Toward Better Understanding and Use of Business Intelligence in Organizations

Information Systems Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 105-123

  Olszak, Celina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN KATOWICE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Business Intelligence; Critical Success Factor; Maturity Models; organizations; Resource Based View

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; MATURITY MODEL; QUALITATIVE SURVEYS; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84964699804     PISSN: 10580530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10580530.2016.1155946     Document Type: Article

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