Resource management in big data initiatives: Processes and dynamic capabilities

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 70, Issue , 2017, Pages 328-337

  Braganza, Ashley ^a   Brooks, Laurence ^b   Nepelski, Daniel ^c   Ali, Maged ^d   Moro, Russ ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big data; Business processes; Dynamic capabilities; European Poles Of Excellence; Resource based theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020501942     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.08.006     Document Type: Article

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