Organizational Building Blocks for Blockchain Governance: A Survey of 241 Blockchain White Papers
Organizational Building Blocks for Blockchain Governance: A Survey of 241 Blockchain White Papers
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区块链治理的组织构建模块：对 241 份区块链白皮书的调查
作者：
P. Honkanen;Mats Nylund;M. Westerlund
集中式组织结构的治理有着悠久的历史和完善的框架，包括各种专业领域，如IT或数据治理。然而，引入区块链技术作为实施去中心化组织的支持工具，需要重新关注该领域的研究。本文利用来自区块链生态系统的经验数据，以白色文件（意图公开公报）的形式分析其治理意图。实证研究结果基于对241篇区块链和分布式账本技术白色论文的审查，其中67篇明确描述了生态系统中应如何组织治理。我们的实证研究区分三类治理：目标，机制和利益相关者。我们进一步确定了这些类别的28个特征，这些特征以开放的编码格式描述。因此，本文有助于新兴的区块链研究领域，特别是区块链治理研究的去中心化方面。这项研究还表明，区块链治理并没有得到应有的关注，因为大多数生态系统都没有披露其治理意图。研究结果可作为未来研究的框架。研究结果也有助于工业界设计和发展治理系统。
Governance for centralized organizational structures has long roots and well-developed frameworks, including for various specialty areas, such as IT or data governance. However, the introduction of blockchain technology as a supportive tool for implementing decentralized organizations requires a renewed focus for research in the area. The paper utilizes empirical data from blockchain ecosystems in the form of white papers (public communique of intention) to analyze their governance intentions. The empirical findings are based on a review of 241 blockchains and distributed ledger technology white papers, out of which 67 include explicit descriptions of how governance should be organized in the ecosystem. Our empirical research distinguishes between three categories of governance: objectives, mechanisms, and stakeholders. We further identify 28 features for these categories, which are described in an open encoding format. Hence, the paper contributes to the emerging blockchain research field, particularly to the decentralized aspects of blockchain governance research. This research also reveals that blockchain governance does not receive the attention it should as a large majority of ecosystems have not disclosed their governance intentions. The results can be utilized as a framework for future research. The results can also be helpful for industry when designing and developing governance systems.
影响因子：
11.1
作者：
Martin, Chris J.;Upham, Paul;Klapper, Rita
通讯作者：
Klapper, Rita