...Catalin C. Dinulescu; Khaled Alshare; Victor Prybutok Purpose This study develops a comprehensive taxonomy of the business analytics (BA) discipline, uncovering its intellectual core and revealing its evolution over the past 12 years. Design/methodology/approach Using stakeholder-driven...

... mining Business analytics Hospital readmissions are common, costly and have received significant attention as a correctable source of poor quality of care and excessive spending. Readmissions have an annual cost of $19bn; a whopping 87 percent or $17bn is directly associated with additional...

... Business analytics Predictive modelling College graduation rates have become a primary focus in measuring institutional performance and accountability in higher education. In 1990, the Student Right to Know Act began requiring institutions for the first time to report graduation rates. Since...

... power plant data to transform the data into insights and deliver analytical solutions to power producers. Design/methodology/approach The proposed ten-step business intelligence framework combines the architectures of database management, business analytics, business performance management, and data...