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Praveen Pinjani, PhD

Praveen Pinjani, PhDAssociate Dean
College of Business
Delaware State University
1200 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901
302.857.7805
ppinjani [at] desu.edu

Education

Ph. D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC (AACSB)
Major: Management Information Systems
Minor: International Business

Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS), Texas Tech University
Major: Management Information Systems

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi, India
Major: Marketing and Finance (Dual)

Research Interests/Area

  • Management Information Systems
  • Global Information Technology
  • Knowledge Management
  • Global Virtual Teams
  • Communication Media and Technology
  • Open Source Software
  • Global E-Commerce
  • Meta-Analysis Research

Publications

Refereed Journal Publications

  1. Pinjani, Praveen and Palvia, P. “Trust and Knowledge Sharing in Global Virtual Teams”. Information & Management, Volume 50, Issue 4, 2013
  2. Palvia, P., Pinjani, P., Cannoy, S., and Jacks T., “Contextual Constraints in Media Choice: Beyond Information Richness” Decision Support Systems, Vol. 51., 2011, 657-670.
  3. Palvia, P., Pinjani, P., & Sibley, E.H.  “Editorial, A Profile of Information Systems Research Published in Information & Management” Information & Management, Vol. 44, Issue 1, January 2007, 1-11
  4. Palvia, P., Midha, V., Pinjani, P., “Research Models in Information Systems.” Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Vol. 17, June 2006, pp. 1042-1063.
  5. Palvia, P., Leary, T.D., Mao, E., Midha, V., Pinjani, P., and Salam, A.F. “Research Methodologies In MIS: An Update.”  Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Vol. 14, article 24, November 2004, pp. 526-542.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  1. Maity, D. & Pinjani, P. “Ownership Ambiguity of Digital Content and Unintentional Copyright Infringement” Proceedings – Global Information Technology Management World Conference, St. Louis, MO, USA, June 2015.
  2. Zamir, Z. & Pinjani, P. “Economic Growth and Inflation: Developing a Decision Support model using WEKA data mining tool to help Predict expected Economic Growth” Proceedings – Global Information Technology Management World Conference, St. Louis, MO, USA, June 2015.
  3. Zamir, Z. & Pinjani, P. “Can Knowledge Management help Improve Firm’s Overall Performance” Proceedings – Global Information Technology Management World Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, June 2014.
  4. Pinjani, P. & Miles, T. “Framework for Understanding Perception of Small Business Adoption on Open Source Software” Proceedings – Global Information Technology Management World Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA, June 2011.
  5. Govindarajulu, C., & Pinjani, P. “Study of a Web-Based Document Management System (DMS) for Academic Institutions” Proceedings – Global Information Technology Management World Conference, Washington DC, USA, June 2010.
  6. Pinjani, P. & Palvia, P.C. “Towards Understanding of Diversity and Conflict in Global Virtual Teams” Proceedings - National Decision Science Institute, New Orleans, LA, November 2009.
  7. Pinjani, P. “Organization Life Cycle Perspective of Knowledge Management” Proceedings- National Decision Science Institute, New Orleans, LA, November 2009.
  8. Pinjani, P. & Palvia, P.C. “Trust and Knowledge Sharing in Diverse Global Virtual Teams” Proceedings – National Decision Sciences Institute, Baltimore, MD, November 2008.
  9. Pinjani, P. “IT Outsourcing: Vendor Internationalization Strategies” Proceedings – Global Information Technology Management World Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, June 2008.
  10. Pinjani, P. & Palvia, P.C. “Diversity in Global Virtual Teams: Results from a Field Survey” Proceedings - International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics, Greensboro, USA, October 2007.
  11. Pinjani, P. & Palvia, P.C. “The Role of Diversity and Technology in Global Virtual Teams” Proceedings - Americas Conference on Information Systems, Keystone, Colorado, USA, August 2007.
  12. Pinjani, P. & Nath, A.K. “Factors Influencing the Perceived Security of the Customer While Purchasing Using Web” Proceedings – Southeastern Decision Sciences Institute, Savannah, GA, February 2007.
  13. Pinjani, P. “Global Virtual Teams: Understanding from a Partnership Development Perspective” Doctoral Consortium, Proceedings - National Decision Sciences Institute, San Antonio, TX, November 2006.
  14. Pinjani, P. “Global Virtual Teams: Understanding from a Partnership Development Perspective” Doctoral Consortium, Proceedings - Americas Conference on Information Systems, Acapulco, Mexico, August 2006.
  15. Baqir, M.N., Latif, A., Palvia, P., King, R., Pinjani, P., “Role of Expectation Confirmation/Disconfirmation on Intention to Use Course Management Systems”, Proceedings - Americas Conference on Information Systems, Acapulco, Mexico, August 2006.
  16. Pinjani, P. “Global Virtual Teams: Understanding from a Partnership Development Perspective” Doctoral Consortium, Proceedings - Global Information Technology Management World Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, June 2006.
  17. Pinjani, P., D’Aubeterre, F., “Collaboration in IS Research: A Pilot Meta Analysis” Proceedings – Global Information Technology Management World Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, June 2006.
  18. Palvia, P., Pinjani, P., Cannoy, S. “Media Characteristics & Applicability In Various Contexts” Proceedings – Southeastern Decision Sciences Institute, Wilmington, NC, February 2006.
  19. Palvia, P., Pinjani, P., Cannoy, S. “Beyond Information Richness in Media Choice.” Proceedings – National Decision Sciences Institute, San Francisco, CA, November 2005.
  20. Palvia, P., Pinjani, P., Leary, D. T., and Midha, V.   “An Examination of Underlying Models in Information Systems Research.” Proceedings - National Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, MA, November 2004.
  21. Pinjani, P., Nemati, H. “Composite Model of Online Purchase Satisfaction Determinants” Proceedings - National Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, MA, November 2004.
  22. Palvia, P., Leary, D. T., Pinjani, P., and Midha, V.  “A Meta-Analysis of MIS Research.”  Proceedings - Americas Conference on Information Systems, New York City, New York, USA, August 2004.
  23. Palvia, P., and Pinjani, P., “A Meta-Analysis of Global Information Technology Research.”  Proceedings - Global Information Technology Management World Conference, San Diego, California, USA, June 2004.

Book Chapters

  1. Palvia, P., and Pinjani, P., “Global Information Technology Management Environment: Representative World Issues” in “Global Information Technology and Systems Management”.  In Palvia, P., Palvia, S.C.J., and Harris, A.L.  “Managing Global Information Technology: Strategies and Challenges”. Ivy League Publishing, 2007.
  2. Palvia, P., and Pinjani, P., “Diffusion of E-Commerce in Economic Regions of the World” in “Global Information Technology and Systems Management”.  In Palvia, P., Palvia, S.C.J., and Harris, A.L.  “Managing Global Information Technology: Strategies and Challenges”. Ivy League Publishing, 2007.

Honors & Awards

  • 2015-2016
    Deans Award for Service
  • 2013-2014
    Organizational Leadership Award, Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA)
  • 2012-2013
    Seed Money for Center of IT Services for small business development activities
  • 2011-2012
    Seed Money for Center of IT Services for small business development activities
  • 2009-2010
    Professional Development Award, Delaware State University
  • 2008-2009
    Professional Development Award, Delaware State University
  • 2007-2008
    Young Researchers Award, International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatoric’s
  • 2006-2007
    UNCG Outstanding Graduate Teaching Excellence Award​​​​​​​
    UNCG ISOM Dept., Summer Project Funding​​​​​​​
    UNCG ISOM Department Summer Scholarship
    Wachovia Fellowship for Dissertation Research
  • 2005-2006​​​​​​​
    UNCG Graduate School Summer Scholarship
  • 2004-2005​​​​​​​
    UNCG Graduate School Summer Scholarship​​​​​​​
    UNCG ISOM Department Summer Scholarship
  • 2003-2004​​​​​​​
    UNCG Graduate School Summer Scholarship​​​​​​​
    UNCG ISOM Department Summer Scholarship
    Best Paper Nomination AMCIS 2004, New York
  • 2002-2003
    ​​​​​​​Jerry S Rawls Graduate Scholarship, Texas Tech University

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