Analytical management and Data Science: An analysis from the perspective of administration and business

Abstract

Purpose: this paper has the objective of analyzing and suggesting a definition and configuration for an analytical management, considering its organizational position and its professionals. Design: we followed the essay format, emphasizing three bases for reflection on the central theme: its definition, its position in organizations and its leadership competencies. Results: in each of the main stages, a description and its visualization were proposed, integrating the three main elements of each session; at the end, challenges are pointed out for the training of leaders in analytical management and, also, for future debates. Innovation: recognizing the wide and diverse literature on analytical management and Data Science, we propose an analysis from the perspective of the Management and Business area. Impact: the essay contributes by offering professional and academic leaders a necessary perspective to the already existing debates about organizational and training projects in Data Science.