Support for Knowledge Management Processes with Blockchain Technology

Sandra Lovrenčić – Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Pavlinska 2, Varaždin, Croatia

Abstract: Knowledge management facilitates the cycle of knowledge with­in organization through processes for knowledge capture/creation, storing, sharing and application. Various information technologies are already used to support those processes and their mechanisms, and new ones are con­tinually emerging. The use of blockchain technology is lately suggested in many areas, including knowledge management. This paper aims to iden­tify what are the most discussed benefits of using blockchain technology in knowledge management, considering their features, especially for specif­ic processes. It also explores possible advantages and disadvantages of the use of blockchain technology, on which depends its real adoption in organ­izations as support for knowledge management processes.

6th International Scientific Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture – ITEMA 2022 – Conference Proceedings, Hybrid (University of Maribor, Slovenia), October 27, 2022

ITEMA Conference Proceedings published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans – Belgrade, Serbia

ITEMA conference partners: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia; Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Varaždin; Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Institute of Marketing, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland; Faculty of Agriculture, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania”, Romania

ITEMA Conference 2022 Conference Proceedings: ISBN 978-86-80194-63-9, ISSN 2683-5991, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/ITEMA.2022

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