JMGT_V3_N2_A2 Kathleen Patterson Paul Carr Journal on Management 2230 – 715X 3 2 14 18 Business intelligence, Strategy, Organizational leadership Business intelligence is a deceptively straightforward construct that has many dissimilar definitions throughout the business arena. When managers and the leaders of organizations speak of this construct they may often agree upon models or theories of implementation without making the warranted efforts to operationally define the construct for them selves. This manuscript will attempt to offer some operational definitions of business intelligence as well as tender significant insight into the process of operationally defining the construct from an organizational leadership perspective. An inquiry into the human aspects of agency, learning and intelligence will hopefully create environments for organizational leaders to include the citizens of an organization in the process of operationally defining this construct for themselves. September - November 2008 Copyright © 2008 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=258