Abstract
As Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO) is a new emerging form of organisation with unrevealed characteristics, this study examines how DAO can be classified in terms of organisational design theory and provides an overview of its characteristics. The investigation could further provide guidance on what types of organisations can be easily transformed into a DAO. A deeper look into the knowledge base on organisational design theory and organisational forms is essential as well as characteristic properties. In regard of DAO, the underlying concepts of blockchain and smart contracts are marked as they serve a better understanding, which is needed to characterise DAO. An analysis of DAO will specify how they are classified in terms of organisational design and how they differ compared to traditional organisation forms, which will be displayed in an overview. The results are discussed and concluded, also comprising the highlighting of potential paths for future work.
Recommended Citation
Pohl, Matthias; Degenkolbe, René; Staegemann, Daniel; and Turowski, Klaus, "Decentralised Autonomous Organisations in Organisational Design Theory" (2022). MCIS 2022 Proceedings. 22.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/mcis2022/22