Although studies are conducted on economical gains due to BI system adoption, limited knowledge is available on factors which influence BI system usage. Identifying these factors is necessary for organisations because this may enable the design of effective BI systems, thus increasing the chance of firms adopting them to realise the actual value inherent in the exploitation of BI systems. The purpose of this study is, therefore, to investigate factors which influence BI system usage. The investigation employed constructs derived from three theoretical frameworks, namely technology acceptance model (TAM), task-technology fit (TTF) and social cognitive theory (SCT) as follows: intention to use, perceived usefulness, perceived ease use, task characteristics, technology characteristics, task-technology fit and computer self-efficacy. To test the hypotheses, data was collected by administering the study to 682 BI system users in a South African financial institution, SA-Bank, wherein 193 usable responses were received. The findings of the study with partial least squares (PLS) analysis indicated support for the joint use of constructs from the three theoretical frameworks, explaining 65% of BI system usage variance. Furthermore, the perceived usefulness of a BI system reflected a stronger influence as a factor of BI system usage over the beliefs that the system was easy to use, and the belief that it was aligned to the performance of business tasks. An unusual outcome in this study was the lack of influence of computer self-efficacy on BI system usage. Nonetheless, the study extended validation of the use of constructs derived from the three theoretical frameworks for a BI technology in the context of SA-Bank, thereby contributing to theory. Finally, the results of hypothesis testing suggested a starting point for practitioners towards designing BI systems, and recommendations and suggestions are included in this report.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2009. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 93, 50 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-93).

In the modern competitive business activity, information collection becomes very important to support enterprises management groups to make decision. Many enterprises consider knowledge management and application are very important issues in the Knowledge Economy era. Therefore, Business Intelligence System becomes more popular and adopted by many enterprises like the flames added by the fuel in Knowledge Economy era. Enterprise management with Balanced Scorecard is also introduced by well-known scholars as well at this stage. The combination of Business Intelligence System and Balanced Scorecard becomes more efficient for enterprise management and pushes the modern enterprises forward to the Open Knowledge Economy era. The main purpose of this research is to adopt architecture theory to construct the Architecture Oriented Business Intelligence system with Balanced Scorecard Model(AOBIBSCM). This model provides an efficient construction method for the constructors to control the system with the whole system overview. The constructors can easily find out the Structure elements, Services of structure elements, Relationship of structure elements, Structure Behavior Coalescence, in order to compare with the real world behaviors and allow constructors validate and realize the sequence of behaviors. The tight combination of structure point of view, behavior point of view and other points of view integrates structure and behavior neatly, making it far superior than Non-Architecture designed method which separates structure and behavior. Non-Architecture construction method is easy to lead the structure and behavior to different routes and wastes time to re-design and adjust the system. This research adopts logical theorem to construct AOBIBSCM. It constructs (1)AOBIBSCM¡Aand describes (2)Non-AOBIBSCM(NAOBIBSCM) construction method, then (3)Compare AOBIBSCM and NAOBIBSCM, then show the benefit of AOBIBSCM. The contribution of this research is to construct AOBIBSCM which includes Structure element diagrams, Hierarchy of structure element diagrams, Service of structure element diagrams, Relationship of structure element diagrams, Structure and behavior coalescence diagram, Sequence diagrams. Our research furnishes an efficient construction method for enterprises to install AOBIBSC, and reduces the construction risk and cost, and provides more discussion space of the system real implementation, testing, construction and performance tuning.

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It happens quite often that most Business Intelligence System (BIS) projects are never near to their completion. While there are many reasons for such high failure rate, the major unsuccessful factors of BIS result in ¡§Member¡¨, ¡§Organization¡¨, and ¡§Technique¡¨. Especially, it seems there is not yet a model and methodology gluing together the interrelationship among people, source of information, and BIS. This thesis aims to assist the enterprise by defining a model of Architecture-Oriented Analysis of Business Intelligence Systems¡¦ Requirement which helps analyze the system with ease. The model emphasizes on the structure behavior coalescence. Using this approach of structure behavior coalescence, developers would devise and adjust the BIS more flexible and adaptable. Architecture-Oriented Analysis-Model is a model which includes many viewpoints, which help analyze several problems caused by mixed BIS products. The main purpose of this research is to achieve Business Intelligence Systems¡¦Requirement through the establishment of the model, and raise the strike-rate and efficiency on the construction of any BIS.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2009. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-97).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2004. / Advisor: W. Poehlman. Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-195). Also available online.

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本篇論文以探討「美、伊」第二次波斯灣戰爭，雙方的情報與反情報活動為主軸，依序針對美國情報界何以誤判伊拉克發展「大規模毀滅性武器」之原委，以及美國情報界有關「人員情報」與「科技情報」的相關得失，及其何以發生「當勝而未勝、當斷而未斷」的謬誤予之陳述，以期進一步就伊拉克未來情勢預為論述。整個論文研究的時間以2002年9月至2003年5月中旬為主；另視情況包括海珊在2003年12月中旬被捕，以及2006年處死為止，以呼應戰前情報資料所呈現的連貫性。 全篇內容，從「美、伊」第二次波斯灣戰爭為起點，延續軍事作戰的脈絡，就其情報組織及其情報、安全運作機制為主，針對「美、伊」雙方在「情報政策、情報組織、編制體制、情報作為（含人員、科技情報）、員額預算、教育訓練與反情報作為」為其探討的各個面向。以伊拉克為例，本研究論述依序包括「革命指導委員會」（Revolutionary Command Council, RCC）所管轄之「情報總局（GID）、安全總局（GSS）、軍事情報局」（MI）三大情報機構，外加「共和國衛隊」（Republican Guard, RG）、「特別共和衛隊」（Special Republican Guard, SRG）相關之軍事情報作為，以及「軍事安全局」(Military Security Service，MSS)有關反情報作為，探究其在兩次波斯灣戰爭之運作效能。 至於美國情報界，啟自美國「國家安全會議」（NSC）安全體系，就其「中央情報局」（CIA）、「國防情報局」（DIA）、「國家安全局」（NSA）、「國家影像暨製圖局」（NIMA）、「國家偵察室」（NRO）等各級情報機關的組織、功能，及其如何運用「特種作戰、空中偵察、衛星監控與電訊監聽」，以廣泛探究其情報作為為重點，進而結合軍事作戰行動，探究其成敗得失。其中，針對美國情報界誤判伊拉克發展「大規模毀滅性武器」（Weapons of mass Destruction, WMD）之原委，以及美國情報界在「人員情報」與「科技情報」的相關工作，何以發生「當勝而未勝、當斷而未斷」的謬誤予之陳述，以期進一步為當前的伊拉克情勢預為論述。 全篇研究架構乃是依據派森斯（T. Parson）所提倡的《社會系統論》，同時針對黎特（J. Litterer）論述的《透析組織》（The Analysis of Organization），作為解析各方情報組織之特質與差異。論文寫作期間，個人亦視需要透過《文獻探討法》、《歷史研究法》與《個案研究法》等方法妥當論述。另；本篇論文區分為7章、33節，約17餘萬字。其中；針對「情報對軍事作戰之影響是否發生革命性的變化」，「情報政策與情報組織之間關聯性應如何取捨」，以及「戰略環境改變與情報作業程序之關聯性」等三個環節，就其緒論（第一章）、「美、伊」第二次波斯灣戰爭緣起暨作戰概況（第二章）、二次波斯灣戰爭期間伊拉克情報體系及其作為（第三章）、二次波斯灣戰爭期間美國情報體系及其情報作為（第四章），以及「美、伊」雙方在情報政策與機制（第五章）與「美、伊」二次波灣戰爭之情報實務與作為（第六章），進而導引出第七章、研究心得與研究發現，並據此完成論文寫作。 由於伊拉克的情報文件多受戰火摧殘，加之伊拉克情報、反情報體系在戰後瓦解後，僅存的文件檔案又多遭俄羅斯帶走，致使伊拉克原始資料舉證不易。此外美國國會在2007年完成調查報告後，固然有助於部分真相的還原，但限於美國單方面的論點，仍不足以呈現其原貌。故亟需參考第三者或其他國家的出版品、網路資訊，輔以個人多方研究所得增益其所不足，此一論述諒必有所洞悉。總之，本篇論文乃是針對「美、伊」二次波斯灣戰之情報作為為其論述，有其針對性、專屬性與深入之探討，惟受美國行政機構資料保密之侷限性，部份內容猶待日後解密方能進一步論述，因此不周之後尚祈指導教授、各位老師及研究此一課題的同學們有所見諒。

39 million people in the world are blind and approximately 15 million of them live in India. Aravind Eye Care System is the biggest provider of eye care in India and the world and it continues to expand and spread medical understanding and best practice to improve ophthalmological care. Aravind Hospitals measure data of performance indicators for management and identify best practice. Currently, each department handles data of these parameters in locally stored excel sheets which limiting benchmarking in real-time. The main objective of this project has been to develop a user-friendly web platform that enables real time benchmarking across all of Aravind’s hospitals. A prototype of a web based business intelligence system has been developed as a proof of concept. The aim of this prototype has been to enable benchmarking across Aravind’s hospitals. The impact has been studied to analyse the extents to which the organization can become more efficient through continuous benchmarking. Initially, a database was developed containing data from the glaucoma clinics in Coimbatore, Madurai, Pondicherry and Tirunelveli. Subsequent was a web platform developed which presents the data dynamically with Google Charts. Interviews and analyses support the implementation of a business intelligence system at Aravind’s Hospitals. Testing and analysis have proven that a business intelligence system can improve value, create innovation and spread best practice at Aravind’s Hospitals. / 39 miljoner personer i världen är blinda och uppskattningsvis 15 miljoner av dem bor i Indien. Aravind Eye Care System är de största leverantörerna av ögonsjukvård i Indien och i världen. De fortsätter att växa och sprida medicinsk kunskap och best practice för att förbättra ögonsjukvården. Aravinds sjukhus mäter data på nyckelparametrar av verksamheten för management och för att identifiera best practice. För närvarande så hanterar varje avdelning data av dessa parametrar i lokalt lagrade Excel dokument vilket begränsar benchmarking i realtid. Det huvudsakliga syftet med detta projekt har varit att utveckla en användarvänlig web plattform som möjliggör benchmarking mellan Aravinds sjukhus i realtid. En prototyp av ett web baserat business intelligence system har utvecklats i form av ett proof of concept. Syftet med denna prototyp har varit att möjliggöra benchmarking mellan Aravinds sjukhus. Dess påverkan har utvärderats och analyserats för att studera till vilken utsträckning organisationen kan bli mer effektiv genom kontinuerlig benchmarking. Till en början har en databas utvecklats för att hantera data från glaukom klinikerna i Coimbatore, Madurai, Pondicherry and Tirunelveli. Där efter har en web plattform utvecklats som presenterar dynamisk data med Google Charts. Intervjuer och analyser stödjer implementationen av ett business intelligence system på Aravinds sjukhus. Denna rapport har bevisat att det är genomförbart att utveckla en skalbar open-source webbplattform som möjliggör benchmarking i realtid. Tester och analyser har även visat att ett business intelligence kan vara värdeskapande, innovation skapande samt sprida kunskap på Aravinds sjukhus.