Abstract:

Developing countries realize the benefits of new technologies for gaining business Values. Saudi Arabia is one of these developing countries that investing in new technologies such as internet of things, agile innovation, and big data analytics to meet the country vision 2030, Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC 2016).Big data analytics is one of emerging technologies in Saudi Arabia especially in educational sectors, which could enhance value realization for organizations (Günther et al. 2017).Earlier studies have shown how big data analytics can convert business and create business values in public and private sectors (Gupta and George 2016).Although, big data analytics (BDA) researches prove the benefits of big data analytics in various fields, few studies focus on the importance of BDA for supporting decision making in Higher Education in Saudi Arabian Higher Education sectors (Mukthar and Sultan 2017).