Table 1 Research variables of BISE and characteristics of enterprise
From: Modeling the prediction of business intelligence system effectiveness
Variables and descriptions | |
|---|---|
BISE | |
Technological attributes | |
X 1 | Promotion of data availability |
X 2 | Promotion of the heterogeneous information integration |
X 3 | Promotion of the multi-dimensional data storage and display |
X 4 | Promotion of ease of use of decision support systems |
X 5 | Promotion of the rapid aggregation and expansion of information |
X 6 | Promotion of information timeliness and flexibility |
X 7 | Promotion of information applicability |
Human competencies attributes | |
X 8 | Promotion of the rapid decision-making |
X 9 | Promotion of the ability to discover hidden problems |
X 10 | Promotion of the rapid communication and monitor of exception information |
X 11 | Promotion of the immediate responses of key performance indicators |
X 12 | Promotion of the accumulation of business intelligence |
X 13 | Promotion of the efficiency of decision support system maintenance |
Supports specific business processes attributes | |
X 14 | Support for service profitability |
X 15 | Support for new service development and customer acquisition |
X 16 | Support for service continuity and customer retention |
Enterprise characteristics | |
|---|---|
Industry categories | Banks, insurance companies, bills finance corporations, securities firms, trust business companies and investment companies |
Company capital | Under 3 billion dollars (excluding), 3–10 billion dollars (excluding), 10–30 billion dollars (excluding), over 30 billion dollars |
Number of years the business has been established | Under 10 years (excluding), 10–20 years (excluding), 20–30 years (excluding), over 30 years |
Total number of employees | Under 300, 301–1000, 1001–5000, over 5001 |
Number of employees in information department | Under 10, 11–30, 31–100, over 101 |
Number of years of enterprise having implemented BI solutions | Under 1 year (excluding), 1–3 years (excluding), 3–5 years (excluding), 5–7 years (excluding), over 7 years |