Greeni Maheshwari

Dr. Greeni Maheshwari is a Senior Lecturer in Management at The Business School of RMIT University Vietnam, where she has been contributing to academic excellence since 2008. With a Doctorate in Business Administration in Global Business and Leadership from a US institution, she has established herself as a multidisciplinary educator and researcher specializing in leadership, entrepreneurship, and educational innovation. Currently based at the Saigon South Campus in Ho Chi Minh City, she teaches Leadership and Management in the MBA program and Change Management in undergraduate programs, building on her earlier experience teaching Business Statistics and Quantitative Analysis in the Economics and Finance department.

Dr. Maheshwari earned her Doctorate in Business Administration in Global Business and Leadership from a US institution. She has been recognized as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) in the UK, reflecting her commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. Her academic journey at RMIT Vietnam progressed from Associate Lecturer (2006-2008) to Lecturer in Economics and Finance (2008-2022) and currently Senior Lecturer in Management (2023-present).

Dr. Maheshwari's research focuses on critical areas of contemporary business and education, with particular emphasis on Women Leadership, Educational Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and Human Resource Management. Her work frequently intersects with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially Gender Equality (Goal 5), Quality Education (Goal 4), and Decent Work and Economic Growth (Goal 8). She has conducted extensive research on women entrepreneurship in Vietnam, examining both motivators and barriers through integrated theoretical frameworks, and has explored leadership dynamics in higher education institutions across different cultural contexts.

Her recent publications reveal a strong trend toward examining the intersection of technology, education, and leadership. Dr. Maheshwari has published multiple studies on AI adoption in educational contexts, particularly focusing on ChatGPT's applications in statistics education and higher learning. She frequently employs bibliometric and systematic review methodologies to map research landscapes in educational leadership and entrepreneurship. Her work maintains a strong regional focus on Vietnam and Southeast Asia while contributing to global scholarly conversations on leadership, gender dynamics, and sustainable business practices.

Dr. Maheshwari has received numerous prestigious awards recognizing her contributions to teaching and research:

• 2024: Top 2% of Scientists in the World based on Stanford's list for Single-Year Citation Impact
• 2024: RMIT Vietnam Teaching Team Award for MBA program
• 2024: Featured in CoBL's L&T 2024 Vanguard Magazine, RMIT Melbourne
• 2021: One of the top 21 teachers in Student-Led RMIT Vietnam Teaching Award
• 2021: Media Star in Economics & Finance department for publishing in over 90 media outlets with media coverage value exceeding 20,000 USD
• 2020: Senior Fellow in Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK
• 2020: Deputy Vice-Chancellors Award for Teaching Innovation at RMIT University, Melbourne

Dr. Maheshwari is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of business leaders and scholars. She is open to supervising Masters Research and PhD students, particularly those interested in her areas of expertise including women leadership, educational leadership, entrepreneurship, and SME development. Her teaching innovations have been recognized with multiple awards for engaging and motivating students through interactive methodologies, and she has developed specialized approaches for teaching quantitative subjects like Business Statistics and Econometrics.

While specific laboratory information is not provided in the source material, Dr. Maheshwari appears to be actively involved in research initiatives related to women entrepreneurs in Vietnam, leadership development, and educational innovation. Her work on 'Determinants of Social Commerce Adoption among Female Entrepreneurs in Vietnam' suggests collaboration with research teams focused on gender and entrepreneurship in the Vietnamese context. She also contributes to broader institutional initiatives at RMIT Vietnam related to sustainable development goals and educational excellence.