Assignment
Prepare an 8 pages paper using the resources you have read in this course and at least 3 additional peer reviewed resources. Follow the writing requirements for this course. Include an introduction and conclusion in the paper. This paper should address the following questions:
A. Does Blockchain technology have the potential to cause the paradigm shift in business practices that many experts are predicting? Explain why or why not. Support your answer with research.
B. Is there evidence to suggest that Blockchain technology will change the way HR is practiced? If there is, discuss that evidence. If there is not, what issues exist that impede its adoption?
C. Which functions of human resource management could be most impacted by Blockchain technology? How might the HR functions change? Support your answer with research.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Reference:
o Hughes, A., Park, A. Kietzmann, J., & Archer-Brown, C. (2019). Beyond Bitcoin: What Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies mean for firms. Business Horizons, 62, 273-281.
o Gale, S. F. (2018, July/August). Blockchain: The future of HR? Workforce, 97(4), 10.
o Morkunas, V. J., Paschen, J., & Boon, E. (2019). How Blockchain technologies impact your business model. Business Horizons, 62, 295-306.
o Bussgang, J. J., Berk, E. B., & Schwalb, N. (2019, January 15). AirFox (A): Embracing the Blockchain and an ICO. Harvard Business School.
o Schatsky, D., Arora, A., & Dongre, A. (2018). Blockchain and the five vectors of progress. Deloitte Insights, 1-9. Retrieved September 5, 2019
o Anelis, J. & da Silva, E. R. (2019). Blockchain adoption: A value driver perspective. Business Horizons, 62, 307-314.
o Wang, X., Hui Zhang, L. F., Lyu, C., & Yue You, L.W. (2017). Human resource information management model based on Blockchain technology. IEEE Symposium on Service-Oriented System Engineering, 168-173. DOI: 10.1109/SOSE.2017.34
o Ferguson, M. (2018, Fall). Preparing for a Blockchain future. MIT Sloan Management Review, 60(1), 13-17.
o Tapscott, D., & Tapscott, A. (2017, Winter). How Blockchain will change organizations. MIT Sloan Management Review, 58(2), 9-13.
o Allayannis, G., & Jones, P. T. (2017, December). An Introduction to Blockchain. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginian Darden Business Publishing.
o Gromov, A. Y., Petrovskaia, T. A., Suslina, A. A., &Khizriyeva, N. I. (2018, June). Human resources intelligent selection algorithm with improvement of data validity. 7th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing.
o Chowdhury, S., Colman, A., Kabir, M. A., & Han, J. (2018). Blockchain for fraud prevention: A work-history fraud prevention system. 2018 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications. 1858-1863.