Dr. Dhiraj Sharma
Assistant ProfessorPunjabi University, Patiāla, Punjab, India
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Commerce & Business Administration from I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, India
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Punjabi University, Patiāla, Punjab, India
Biography
Dr. Dhiraj Sharma is an academician, researcher, and writer, currently serving at Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab. He remained Adjunct Faculty under the alliance with an American University for five years (2010-15). In 2017, he was given additional charge of Joint Director of the Centre for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, which became non-functional due to lack of funding and grants.
With a distinguished academic background, he holds three postgraduate degrees in Finance, Commerce, and Business Administration and has earned a doctorate specializing in Banking and Technology. As a post-doctoral research, his Major Research Project (2012-15) got approved and funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India.
A dedicated research supervisor, Dr. Sharma has successfully guided over 25 PhD scholars (as on Dec 2024), with six more currently under his mentorship. He is the author of Fourteen books and has published over a Hundred research papers, fiction and non-fiction articles, and book chapters. Several of his books serve as essential texts and references in undergraduate and postgraduate programs across Indian universities. He has also developed academic content for esteemed institutions, including All India Management Association (AIMA), New Delhi; Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM), Mumbai; Bangalore University, Bengaluru; and Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Dr. Sharma has served as the Managing Editor of a refereed national research journal for over five years and is currently the Chief Editor of an international journal. He also contributes as a reviewer for several national and international journals. His active participation in academia includes serving as an organizing member, session chair, discussant at numerous seminars, conferences, Faculty Development Programs, and workshops in India and abroad. Notably, he played a key role in organizing the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) in December 2011, an initiative by the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India.
With 27 years of professional experience, Dr. Sharma remains deeply committed to academic writing, teaching, and research. Beyond academia, he passionately explores creative writing in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. An avid birder, nature and wildlife photographer, and a painter, he specializes in realistic and semi-impressionist art. His dedication to environmental conservation extends to active participation in government and NGO-led initiatives focused on birding, butterfly monitoring, and habitat preservation.
With his diverse expertise spanning research, education, and the arts, Dr. Sharma brings a unique and insightful perspective to his writing, making him a compelling voice in both academic and creative domains.
Area of Interest:
Business Management and Accounting
100%
Finance and Economics
62%
Banking
90%
Electronic Commerce and Business
75%
E-Banking Services
55%
Research Publications in Numbers
Books
14
14
Chapters
0
0
Articles
30
30
Abstracts
0
0
Selected Publications
- Nade, A.B. and D. Sharma, 2019. Risk management practices in the commercial banks of Ethiopia. Int. J. Manage. IT Eng., 9: 232-247.
Direct Link | - Nade, A.B. and D. Sharma, 2019. A comparative study of the risk management practices of public and private commercial banks in Ethiopia. Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Innov. Res., 6: 663-669.
Direct Link | - Jerene, W. and D. Sharma, 2019. The adoption of banking technology and electronic financial services: Evidence from selected bank customers in Ethiopia. Int. J. Electron. Finance, 9: 310-328.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Jerene, W. and D. Sharma, 2019. Determinants of bank customer's intention to adopt electronic finance technologies in Ethiopia: An integration of TAM with financial risk, financial trust and awareness. J. Internet Bank. Commerce, Vol. 24, No. 2. .
Direct Link | - Sharma, N. and D. Sharma, 2018. Rising toll of frauds in banking: A threat for the Indian economy. J. Technol. Manage. Growing Econ., 9: 71-88.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Kaur, G. and D. Sharma, 2018. A study of service providers' perspective towards telemedicine in Punjab. Int. J. Curr. Adv. Res., 7: 11784-11786.
Direct Link | - Kaur, G. and D. Sharma, 2018. A study of patients' perspective toward telemedicine services in Punjab. Int. J. Curr. Adv. Res., 7: 10028-10030.
Direct Link | - Kaur, G. and D. Sharma, 2018. A review of the research literature on telemedicine services. Int. J. Recent Scient. Res., 9: 24485-24489.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Jerene, W. and D. Sharma, 2018. The induction of banking technology adoption in Ethiopia: Evidence from public bank. Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Innov. Res., 5: 497-504.
Direct Link | - Bala, I. and D. Sharma, 2018. Inflationary trends in India: A pre and post reform study. J. Technol. Manage. Growing Econ., 9: 151-161.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Teka, B.M. and D. Sharma, 2017. Influence of demographic factors on users' adoption of electronic banking in Ethiopia. J. Internet Bank. Commerce, Vol. 22. .
Direct Link | - Teka, B.M. and D. Sharma, 2017. Assessment of the practices and challenges of electronic banking adoption in Ethiopia. Int. J. Res. IT Manage., 7: 82-94.
Direct Link | - Leykun, F. and D. Sharma, 2017. Determinants of banks' profitability: Review and assessment. Int. J. Manage. Bus. Stud., 7: 14-20.
Direct Link | - Bansal, M., D. Grover and D. Sharma, 2017. Sensitivity association rule mining using weight based fuzzy logic. Global J. Enterprise Inform. Syst., 9: 1-9.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Bansal, M., D. Grover and D. Sharma, 2017. Secure mining and sharing of financial data: Fuzzy logic and cryptography. Indian J. Comput. Sci. Eng., 8: 542-547.
Direct Link | - Bansal, M., D. Grover and D. Sharma, 2017. Recent privacy preserving data mining techniques: A survey. Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Adv. Eng., 7: 68-75.
Direct Link | - Kaur, K. and D. Sharma, 2016. Perception of university teachers with regard to factors determining QWL. MMU J. Manage. Technol., 1: 9-18.
Direct Link | - Kaur, G., D. Sharma and V. Kaur, 2016. m-Health care services: New opportunity for health care in India. Int. J. Multidisciplin. Res. Dev., 3: 211-212.
Direct Link | - Kaur, G., D. Sharma and V. Kaur, 2016. Telemedicine in transient phase: Emergence of m-Health care services. Indian J. Sci. Technol., Vol. 9, No. 15. 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i15/90463.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Sharma, D. and T.K. Gill, 2015. Is technology stressful? (A study of Indian public sector banks). Int. J. Comput. Sci. Technol., 6: 73-78.
Direct Link | - Sharma, D. and J. Pahuja, 2015. E-CRM practices in Indian health insurance: A comparative study of public and private sector players. Int. J. Comput. Sci. Technol., 6: 13-17.
Direct Link | - Brar, T.P.S., D. Sharma and S.S. Khurmi, 2015. An exploratory study on e-banking services usage by corporate firms in India. Int. J. Res. Electron. Comput. Eng., 3: 1-10.
Direct Link | - Bansal, M., D. Grover and D. Sharma, 2015. Design and implementation of a secure banking model using fuzzy logic and cryptography. J. Emerg. Trends Eng. Sci. Technol., 2: 14-20.
Direct Link | - Sharma, D. and T.K. Gill, 2014. A factor analysis approach to antecedents of technostress: A study of State Bank of Patiala. Gian Jyoti E-J., 4: 1-8.
Direct Link | - Brar, T.P.S., D. Sharma and S.S. Khurmi, 2014. Factors influencing E-banking adoption in India: An amalgamation of TAM and TPB. Int. J. Comput. Sci. Technol., 5: 91-96.
Direct Link | - Sharma, D., 2013. Technology convergence for rural development-evidence from India. Int. J. Res. Electron. Comput. Eng., 1: 31-38.
Direct Link | - Brar, T.P.S., D. Sharma and S.S. Khurmi, 2013. Influence of trust in espousal of E-banking in India. Int. J. Res. Electron. Comput. Eng., 1: 9-16.
Direct Link | - Sharma, D., 2012. Does technology lead to better financial performance? A study of Indian commercial banks. Managing Global Transitions, 10: 3-28.
Direct Link | - Kaur, S. and D. Sharma, 2011. Performance appraisal of public sector banks in India-top 10 PSB in 2010. Indian J. Applied Res., 1: 12-14.
PubMed | - Sharma, D. and R.K. Uppal, 2010. IT-productivity paradox in banks a study of Indian banks in hyper IT Era. Int. J. Bus. Econ. Manage. Res., 1: 1-21.
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