Assimilation of Business Intelligence Systems: The Mediating Role of Organizational Knowledge Culture

Author(s):  
Azizah Ahmad ◽  
Mohammad Alamgir Hossain
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Hamid Reza Rezaei Kelidbari ◽  
Mahsa Rayat

Given the increasing competition between airlines companies in the country and equipping them with modern information technologies, establishment of knowledge management system in airline industry can increase the effectiveness of business intelligence system and lead to effectiveness of this industry. The aim of this study was to identify the effects of strategy, structure, processes and organizational culture on the effectiveness of organization and mediating role of business intelligence systems in Iran’s airline companies. Statistical society includes all airlines of Iran. For sampling, non-random judgmental sampling method is used. In order to study the research hypotheses, structural equation methods have been used. Questionnaire tools were used for gathering the data. Stability of the questionnaires used in the present study was calculated higher than 0.7 in term of Cronbach alpha, confirming the validity. The results showed that there is a positive and significant effect between variables of strategy, structure, and organizational culture on the effectiveness of the organization and business intelligence systems in Iran’s airlines and that there is not a significant relationship between organizational variables and organizational effectiveness.


With recent advancements in information technology, organizations’ capability to acquire and analyze data for efficient decision making has increased. Good strategies promote alignment among processes and technology in use, which may result in better firm performance. However, there has been little focus on how firm strategies and business intelligence (BI) systems might play their part in forming organizational information and getting a competitive edge. Therefore, the purpose of conducting this study is to investigate the impact of firm strategy on firm competitive advantage with mediating role of BI adoption and moderating role of BI capabilities. For this, a quantitative research methodology was used, and data was collected from 300 middle-level managers in Pakistan's telecom sector. Statistical tests such as descriptive statistics, correlation, reliability analysis, one-way ANOVA, confirmatory factor analysis, and mediation analysis through Hayes process were performed using SPSS and AMOS. The findings revealed a positive link between firm strategy and competitive advantage, with business intelligence adoption serving as a mediating factor. Business intelligence capabilities positively moderate the relationship between BI adoption and competitive advantage. Hence, all proposed hypotheses (H1, H2, and H3) were approved. The contribution and Limitation of the study are also discussed.


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