The Impact of Blockchain Technology on Accounting Practices in The Digital Age
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This research aims to study the impact of blockchain technology on accounting practices in the context of the digital age. It aims to support valuable insights of understanding how blockchain technology is reshaping and revolutionizing accounting practices in the contemporary digital age. The research was conducted using artificial intelligence tools under the human-in-the-loop framework, combined with traditional qualitative research methods to obtain more accurate and precise research results. The target group consisted of 50 academic articles, 150 websites, 8 online case studies, and 1 blockchain platform for application to corporate accounting systems. Purposive select a specific target group. The research instruments include structured and unstructured data recording forms, a digital keyword research tool, and a web scraping tool. The reliability of the data was checked by triangulation, the findings were consistent. The data were analyzed and interpreted using an inductive analysis method combined with event comparison analysis. The results of the research found that the impact of blockchain technology on accounting practices in the digital age was blockchain technology is reshaping and revolutionizing accounting practices in five key areas for the digital age: 1) Enhanced transparency and trust, 2) Improved efficiency and automation, 3) Strengthened security and integrity, 4) Streamlined auditing and compliance, and 5) Increased accessibility and collaboration.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารการบัญชีและการจัดการ
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับมหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่นๆในมหาวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใดๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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