A Review of Three Analytical Articles
Review of Three Business Analytical Articles
Kevin Johnson
Grand Canyon University: MGT-820-O101 Using Business Analytics for Competitive Advantage
November 26, 2014
Introduction
The intent of this paper is to provide doctoral learners an opportunity to analyze three articles of literature as it correlates to the principles of business analytics. This doctoral learner chose the following three articles to review: A New Business Dimension – Business Analytics by Pavel Năstase and Dragos Stoica, The Collaborate / Integrate Business Technology Strategy by Stephen J. Andriole, and Evolving From Information to Insight by Glover Ferguson, Sanjay Mathur and Baiju Shah.
A New Business Dimension – Business Analytics by Pavel Năstase and Dragos Stoica
This is article focuses on the achievement of the appropriate business outcomes through the utilization of business analytics. According to Năstase and Stoica (2011), to ensure these results necessitates a holistic perspective to evaluate analytic factors and ensure that the appropriate elements are utilized. The methodology of business analytics offers an organization a complete and current data that can improve planning. Therefore; it provides managers with an enhancement of abilities to manage costs and to wisely use sparse funds. Furthermore, it allows managers the capability to leveraging staff resources, placing very valuable, expensive resources to on projects that clearly support organizational goals (Năstase and Stoica, 2011). The primary audience of this article is business executives and decision makers of organizations.
A Brief Background of the Authors
Dr. Pavel Năstase, Ph.D. is currently the President of Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Romania, one of the largest universities in both Romania and South-Eastern Europe. Dr. Nastase has written more than 27 books and over 51 articles and studies published in proceedings of scientific meetings or international journals.
Dr. Dragos Stoica,
Kevin Johnson
Grand Canyon University: MGT-820-O101 Using Business Analytics for Competitive Advantage
November 26, 2014
Introduction
The intent of this paper is to provide doctoral learners an opportunity to analyze three articles of literature as it correlates to the principles of business analytics. This doctoral learner chose the following three articles to review: A New Business Dimension – Business Analytics by Pavel Năstase and Dragos Stoica, The Collaborate / Integrate Business Technology Strategy by Stephen J. Andriole, and Evolving From Information to Insight by Glover Ferguson, Sanjay Mathur and Baiju Shah.
A New Business Dimension – Business Analytics by Pavel Năstase and Dragos Stoica
This is article focuses on the achievement of the appropriate business outcomes through the utilization of business analytics. According to Năstase and Stoica (2011), to ensure these results necessitates a holistic perspective to evaluate analytic factors and ensure that the appropriate elements are utilized. The methodology of business analytics offers an organization a complete and current data that can improve planning. Therefore; it provides managers with an enhancement of abilities to manage costs and to wisely use sparse funds. Furthermore, it allows managers the capability to leveraging staff resources, placing very valuable, expensive resources to on projects that clearly support organizational goals (Năstase and Stoica, 2011). The primary audience of this article is business executives and decision makers of organizations.
A Brief Background of the Authors
Dr. Pavel Năstase, Ph.D. is currently the President of Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Romania, one of the largest universities in both Romania and South-Eastern Europe. Dr. Nastase has written more than 27 books and over 51 articles and studies published in proceedings of scientific meetings or international journals.
Dr. Dragos Stoica,
References: Andriole, S. J. (2006). The collaborate/integrate business technology strategy. Communications of The ACM, 49(5), 85-90. doi:10.1145/1125944.1125946 Ferguson, G., Mathur, S., & Shah, B. (2005). Evolving from information to insight. MIT Sloan Management Review, 46(2), 51. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/224963184?accountid=7374 Năstase, P., & Stoica, D. (2011). A new business dimension – Business analytics. Accounting & Management Information Systems / Contabilitate Si Informatica De Gestiune, 9(4), 603-618.