Cryptocurrency as disruptive technology: theoretical insights

Recognizing RFID as a Disruptive Technology

Recognizing radio frequency identification (RFID) as a disruptive technology unearths interesting facts that could help managers decide how to approach their RFID projects. RFID for the supply chain (RFID/SC) has attracted global attention and the adoption pace is quickening. It has characteristics resembling that of a disruptive technology. To better understand RFID/SC, we use Christensen’s pr...

Disruptive Technology

The term "disruptive technology" as coined by Christensen (1997) refers to a new technology having lower cost and performance measured by traditional criteria, but having higher ancillary performance. Christensen finds that disruptive technologies may enter and expand emerging market niches, improving with time and ultimately attacking established products in their traditional markets. This con...

Applications of Blockchain Technology beyond Cryptocurrency

The goal of this research paper is to summarise the literature on implementation of the Blockchain and similar digital ledger techniques in various other domains beyond its application to crypto-currency and to draw appropriate conclusions. Blockchain being relatively a new technology, a representative sample of research is presented, spanning over the last ten years, starting from the early wo...

Nano-technology: a Disruptive Technology?

Human Behaviour Modelling as an Emerging Disruptive M&S Technology

Understanding social and organisational phenomena is important in structuring modern military organisations and in conducting modern military operations. Simulations incorporating human behaviour modelling are an important tool for developing such understanding. In this paper we survey some of the successes of simple human behaviour models, and outline the key factors in making more complex sim...