Percepção dos acadêmicos na área de negócios sobre a inovação com o uso da blockchain nos registros contábeis

Abstract

The use of tools with disruptive technologies such as blockchain facilitates the work of accounting, administration and economics professionals, allowing efficiency, practicality and financial organization for the scenarios in which these professionals work. This tool emerged in 2008 with Bitcoin, and works as an encrypted ledger that records any type of financial transaction. In this context, blockchain emerges as a disruptive innovation with the potential to revolutionize accounting, as it has the potential to transform not only accounting, but also the global economy with regard to financial records, as it is a disruptive technology that offers greater security, reliability, transparency and efficiency, revolutionizing the operational way in which professionals in the field work and how companies manage their finances. The adoption of blockchain in accounting is a fundamental step for the future of the profession, as it opens up new career opportunities for professionals in the field. In this study, descriptive and quantitative methodology was used to analyze whether the research objective was achieved in relation to the perspective of Accounting, Administration and Economics academics at UFMT, which was a chosen sample, totaling 1.064 population and 100 interviewees, with relevant on the perception of the responding academics. Therefore, it is necessary for educational institutions to incorporate studies of disruptive technologies into the curriculum so that the qualifications of future professionals are in line with the new demands of the job market.