Business Intelligence: An Analysis of the Literature¹

¹For the full bibliography of the 167 articles, please contact Kelly Rainer at [email protected]

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.

Keywords:

• business analytics
• business intelligence
• competitive intelligence
• data mining
• data warehousing
• literature review
• content analysis

Notes

Note: for the full bibliography of the 167 articles, please contact Kelly Rainer at [email protected]

¹For the full bibliography of the 167 articles, please contact Kelly Rainer at [email protected]