Dr. Nazrul Islam

Nazrul Islam is a professor of Management and International Business. He is currently serving as the Pro-Vice Chancellor at Northern University Bangladesh. He began his career in Academia in 1991 at Khulna University in the Discipline of Business Administration. In 2004, he joined BRAC University as an Associate Professor of Management. In 2005, he joined North South University’s School of Business as an Associate Professor. In 2007, he joined East West University as a Professor, where he also served as a Dean of the Faculty of Business and Social Studies. Since 2008, Prof. Islam has served as a Business School Dean at various universities like East West University, Eastern University, and Canadian University of Bangladesh. Prof. Islam has supervised two PhD scholars and three M. Phil students at Bangladesh University of Professionals. Prof. Islam has published more than 100 research papers which were published in international refereed journals indexed by Scopus and ADBC.

EDUCATION

Nazrul Islam is currently serving as the Pro-Vice Chancellor at Northern University Bangladesh. Prior to completing his PhD in International Business at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, he received his Bachelor’s (Honors) and Master’s degrees in Management from the University of Dhaka and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Business degree from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Business and International Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, General Business, Management and Accounting, Management of Technology and Innovation

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Exploring the Relationship Between Leadership Behaviour and Firm Performance in the RMG Industry of Bangladesh: The Mediating Role of Competitive Advantage and the Moderating
MA Tareque, N Islam
The Sixth International Conference on Quality Engineering and Management 2024



Case Study: Innovation in Business: A Case of Superstar Bangladesh
N Islam, TS Ali
In: Essentials of Modern Marketing by Philip Kotler, Bangladesh Edition, 74 2023



Case Study: BAT Bangladesh: Building Better Tomorrow
N Islam, RA Ahmed
In: Essentials of Modern Marketing by Philip Kotler, Bangladesh Edition, 247 2023



Impact of Effective Performance Appraisal Systems on Employee Motivation and Retention in Private Banking Industry of Bangladesh
F Hossain, N Islam
Journal of Economics, Management and Trade 29 (8), 8-23 2023



ICBMSS 2022 Conference Proceedings
AY Md Abdullah, A Hossain, N Islam, SS Andaleeb, M Ziaul haq Mamun, ...
ICBMSS 2022 Conference Proceedings, 1-123 2023



Advanced Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries
N Islam
International Conference on “Recent Advances in Science, Engineering 2023



Food Safety and Adulteration Practices in Bangladesh
N Islam
Draft Paper 2023



Selection of Fast-Food Items by the Young Consumers in Bangladesh.
N Islam, A Rifat, D Prince
Journal of Business and Technology 15 (Special Issue), 49-67 2023



The Relationship between Leadership Behaviour and Firm Performance in the Ready-Made Garments Industries of Bangladesh
MA Tareque, N Islam
European Journal of Business and Management Research 8 (2), 1-16 2023



The Impact of Global Technological Change on Textile and Garment Workers of Bangladesh
N Islam
Eastern University, Bangladesh 2022



Leadership Behaviors of Women Entrepreneurs in SME Sector of Bangladesh
MS Hoque, N Islam
Businesses 2, 228-245 2022



Editor’s Comments
N Islam
Journal of Business and Technology 2022



Integrating Porter-Lawler Theory of Motivation and Hofstede’s Dimensions of National Culture with Modelling Career Preferences of Graduating Students of Bangladesh: A Survey of
T Ali, N Islam
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology 7 (1 2022



Impact of Training Methods on Employee Satisfaction in Commercial Banks of Bangladesh
S Aktar, N Islam
16th South Asian Management Forum 2021 (SAMF 2021), AMDISA, 166 2021



A Study on Effectiveness of Training in Commercial Banks of Bangladesh
S Akther, N Islam, J Tareq
Journal of Business and Technology 14 (1 & 2), 15-34 2021



Adoption of FinTech by Financial and Investment Companies of Bangladesh
N Islam, QN Mubassira, RB Huda, MA Fuad
16th South Asian Management Forum 2021 (SAMF 2021), AMDISA 2021



A Conceptual Framework of Supply Chain Management Practices and Operational Performances in Readymade Garments Industry of Bangladesh
AHMY Chowdhury, N Islam
International Journal of Supply Chain Management 10 (6), 39-46 2021



Supply Chain Management and Operational Performance: A Critical Evaluation of Available Literatures
Y Chowdhury, N Islam
International Journal of Applied Business and Management Sciences (IJABMS) 2 2021



Critical Factors for the Development of Women Entrepreneurship in Retail Business of Bangladesh
N Islam, MA Mustafi, A Aziz, ABB Bapi, S Afrin, MMU & Talukdar
Global Journal of Management and Business Research (A) 21 (11), 21-28 2021



A Study on Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students in Bangladesh
S Samia, N Islam
International Business Research 14 (10), 13-24 2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

A multivariate model of micro credit and rural women entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh
S Afrin, N Islam, SU Ahmed
International Journal of Business and Management 3 (8), 169-185 2008
Citations: 255



Micro credit and rural women entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh: A multivariate Model
S Afrin, N Islam, SU Ahmed
Journal of Business and Management 16 (1), 9-36 2010
Citations: 153



Factors affecting consumers’ preferences on fast food items in Bangladesh
N Islam, GM Ullah
The Journal of Applied Business Research 26 (4), 131-146 2010
Citations: 142



Job satisfaction of bank officers in Bangladesh
N Islam, GC Saha
ABAC Journal 21 (3), 62-74 2016
Citations: 79



Labor Unrest in the Readymade Garment Industry of Bangladesh
S Ahmed, MZ Raihan, N Islam
International Journal of Business and Management 8 (15), 68-80 2013
Citations: 63



A Study on the Motivation to Transfer Training in the Banking Industry of Bangladesh
MS Arefin, N Islam
South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management 6 (1), 1-28 2018
Citations: 51



Impact of Smartphone Addiction on Academic Performance of Business Students: A Case Study
S Arefin, R Islam, MAA Mustafi, S Afrin, N Islam
Independent Journal of Management & Production 8 (3), 955-975 2017
Citations: 49



Strategies for service and market development of entrepreneurial software designing firms
B Igel, N Islam
Technovation 21 (3), 157-166 2001
Citations: 47



Workplace Security of Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh
MJ Alam, MZ Mamun, N Islam
Social Science Review 21 (2), 191-200 2004
Citations: 42



Determinants of Empowerment of Rural Women in Bangladesh
N Islam, E Ahmed, BDN J Chew
World Journal of Management 4 (2), 36-56 2012
Citations: 41



Organizational politics and work-family conflict: the hospitality industry in Bangladesh
MS Arefin, MS Alam, N Islam, M and Molasy
South Asian Journal of Business Studies 2020
Citations: 39



Testing knowledge sharing effectiveness: trust, motivation, leadership style, workplace spirituality and social network embedded model
M Rahman, AA Osman-Gani, A Momen, N Islam
Management & Marketing: Challenges for the Knowledge Society 10 (4), 284-303 2015
Citations: 37



Factors Influencing the Development of Social Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
MO Faruk, N Hassan, N Islam
Aussie-Sino Studies 2 (1), 1-106 2016
Citations: 34



A measurement of customer service quality of banks in Dhaka City of Bangladesh
N Islam, E Ahmed
South Asian Journal of Management 12 (1), 37-57 2005
Citations: 34



Entrepreneurship Development - An Operational Approach: Text and Cases with Special Reference to Bangladesh
N Islam, MZ Mamun
University Press Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2000
Citations: 34



Exploring residents' satisfaction of facilities provided by private apartment companies
MS Rahman, B Hussain, A Uddin, N Islam
Asia Pacific Management Review 20 (3), 130-140 2015
Citations: 30



Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions, Urbanization and Financial Development in Bangladesh: Vector Error Correction Model
K Alom, A Uddin, N Islam
Journal of Global Economics, Management and Business Research 9 (4), 178-189 2017
Citations: 29



Factors Affecting Customers’ Experience in Mobile Banking of Bangladesh
N Islam, MAA Mustafi, MN Rahman, N Nower, MAA Rafi, MT Natasha, ...
Global Journal of Management and Business Research 19 (5), 36-49 2019
Citations: 25



Factors Determining the Success of SMEs in Bangladesh
N Islam, DMA Mukit
1st International Conference on Entrepreneurship, SMEs Development and 2013
Citations: 23



Women Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh: A Multivariate Analysis
MS Hoque, H Bhattacharjee, N Islam
International Journal of Management (IJM) 11 (10), 379-392 2020
Citations: 20