Assistant Professor and Director of the MBA Program

1305 West Penn Building

Phone: 412-392-8015  Fax: 412-392-8048

Email Address: amaharaja@pointpark.edu

Website: http://bus2.pointpark.edu/~amaharaja/

Professional Background:

Archish Maharaja joined the School of Business graduate program at Point Park University as an adjunct faculty member in 2000 and is now an assistant professor of business management in the Master of Business Administration program.  Maharaja was appointed as the director of the Master of Business Administration program in September, 2010. He has diversified professional experience, from working at a Fortune 500 company and several smaller accounting and medical businesses to forming his own CPA and consulting firm concerned primarily with physician practices. His industry experience includes working as a purchasing manager and accountant, serving as a financial advisor on a corporate and personal level, and being employed as a healthcare administrator and physician practice manager. He currently provides consulting and management services to individual and multi specialty physician practices, as well as larger healthcare entities.

His research activities are concentrated in healthcare administration and management and information technology as it applies to healthcare. His doctoral dissertation topic was "The Use of Electronic Health Records in Medical Practices" with a goal of analyzing and promoting the use of information technology by physicians. Currently, he is in the process of writing and publishing articles on the adoption and use of electronic health records. His research extends to healthcare organizations concerned with policy management and administration, and he actively participates in professional healthcare management programs in addition to serving as an eager volunteer in organizations that benefit his community.

Education:

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) (Gujarat University, India).

Master of International Business Management (MIBM) (Point Park University, USA).

Doctor of Education, Instructional Leadership Excellence at Duquesne (ILEAD) (Duquesne University, USA).

Licenses:

• Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)
• Life, Health (Insurance)/Annuity (Pennsylvania)

Graduate and undergraduate level courses taught:

• Accounting for Managers (Graduate)
• Electronic Commerce (Graduate)
• Health care Economics (Graduate)
• Management Information Systems (Graduate)
• Managerial Economics (Graduate)
• Money and Banking (Undergraduate)
• Quantitative Studies (Graduate)

Research interests:

Accounting, Auditing, Electronic commerce, Electronic Health/Medical Record Healthcare Administration,  Healthcare Consulting/Management, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Policy.

Conference Presentations:

Economics of Operating an Independent Physician Practice. Dr. Archish Maharaja (Author) Dr. Gita Maharaja (Co-Author), The Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology (NABET), October, 2010, State College, PA, USA.

Sustainability for Multinational Corporations through Knowledge Creation and Managment. Dr. Archish Maharaja (Author) Dr. Dimitris Kraniou (Co-Author), The Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology (NABET), October, 2010, State College, PA, USA. Dr. Maharaja was also a session chair at the conference.

On August 29, 2010 Dr. Archish Maharaja participated in a panel discussion at the Duquesne University on How to Start Your Business with two other panelists. It was held by the Professional Coaching Certificate Program at the School of Leadership and Professional Advancement at the Duquesne University. Dr. Maharaja shared his advice on starting a business, managing finances and creating and maintaining accounting records. He also provided some valuable insight in to operating and sustaining a profitable business. The panel discussion was moderated by Professor Eric Swift of the Program. Mr. Swift is a faculty member and provides coaching advice to entrepreneurs. 

Dr. Maharajapresented four papers (co-authored with three Point Park University School of Business faculty members)  at the 17th Annual International Conference on Advances in Management  held July 14-17th in Atlanta, Georgia.  The papers included "Exploring the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Styles of Management in Multinational Corporations" by Dr.  Gita Maharaja, Mr.  Andrew McIntyre and Dr. Archish Maharaja, "Knowledge Creation in Multinational Corporations" by Dr. Dimitris Kraniou, Dr. Archish Maharaja, and Mr. Andrew McIntyre, "Can Educating Physicians Increase the Adoption Rate of Electronic Health Records?" by Dr. Archish Maharaja, and Mr.  Andrew McIntyre and "Strategies for Physicians to Remain Independent from Hospital Systems" by Dr. Archish Maharaja, Mr.  Andrew McIntyre and Dr. Shannon Whitaker.

Dr. Maharaja was also a chair for the track “Improving Effectiveness of Health Care“at the conference. For the second year in a row he was elected as trustee for the same conference to be held in Cancun, Mexico from July 13-16, 2011.

Effects of Salesperson's Cognitive and Emotional Intelligence on Sales Performance in a Knowledge-Based B2B Service Setting. Dr. Lori Molinari (Author), Dr. Archish Maharaja (Co-author). International Conference on Advances in Management (ICAM), July, 2009, Colorado Springs, Co. USA

Use of the Electronic Health Record in Private Medical Practices. Dr. Archish Maharaja (Author), The Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology (NABET), October, 2009, State College, PA, USA

Use of the Electronic Health Record in Private Medical Practices. Dr. Archish Maharaja (Author), Poster Session, The 5th Annual World Health Care Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT), World Congress, November, 2009, Arlington, VA, USA

Volunteer Activities:

• Ex-officio Treasurer, Northern Tier Regional Library (NTRL)
• Member, Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative (PA eHealth)
• Member, IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiePgh)
• Treasurer, Western Pennsylvania Health Information and Management Systems Society, 2005-present (WPAHIMSS)
• Trustee, Board of Trustees 2009-present, International Conference on Advances in Management (ICAM)
• Secretary, Indian Cultural Association of Pittsburgh 2010-present (ICAP)