The purpose of the paper is to investigate the challenges and implications related to blockchain adoption in the private and public sectors, and from the entrepreneurs’ perspective. Based on 46 semi-structured interviews, a data-driven conceptual framework is proposed focussing on the environmental, organizational and technological challenges of blockchain adoption. The framework includes expected socio-economic value of blockchain adoption at the ecosystem level from a multi-stakeholder perspective: organizations and industries, end-users and society, public sector, and start-ups and entrepreneurs. The paper highlights the differences between permissioned and permissionless blockchains and identifies new constructs in blockchain technology adoption.

本文的目的是从企业家的角度研究与私有和公共部门采用区块链相关的挑战和启示。基于46个半结构化访谈，提出了一个数据驱动的概念框架，重点关注区块链采用的环境，组织和技术挑战。该框架从多方利益相关者的角度包括在生态系统级别采用区块链的预期社会经济价值：组织和行业，最终用户和社会，公共部门以及初创企业和企业家。该论文重点介绍了许可和非许可区块链之间的区别，并确定了采用区块链技术的新结构。