The Emerald Handbook of Blockchain for Business

H. Kent Baker, DBA, PhD, CFA, CMA, is a University Professor of Finance in the Kogod School of Business at American University, USA. Professor Baker is an award-winning author and editor and one of the most prolific finance academics.  Ehsan Nikbakht, DBA, CFA, FRM, is the C.V. Starr Distinguished Professor of Finance and International Financial Services at Hofstra University, USA. He received a Stessin Prize for 'Outstanding Scholarly Publication.' Sean Stein Smith, DBA, CPA, CGMA, CMA is an Assistant Professor of Business and Economics at Lehman College, City University of New York, USA. Professor Smith has published widely on blockchain and cryptoassets.

Chapter 1. Blockchain: An Overview; H. Kent Baker, Ehsan Nikbakht, and Sean Stein Smith Chapter 2. History of Blockchain; Joseph “Joey” Ryan and Sean Stein Smith 
Chapter 3. Review of Blockchain and Emerging Applications; Timothy Grief and Ehsan Nikbakht 
Chapter 4. Technical Aspects of Blockchain; Hak J. Kim 
Chapter 5. Public Blockchains and Applications;Hugo Benedetti 
Chapter 6. Private and Hybrid Blockchains and Applications; Gina Pieters and Sean Stein Smith 
Chapter 7.Consensus Mechanisms and Related Issues; Deniz Appelbaum 
Chapter 8.Token Economies; Alim Khamisa 
Chapter 9. Proposed Modifications to Spur Consumer Adoption of Blockchain; Katherine
McKechnie, Alexandra M. Dunn, and Sayan Sarkar 
Chapter 10. Blockchain: Speed, Efficiency, Decreased Costs, and Technical Challenges; Amanda Wilkie and Sean Stein Smith 
Chapter 11. The Importance of Interoperability, Decentralization, and Choice;Kirk Phillips 
Chapter 12. Convergence with Artificial Intelligence and Other Related Concepts;Lian Duan 
Chapter 13. Risk Management and Transference Issues in Blockchain Technologies; Joseph Brunsman 
Chapter 14. Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Temporary Regime; J. Scott Colesanti 
Chapter 15. Regulatory Ambiguity and Its Impact on Blockchain; Shehan Chandrasekera 
Chapter 16. Considerations for Blockchain Adoption and Integration; Michael Nizich and Michael Campisi
Chapter 17. Blockchain Applications in Finance; Steven Cosares, Kristin Kalish, Thomas Maciura, and Andrew C. Spieler 
Chapter 18.Blockchain Applications in Healthcare; Alevtina Dubovitskaya 
Chapter 19.Blockchain Applications in Real Estate; Joshua Harris and Ehsan Nikbakht  
Chapter 20. Blockchain Applications in Supply Chain; Kaushik Sengupta 
Chapter 21.Crypto Accounting Valuation, Reporting, and Disclosure; Sean Stein Smith 
Chapter 22. Auditing and Examining Blockchain Information; John “Jack” Castonguay