Editor's note: This editorial launches a series written by editors and co-authored with a
senior executive, thought leader, or scholar from a different field to explore new content …

Few topics have received as much recent attention from researchers across disciplines,
practitioners, policymakers, and popular media as “big data.” Yet, from our experiences on …

Spotlight on Big Data the analytics that were used in the past. We can measure and
therefore manage more precisely than ever before. We can make better predictions and …

" The chapters in this volume offer useful case studies, technical roadmaps, lessons learned,
and a few prescriptions to 'do this, avoid that.'"—From the Foreword by Joe LaCugna, Ph. D …

The recent advent of remote sensing, mobile technologies, novel transaction systems, and
highperformance computing offers opportunities to understand trends, behaviors, and …

The best-selling author of Big Data is back, this time with a unique and in-depth insight into
how specific companies use big data. Big data is on the tip of everyone's tongue. Everyone …

Go ahead, be skeptical about big data. The author was—at first. When the term “big data”
first came on the scene, bestselling author Tom Davenport (Competing on Analytics …

Residents in Boston, Massachusetts are automatically reporting potholes and road hazards
via their smartphones. Progressive Insurance tracks real-time customer driving patterns and …

Big data and analytics promise to change virtually every industry and business function over
the next decade. Any organization that gets started early with big data can gain a significant …

While many disciplines embrace the possibilities that Big Data present for advancing
scholarship and practice, organizational and management research has yet to realize Big …