Analytics, Innovation, and Excellence-Driven Enterprise Sustainability (Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth)

This book offers a unique view of how innovation and competitiveness improve when organizations establish alliances with partners who have strong capabilities and broad social capital, allowing them to create value and growth as well as technological knowledge and legitimacy through new knowledge resources. Organizational intelligence integrates the technology variable into production and business systems, establishing a basis to advance decision-making processes. When strategically integrated, these factors have the power to promote enterprise resilience, robustness, and sustainability. This book provides a unique perspective on how knowledge, information, and data analytics create opportunities and challenges for sustainable enterprise excellence. It also shows how the value of digital technology at both personal and industrial levels leads to new opportunities for creating experiences, processes, and organizational forms that fundamentally reshape organizations. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Analytics, Innovation, and Excellence-driven Enterprise Sustainability in a Dynamic Era....Pages 1-5 Business Intelligence and Analytics: Big Systems for Big Data....Pages 7-49 Business Analytics for Price Trend Forecasting through Textual Data....Pages 51-76 Market Research and Predictive Analytics: Using Analytics to Measure Customer and Marketing Behavior in Business Ventures....Pages 77-108 Strategic Planning Revisited: Acquisition and Exploitation of Information on Foreign Markets....Pages 109-136 Innovation in the Open Data Ecosystem: Exploring the Role of Real Options Thinking and Multi-sided Platforms for Sustainable Value Generation through Open Data....Pages 137-168 Sustainability-Oriented Business Model Assessment—A Conceptual Foundation....Pages 169-206 Smart Decision-Making and Productivity in the Digital World: The Case of PATAmPOWER....Pages 207-223 Change Management: Planning for the Future and the Competitive Environment....Pages 225-254 EU Operational Program ‘Education for Competitiveness’ and Its Impact on Sustainable Development....Pages 255-269 Applying Data Analytics for Innovation and Sustainable Enterprise Excellence....Pages 271-275 Back Matter....Pages 277-288 This Book Offers A Unique View Of How Innovativeness And Competitiveness Improve When Organizations Establish Alliances With Partners Who Have Strong Capabilities And Broad Social Capital, Allowing Them To Create Value And Growth As Well As Technological Knowledge And Legitimacy Through New Knowledge Resources. Organizational Intelligence Integrates The Technology Variable Into Production And Business Systems, Establishing A Basis To Advance Decision-making Processes. When Strategically Integrated, These Factors Have The Power To Promote Enterprise Resilience, Robustness, And Sustainability. This Book Provides A Unique Perspective On How Knowledge, Information, And Data Analytics Create Opportunities And Challenges For Sustainable Enterprise Excellence. It Also Shows How The Value Of Digital Technology At Both Personal And Industrial Levels Leads To New Opportunities For Creating Experiences, Processes, And Organizational Forms That Fundamentally Reshape Organizations.