Analyzing the Usability of Blockchain Technology in the Smartening of Virtual Businesses with a Future Research Approach
Subject Areas : Multimedia Processing, Communications Systems, Intelligent Systems
Navid Rezagholizadeh
1
,
Mehdi Afzali
2
*
,
Azadeh Pourkabirian
3
1 - Ph.D. Student, Information Technology Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad university, Qazvin, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad university, Zanjan, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Computer, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad university, Qazvin, Iran
Keywords: Blockchain Technology , Virtual Businesses , Futurology,
Abstract :
Abstract
Introduction:The purpose of the current research was to design a future research model for the use of blockchain technology in virtual businesses
Method: The aim of the present research is to design a future research model of the usability of blockchain technology in the smartening of virtual businesses, which was carried out in a mixed method and in the form of mixed exploratory research projects and in two consecutive qualitative-quantitative stages. In the first stage (qualitative phase), a qualitative study was carried out and by reviewing and evaluating the studies conducted in the field of blockchain, as well as in-depth interviews with experts in the field of blockchain technology in virtual businesses who had executive records at the decision-making levels, the necessary information was collected. And by using the grounded theory analysis method, it has been coding and categorizing and presenting a conceptual model. In the second phase (quantitative phase), the study was carried out quantitatively and by the method of structural equation modeling, and for this purpose, the data collected from the researcher-made questionnaire based on the proposed model (resulting from the qualitative phase of the study) was evaluated using Smart PLS software. After reviewing and evaluating the internal and external studies conducted on the subject, qualitative questions were asked to the statistical community of experts using exploratory and semi-structured interviews, and theoretical saturation was achieved after conducting 12 interviews. The results of structural equation modeling indicate the significance of the impact of the variables of registration domain, identity domain, smart contract domain, dynamic registration domain, payment infrastructure domain and hybrid application domain on the usability of blockchain technology in the smartening of virtual businesses.
Results:The results of structural equation modeling showed that the value of the significance coefficient t related to the relationship between the domain of registration, the domain of identity, the domain of smart contracts, the domain of dynamic registration, the domain of payment infrastructure and the domain of hybrid applications using blockchain technology in virtual businesses in The confidence level of 95% is higher than 1.96 and this indicates the significant impact of the variables of the registration field, the identity field, the smart contracts field, the dynamic registration field, the payment infrastructure field, and the combined applications field on the use of blockchain technology in It is a virtual business. Therefore, all 6 variables are identified as main variables.
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