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Volume 1 Number 1 2025
RESEARCH ARTICLE (Open Access)
Enhancing Organizational Productivity by Overcoming Challenges in Business Analytics and Human Capital
Ispita Jahan1*, Md Nazmuddin Moin Khan2, Md Iqbal Hossain3
Paradise 1 (1) 1-8 https://doi.org/10.25163/paradise.1110487
Submitted: 03 October 2025 Revised: 01 December 2025 Accepted: 06 December 2025 Published: 08 December 2025
Abstract
Background: The contemporary business landscape demands organizations to develop business analytics capability (BAC) because it functions as their core competitive advantage. US organizations allocate funds for analytics infrastructure development but they struggle to fully integrate analytics into their operational processes because only 25% of organizations report complete adoption.
Methods: The study method included a cross-sectional survey that used questionnaires to collect data from 235 US employees who worked in analytics and operational decision-making positions during 2025. The participants used Likert scales and percentage-based measures to report their experiences with BAC and HCR and to evaluate technological and organizational challenges and productivity indicators. The data analysis used descriptive statistics together with Pearson correlation analysis. The analysis used p = 0.05 as the significance level to determine statistical relationships between variables through correlation coefficients (r).
Results: The study received responses from 21-22% of participants who stated analytics tools and infrastructure existed yet only 13% of them achieved effective integration which shows a clear difference between available resources and their actual usage in operations. The HCR faces two main challenges which stem from staff shortages that affect 24% of the organization and inadequate training programs that impact 21% of the staff. The productivity indicators showed moderate enhancement through decision-making speed which measured 3.58 with a p-value of 0.047 and workflow efficiency which scored 3.49 with a p-value of 0.052.
Conclusion: Organizational productivity depends on three essential elements which include analytics capability and workforce readiness and structural alignment.
Keywords: Human Capital Readiness, Organizational Barriers, Organizational Productivity, Business Analytics Capability, Technological Challenges
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