This study empirically examined the effects of 12 factors on the success of data warehousing. Several hypotheses were set up to identify the relationships among these variables. And the survey instrument(questionnaire) was developed to collect data. Ultimately 183 questionnaires from 61 korean firms were collected. Findings showed that 9 factors(having the right resources, championship, management support, management of user expectations, planning for the project, prototyping, user participation, quality of the data sources, having the right development tools) affect positive effect on the success of data warehousing.