Utilizing big data analytics for information systems research: Challenges, promises and guidelines

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 289-302

  Müller, Oliver ^a   Junglas, Iris ^b   Brocke, Jan Vom ^a   Debortoli, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN   (Liechtenstein)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

analytics; big data; data source; information systems research; methodology

Indexed keywords

BIG DATA; DATA ANALYTICS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; MODELING LANGUAGES; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICS; DATA-SOURCE; METHODOLOGY; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING; ONLINE CUSTOMER REVIEWS; PREDICTIVE MODELLING; STATISTICAL MODELLING; USER-GENERATED CONTENT;

ADVANCED ANALYTICS;

EID: 84979075953     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2016.2     Document Type: Review

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