978-0-9981331-7-1
dc.identifier.other fbb34278-0dca-4f5c-bd1f-805cbd0e7577
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10125/107098
dc.language.iso eng
dc.relation.ispartof Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject Blockchain Cases and Innovations
dc.subject community empowerment
dc.subject decentralization
dc.subject decentralized autonomous organizations
dc.subject deliberative empowerment
dc.subject shared governance
dc.title Community Empowerment in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: A Configurational Approach to Decentralization
dc.type Conference Paper
dc.type.dcmi Text
dcterms.abstract While digital platforms make up a significant share of all enterprises in today's market, they are criticized for eliciting platform dominance and monopolistic behavior. Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) use blockchain technology to coordinate platforms that enable users to participate in governance through decentralized, collective decision-making. Although DAOs are designed to drive member participation in governance, some DAOs do not achieve full decentralization and non-hierarchical decision-making. To understand why this occurs, we use empowerment theory to propose that decentralization is contingent upon three empowering practices: autonomy, transparency, and communication openness. Based on fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) of 20 DAO cases, we introduce "deliberative empowerment" as a configuration of organizational practices associated with high levels of community participation in DAO governance. Our findings indicate that although autonomy is a precondition for successful decentralization, equally important is the active utilization of deliberative spaces that encourage communication and discussion among DAO members.
dcterms.extent 12 pages
prism.startingpage 5928
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