Biography

Dr. Matthew Waritay Guah is full professor and chair of the Business Administration & Information Systems Department at South Carolina State University. Dr. Guah, spent the last three years contributing his service to the Provost Office as acting Associate Provost for Academic Affairs before returning to his chair position. He also serves as the Interim MBA Program Director and Faculty Athletic Representative for MEAC/NCAA. Prior to joining SC State in 2014, Dr. Guah was Director for MBA Program at Claflin University, where he occasionally spear-headed major changes at Claflin Business School—wining 2 excellence awards for research (in 2012) and services (in 2013). With a PhD in Information Systems and Management Controls from Warwick University (United Kingdom), Dr. Guah has previously worked at Erasmus School of Economics (Rotterdam), University of Hawaii (Honolulu), Warwick University and Brunel University (London). Dr. Guah’s primary research focuses on business systems in healthcare organizations—reforming healthcare delivery process and performance evaluation. Dr. Guah currently teaches Management Information Systems and Integrated Business Decision within the School of Business. He is also researching claims that Big Data is the next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity. From his previous life, Dr. Guah brings into the classroom industry experience that include United Nations, British Airways, British Standards Institute and Merrill Lynch Bank. Dr. Guah has published 4 books and over 75 journal articles, book chapters and international conference papers, mostly in healthcare management, project management and business accountability. Dr. Guah currently serves on editorial boards for several academic journals as well as track chair, session chair and panelist for many international conferences. Dr. Matthew Guah is a Eucharistic Minister at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, in Orangeburg, He is married with two children currently in college.

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Research Interest

Guah’s research interest is in information systems, strategic management and healthcare policy. He has published in academic journals to include The International Journal of Health Policy and Technology and The International Journal of Critical Accounting. In addition, he has published two text books: Business Sustainability Strategy: Theory and Cases and Enterprise Information Systems: Theory and Real Cases