A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Business intelligence and the role of external information in small- and medium-sized enterprises of the Finnish marine industry




AuthorsTeemu Makkonen, Antti Saurama

PublisherInderscience

Publication year2013

JournalInternational Journal of Innovation and Regional Development

Journal acronymIJIRD

Volume5

Issue3

First page 266

Last page278

Number of pages13

eISSN1753-0679

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1504/IJIRD.2013.059859(external)


Abstract



The availability of external data sources and information for firms has expanded in recent decades. At the same time, the importance of business intelligence (BI) in the competition between firms has been increasingly highlighted. This competition poses challenges, however, especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this paper is to delineate a general picture of the conditions of the role of external information in BI as it applies to SMEs in the Finnish marine industry. According to the results, the use of external information in BI was generally occasional and unsystematic. This was due to time and resource limitations to be allocated for BI. However, the interest in developing BI processes is evident. Thus, this study puts forward development proposals that promise to help SMEs enhance and rationalise their BI processes, according to the development targets that they have identified. 





 




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