• Information Systems Review
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.39-57
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• 2016

Previous studies on the success factors of big data implementation have called for future research and further examination of the top management leadership's impact. This research proposes and empirically tests three hypotheses, including how top management leadership can directly affect big data investment, how it can mediate the causal relationship between big data investment and idea usefulness, and how it can mediate the relationship between idea usefulness and business utilization. Based on the data collected from 108 big data users in Korean companies, we determined that all three hypotheses are statistically significant. By shedding light on top management leadership and its characteristics, we can provide better suggestions on what needs to be done to ensure the success of big data.