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 Volume 12, Issue 7 (July 2025), Pages: 107-117

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 Original Research Paper

Advanced insights into the business world: Exploring the interplay of business intelligence, knowledge management practices, and sustainability performance

 Author(s): 

 Anas Hakeem 1, *, Emran Hakeem 2, Mohammed Hakeem 2, Abdullah Alfarah 3, 4

 Affiliation(s):

  1College of Business and Economics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
  2College of Business, Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  3College of Administrative and Financial Science, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  4College of Business, Colorado State University Global, Denver, USA

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 * Corresponding Author. 

   Corresponding author's ORCID profile:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8474-1257

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.07.010

 Abstract

This study examines the relationship between Knowledge Management Practices (KMP) and Sustainability Performance (SP) in organizations, emphasizing the mediating role of Business Intelligence (BI). Using data from 298 companies in Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector, the findings indicate that effective KMP positively impact SP. Furthermore, the results show that KMP contributes to the development of BI, which further enhances sustainability outcomes. This research provides insights into the relatively understudied link between Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, and Sustainability Performance, offering practical implications for improving organizational strategies in these areas. The study presents scientific evidence from the perspective of tourism companies in Saudi Arabia.

 © 2025 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Knowledge management, Sustainability performance, Business intelligence, Tourism sector, Organizational strategies

 Article history

 Received 27 September 2024, Received in revised form 18 February 2025, Accepted 12 June 2025

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment. 

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

Participation in this study was voluntary, and informed consent was obtained from all respondents. The survey responses were anonymized to protect participants’ privacy, and all data were treated with strict confidentiality.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Hakeem A, Hakeem E, Hakeem M, and Alfarah A (2025). Advanced insights into the business world: Exploring the interplay of business intelligence, knowledge management practices, and sustainability performance. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(7): 107-117

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