Looking for expertise down the corporate corridors? You'll find it in finance and the corner office. But not in HR or sales.

That's the conclusion of an American Management Association survey of 800 respondents from across 50 industries who participated in "Conquering Big Data: A Study of Analytical Skills in the Workplace."

Experts designed the survey to determine "how prepared organizations are to compete in an age of Big Data" by asking about the relative analytical skills of various corporate departments. AMA said analytical skills will become ever more critical to a corporation's success in the coming years.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.