Narasimha Rao Vajjhala

Narasimha Rao Vajjhala is working at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the University of New York Tirana, Albania. He is a senior member of ACM and IEEE. He is the Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management (IJRCM). He is also a member of the Risk Management Society (RIMS), and the Project Management Institute (PMI). He has over 20 years of experience in teaching mainly programming and database-related courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels in Europe and Africa. He has also worked as a consultant in technology firms in Europe and has experience participating in EU-funded projects. He has supervised several undergraduate senior design projects and graduate theses. He has completed a Doctorate in Information Systems and Technology (United States); holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and Applications (India), and a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Information Systems (Switzerland), and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science (India).

Publications

Preface

This Preface is included in the book Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Methods for Maximizing Efficiency.

Revolutionizing Curricula Through Computational Thinking, Logic, and Problem Solving

In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, traditional teaching methods often fail to equip students with the skills necessary for success in the 21st century. The...

Efficiency Benchmarking Through Data Envelopment Analysis: Evaluating Disruptive Technologies in India's Key Sectors

In the modern era, disruptive technologies, ranging from artificial intelligence to big data analytics and virtual reality to drone technology, have profoundly impacted...

Data Envelopment Analysis in Healthcare Management: Overview of the Latest Trends

This chapter explores the applications, contributions, limitations, and challenges of data envelopment analysis (DEA) in healthcare management. DEA, a non-parametric method used...

Health Informatics and Patient Safety in Times of Crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of health data, technology, and access to health informatics. The applications of several information technologies in the...

Preface

This Preface is included in the book Advancing SMEs Toward E-Commerce Policies for Sustainability.

Mining Project Failure Indicators From Big Data Using Machine Learning Mixed Methods

The literature revealed approximately 50% of IT-related projects around the world fail, which must frustrate a sponsor or decision maker since their ability to forecast success...

Empirical Study of Exporting a University Curriculum: Is It Successful, Is It Profitable, and Is Student Learning Effective?

Amidst unethical behavior scandals surrounding admissions and profit strategies of Western universities, stakeholders must wonder if exporting an American curriculum into...

Digital Branding in the Digital Era

The 21st-century marketplace and its consumers are connected digitally as an innovative and inquisitive technique of information gathering. In the first two decades of this...

The Role of Digital Marketing in Achieving Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Digital marketing is a growing trend day by day, with internet marketing concepts becoming a powerful medium for digital marketing and electronic devices such as cell phones...

Impact of Information Communication Technology Strategies on Learning Effectiveness

Transnational higher education is a multinational growth strategy requiring a foreign direct investment to establish a university or a campus in a new country and, if possible...

Global Risk and Contingency Management Research in Times of Crisis

Risks can be identified, evaluated, and mitigated, but the underlying uncertainty remains elusive. Risk is present across all industries and sectors. As a result, organizations...

Agriculture Business Problems: Analysis of Research and Probable Solutions in Africa

Researchers need to investigate global life-threatening problems tied to agriculture such as food insecurity and malnutrition pandemics. This chapter reviews empirical fact-based...

Relationship Selling as a Strategic Weapon for Sustainable Performance

Relationship selling is a strategy of attracting suitable consumers and then establishing, sustaining, and strengthening relationships with them to achieve long-term satisfaction...

Opportunities and Strategic Use of Agribusiness Information Systems

Due to such factors as poor economic conditions, climate change, and conflict, food security remains an issue around the world and especially in developing nations. Rapid changes...

Contemporary Usage of Farm Management Information Systems in Nigeria

Agriculture is a critical sector in the Nigerian economy, contributing significantly to GDP as well as employment generation. Agricultural technology has evolved substantially...

Introduction to Agricultural Information Systems

This chapter provides an introduction to agricultural and farm management information systems. This chapter provides an overview of the components, subsystems, processes, and...

Agriculture Business Problems: Analysis of Research and Probable Solutions in Africa

Researchers need to investigate global life-threatening problems tied to agriculture such as food insecurity and malnutrition pandemics. This chapter reviews empirical fact-based...

Assessment of E-Readiness Challenges of Farmers and Extension Workers in North-East Nigeria

The grounded theory study-based chapter comprehensively presents information about the significance of information and communication technology, the e-readiness situation of...

Using Experiential Learning to Improve Student Attitude and Learning Quality in Software Engineering Education

Experiential learning (EL) has great potential to transform students’ learning experience. Few studies, however, have focused on the use of EL in computer science education. The...

Risks in Adoption and Implementation of Big Data Analytics: A Case of Indian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

The research investigates the risks in adopting and implementing big data analytics in Indian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The researchers outlined a survey...

What Motivates Young Technology-Literate Consumers in Densely Populated Areas?

In this chapter, the authors analyze the cultural, technological, and psychological factors that influence online young technology-literate consumer behavior in a densely...

Predictors of e-service Consumption in a Highly Productive Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa Region Sample

The authors investigated consumer e-commerce behavior in a Brazil-Russia-India-China-South-Africa (BRICS) region from a socio-cultural perspective. BRICS countries are important...

Impact of Socialized Uncertainty on Group Decision Making: An Experiment With Emerging Executives

Many stakeholders in society are concerned about the effectiveness of decision making behavior for our future generation of leaders. Risk taking behavior has been studied in the...

Examining e-Adoption of Agricultural Systems by Farmers in Central Nigeria

In this study the authors examined what factors impacted the agricultural information system (AIS) electronic software adoption by rural farmers in central Nigeria. They...

How Social Culture Impacts Young Executive Decision Making in a Context of Uncertainty

In this chapter, we explore social science theories that could explain how executives make decisions in contexts with a high degree of uncertainty. In particular we focus on how...

Visual Data Mining for Collaborative Filtering: A State-of-the-Art Survey

This book chapter provides a state-of-the-art survey of visual data mining techniques used for collaborative filtering. The chapter begins with a discussion on various visual...

Visual Data Mining for Collaborative Filtering: A State-of-the-Art Survey

This book chapter provides a state-of-the-art survey of visual data mining techniques used for collaborative filtering. The chapter begins with a discussion on various visual...

Communities of Practice in Transition Economies: Innovation in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Communities of Practice (CoPs) are informal groups of individuals sharing knowledge and experience within or outside an organization. CoPs can help organizations, especially...

Student Resistance to a Mandatory Learning Management System in Online Supply Chain Courses

The authors explored how a technology model captured the factors that motivated and demotivated students to accept a new learning management system in online supply chain courses...

Assessing the Risk of Leveraging Technology in Small Businesses Entering the European Union

Small businesses (SB's) with less than 50 employees contribute significantly to the gross national product of transition economy countries in European Union (EU) nations...

Communities of Practice in Transition Economies: Innovation in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Communities of Practice (CoPs) are informal groups of individuals sharing knowledge and experience within or outside an organization. CoPs can help organizations, especially...

International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management (IJRCM)

Narasimha Rao Vajjhala. Est. 2012.

The International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management (IJRCM) publishes interdisciplinary research papers, reviews, and case studies that examine risk, uncertainty, and...

Microsoft Project as a Risk Management Tool