Exploring the underlying relations between the Business Intelligent and Knowledge Management

Business Intelligent (BI) and Knowledge Management (KM) are close concepts to each other and both are relatively new and young area of study in Business. Reviewing the literature indicates that the clear and proper relations between these concepts, BI and KM, has not been yet established. Different researchers have considered different links between them which indicates there is no consensus among the researchers. This paper first defines BI and KM, then explores their relationship by reviewing and analysing the relevant literature and shed more light in this respect. It is found that KM and BI both have similar or common objectives and improves the decision making ability and gaining cooptative advantages for the firm. However, KM includes both tacit and explicit knowledge and has considered unstructured data and social models, while BI more focuses on explicit knowledge and is technology-oriented. The paper concludes BI and KM should be integrated, while their differences and abilities should be taken into account

Exploring the underlying relations between the Business Intelligent and Knowledge Management Keywords:

Business Intelligent , Knowledge Management , Similarities and Differences of BI and KM , Integration of BI and KM