Business Intelligence: An Analysis of the Literature

  • Authors:
  • Zack Jourdan;R. Kelly Rainer;Thomas E. Marshall

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Management, College of Business, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA;Department of Management, College of Business, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA;Department of Management, College of Business, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA

  • Venue:
  • Information Systems Management
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

This research collects, synthesizes, and analyzes 167 articles on a variety of topics closely related to business intelligence (BI) published from 1997 to 2006 in ten leading Information Systems (IS) journals. We found a generally increasing level of activity during the 10-year period and a focus on exploratory research methodologies. We noted that several methodologies were either underrepresented or absent from the pool of BI research. We also identified several subject areas that need further exploration.