Business Intelligence Enabling Competitiveness: A Multi-Theoretical Analysis of South African Metals Manufacturers

The competitiveness of the South African metals manufacturers is under spotlight, since new investments in and engineering industry Africa have been poor, growth Chinese trade has had a negative competitive effect on domestic manufacturing output employment. purpose study was to determine how supportive business intelligence process enabling successful practice. A theoretical model designed empirically tested by manufacturers, where four theories were selected act as mediators between competitiveness. This hypotheses applying Spearman's rank-order correlations structural equation model. total 63 responses received analysed. found that building blocks combined single factor do not directly lead competitiveness, but only when all theories' principles, into factor, mediators.