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photo of Pratyush Bharati

Pratyush Bharati, PhD

  • Chair and Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
  • Telephone: 617-287-7695
  • Office Location: M-5-247

Areas of Expertise

Social Media and Organizations, Green Information Systems, International Production of Software and Services, Diffusion of Information Technologies in SMEs, Information Systems and Services

Degrees

PhD, Rensselaer

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • Bharati, P. and Chaudhury, A. (2012), “Technology Assimilation Across the Value Chain: An Empirical Study of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises,” Information Resources Management Journal, 25(1), pp. 38-60, January-March.
  • Bharati, P., Chaudhury, A. and Zhang, W. (2012), “Building Organizational Knowledge Quality: Investigating the Role of Social Media and Social Capital,” Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), August 9-11.
  • Manning, S. and Bharati, P. (2012), “The Rise of Global Service Delivery Networks: Network Conditions and Embedded Strategies,” Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 3-7.
  • Bharati, P., Lee, I., and Chaudhury, A. (Eds.) (2010), Global Perspectives on Small and Medium Enterprises and Strategic Information Systems: International Approaches, Business Science Reference, Hershey, PA.
  • Bharati, P. (2005), “India’s IT Services Industry: A Comparative Analysis”, IEEE Computer, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 71-75.
  • Bharati, P. and Chaudhury, A. (2004), “An Empirical Investigation of Decision-Making Satisfaction in Web-Based Decision Support Systems”, Decision Support Systems, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 187-197.
  • Bharati, P. (2005), “India’s IT Services Industry: A Comparative Analysis”, IEEE Computer, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 71-75.
  • Bharati, P. and Berg, D. (2003), “Managing Information Technology for Service Quality: A Study from the Other Side”, IT and People, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 183-202.

Additional Information

Background

Deloitte Consulting, New York, NY.

Courses Taught

Project and Change Management, IT Project Management, Management of Information Technology for Quality and Competitive Advantage, Introduction to Information Systems and Web Fluency.

Research Interests

Social Media and Organizations
Green Information Systems
International Production of Software and Services
Diffusion of Information Technologies in SMEs
Information Systems and Services

Professional Activities

Mini-Track Chair, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), 2009-Present

Honors

Sloan Foundation Industry Studies Grant (2008)

CM Commonwealth Award, University of Massachusetts (2004 and 2007)

College of Management Faculty Scholarship Award, University of Massachusetts (2002)

College of Management Faculty Scholarship Award, University of Massachusetts (2001)

Public Service Endowment Grant, University of Massachusetts (2000)