Dr. Nazrul Islam

@iub.ac.bd

Professor, School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Dr. Nazrul Islam


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Nazrul Islam is a professor of International Business at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). 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, Canadian University of Bangladesh and Pro-Vice Chancellor at Northern University 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 national and international refereed journals indexed by Scopus and ADBC.

EDUCATION

Professor Nazrul Islam has completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Business from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Dr. Islam also obtained his Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com - Honors) and Master of Commerce (M. Com) degrees in Management from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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
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Scopus Publications

2293

Scholar Citations

22

Scholar h-index

56

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

  • Preface
    Digitech Agility for Business Competitiveness and Innovation Imperatives, 2026
  • DigiTech Agility for Business Competitiveness and Innovation Imperatives
    Digitech Agility for Business Competitiveness and Innovation Imperatives, 2026
  • EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOUR AND FIRM PERFORMANCE IN THE READY MADE GARMENT INDUSTRY OF BANGLADESH
    International Conference on Quality Engineering and Management, 2024
  • Organizational politics and work-family conflict: the hospitality industry in Bangladesh
    Md. Shamsul Arefin, Md. Shariful Alam, Nazrul Islam, Mateusz Molasy
    South Asian Journal of Business Studies, 2020
    PurposeResearchers have shown increasing interest, in recent times, in organizational politics and how it affects employees and organizations. This paper aims to investigate how perceived organizational politics (POPS) impact employee behaviors such as task performance, organizational citizenship and turnover intention, by affecting work-family conflict.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 287 full-time frontline hotel employees in Bangladesh was collected. A hierarchical regression analysis was applied to test the hypotheses. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software.FindingsThe results show that work–family conflict plays a mediating role in the indirect effect of POPS on task performance, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and turnover intention. The findings of the study also suggest that POPS has a positive association with work–family conflict and turnover intention, and negative association with task performance and OCB.Research limitations/implicationsThis study cannot confirm causal inference, which can be the scope for future studies.Practical implicationsManagers may design the work environment in ways that ensure work and family interface and employee retention. Training programs can help employees deal with organizational politics and potential impact on work and nonwork problems. Managers should provide employees with the necessary support to sustain in-role and extra-role behavior in the political environment.Originality/valueTo the best of our knowledge, no prior studies have been carried out with this scope in the South Asian context.
  • Examining the predictors of unit price of a readymade garment in Bangladesh
    International Conference on Quality Engineering and Management, 2020
  • A Study on the Motivation to Transfer Training in the Banking Industry of Bangladesh
    Md. Shamsul Arefin, Nazrul Islam
    South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, 2019
    Training and development activities in the banking sector of Bangladesh are quite extensive due to the compliance requirements for the central bank and other banks. These training programmes focus not only on increasing knowledge but also on transferring that knowledge to the job. However, the effectiveness with which training is transferred primarily depends on the motivation to transfer. There is extant research from recent years on the motivation to transfer training in different industries and in this sector. However, little is known about the motivation to transfer training in the banking industry of Bangladesh. Thus, this study attempts to identify the factors that influence the motivation to transfer training in the banking sector of Bangladesh. A sample of 275 employees who obtained training from banks was surveyed using a structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using the structural equation modelling (SEM) technique. The results show that self-efficacy, supervisory support and opportunity to perform have a significant impact on the motivation to transfer training in the banking industry of Bangladesh. This study suggests that the supervisory styles and working environment of banks play the most important role in motivating employees to transfer training in this sector of Bangladesh.
  • Testing knowledge sharing effectiveness: Trust, motivation, leadership style, workplace spirituality and social network embedded model
    Muhammad Sabbir Rahman, AAhad M. Osman-Gani, Md. Abdul Momen, Nazrul Islam
    Management and Marketing, 2015
    The aim of this inquiry is to investigate the relationships among the antecedents of knowledge sharing effectiveness under the position of non-academic staff of higher learning institutions through an empirical test of a conceptual model consisting of trust, extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, leadership style, workplace spirituality and online social network. This study used the respondents from the non-academic staff of higher learning institutions in Malaysia (n = 200), utilizing a self-administered survey questionnaire. The structural equation modeling approach was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The outcomes indicate that all the antecedents play a substantial function in knowledge sharing effectiveness. In addition, perceived risk plays a mediating role between trust and knowledge sharing effectiveness. On the other hand, this research also proved the communication skill also plays a mediating role between leadership style and knowledge sharing effectiveness. This study contributes to pioneering empirical findings on knowledge sharing literature under the scope of the non-academic staff perspective.
  • Exploring residents' satisfaction of facilities provided by private apartment companies
    Muhammad Sabbir Rahman, Bashir Hussain, A.N.M. Meshquat Uddin, Nazrul Islam
    Asia Pacific Management Review, 2015
  • An Empirical Analysis of Use Motives: Implications for Segmenting Mobile Phone Consumers in Bangladesh
    Saadia Shabnam, Nazrul Islam
    Management and Labour Studies, 2014
    The tremendous increase of the use of mobile phones in Bangladesh by the young users has expanded the cellular phones market that has also attracted the attention of the foreign investors. This article attempts to investigate underlying sets of consumer motives for using cellular phones in Bangladesh. A primary survey was conducted among 157 young Bangladeshi mobile phone users aged from 20 to 30 years reside in Dhaka city. Structured questionnaire was used to interview the respondents. Factor analysis was conducted to identify the factors for using cellular phones in Bangladeshi young mobile phone users. Results show that there are five important factors that are considered by the Bangladeshi young mobile phone users. The factors are concerned with value added services, social connectivity, connection with the family, obtaining information on foreign education and facing emergency situation. This study also identified five different patterns of possible segmentation of cellular phone users that is, conscious, connective, communicative, continental and contingent and constitute the basis for strategic positioning.
  • Factors affecting consumers' preferences on fast food items in Bangladesh
    Nazrul Islam, G. M. Shafayet Ullah
    Journal of Applied Business Research, 2010
    Fast food industry is a high growing sector of Bangladesh. It is concerned with the tastes and habits of the people. The food-taking habit especially in fast food segment has been changing very fast over last decade among the people of Dhaka - the capital city of Bangladesh. The reasons could be attributed by the increase of awareness, growth of education, development of information technology, and expansion of television channels and print media in Bangladesh. Hence, this paper aims at identifying the preference factors of fast food consumers living in Dhaka city. This study was conducted among the university students who usually eat fast food at their leisure time. To conduct the study, a total of 250 respondents were interviewed with a structured questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analyzing the data. Multivariate analysis technique like factor analysis was performed to identify the preference factors of the fast food student-consumers of Bangladesh. Multiple regressions were run to identify the relationship between the factors identified and the overall preference of the consumers. Results show that the consumers give most importance on brand reputation of the food item followed by nearness to receive and accessibility, similarity of taste with previous experience, cost and quality of the food, discount and taste, cleanliness and hygiene, salesmanship and decoration, fat and cholesterol level, and self-service factors. This study suggests that the brand reputation, nearness and accessibility, similarity in taste, and cost and quality relationship should be emphasized to improve the attraction of the university students towards the fast food items in Bangladesh.
  • Compensation Preferences of R&D Personnel in Public Research Technology Organizations: Case of NSTDA, Thailand
    IEEE International Engineering Management Conference, 2003
  • The Impact of Technological Change on Job Satisfaction of Women Garment Workers in Developing Country
    Nazrul Islam
    Management and Labour Studies, 2003
  • The impact of technological change on textile and garment workers in developing countries: HRD strategies
    International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, 2002
  • Strategies for service and market development of entrepreneurial software designing firms
    Barbara Igel, Nazrul Islam
    Technovation, 2001
  • Global technological change in a labor intensive industry: Its impact on textile and garment workers
    F.W. Swierczek, N. Islam
    Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, 2000
  • Strategies for entrepreneurial software developing companies (ESDCs) in Bangladesh
    M.Z. Mamun, B. Igel, N. Islam
    Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, 2000
  • Microbiological diagnosis of suppurative keratitis in Bangladesh
    G Williams, F Billson, R Husain, S A Howlader, N Islam, et al.
    British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1987
  • Food consumption expenditure pattern of urban households in Bangladesh
    Nazrul Islam
    Geojournal, 1982
  • Sugar rehabilitation and intensification project: report of the agro-economic survey ( Bangladesh).
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • DigiTech Agility for Business Competitiveness and Innovation Imperatives
    N Islam, SI Bhuiyan, N Islam
    Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-4601 … , 2026
    2026
  • Industry-Academia Collaborations for Advancing Academic Excellence
    N Islam, SI Bhuiyan
    Reimagining The University: Best Practices for Higher Education in … , 2026
    2026
  • Influence of Peer Networks on F-Commerce Success: A Study on Digital Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
    AKN Roy, FA Nahin, SEN Nasib, MA Islam, N Islam
    International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management … , 2025
    2025
  • Youth Entrepreneurship Development Through Social Business Models: A Study in Urban Bangladesh
    T Ahammed, M Hasan, N Islam
    International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management … , 2025
    2025
  • Technology-based Business Entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh: A Study on Consumer Goods Business
    P Paul, NJ Dina, T Rahman, N Islam
    International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management … , 2025
    2025
  • Export Dynamics of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Bangladesh
    N Alam, AR Adrita, N Islam
    International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management … , 2025
    2025
  • Factors Influencing Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh
    E Zahan, S Jannat, N Islam
    International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management … , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Critical Factors for the Development of Women Entrepreneurship in Retail Business of Bangladesh
    N Islam
    Proceedings of'International Conference on" Delivering Winnovative Business … , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Soft Skills and Hard Results: Why Relationship Leadership Outperforms Task Management in Bangladesh's $42 B Garment Sector
    MA Tareque, MN Islam
    2025
  • Influence of Peer Networks on F-Commerce Success: A Study on Digital Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
    FA Nahin, N Islam
    ICEBTM 2025 Proceedings: International Conference on Economics, Business and … , 2025
    2025
  • Evaluating Digital Technology in Higher Education: A Study of Challenges and Usage in Bangladesh and Implications for Developing Countries
    AB Bapi, N Islam
    2024 Advancing Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE … , 2024
    2024
  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of eLearning Systems/Learning Management Systems in Undergraduate Education: A Study in the Appalachian Region
    AB Bapi, N Islam
    2024 Advancing Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE … , 2024
    2024
  • AI Driven Innovations: Transforming IT & Management Dynamics
    N Islam
    International Conference on Management & IT - ICMIT 2024 , 2024
    2024
  • Exploring The Relationship Between Leadership Behaviour and Firm Performance in The Ready Made Garment Industry of Bangladesh
    A Tareque, N Islam
    International Conference on Quality, Engineering and Management - ICQEM 2024 , 2024
    2024
  • Women’s leadership development through entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
    S Afrin, MS Hoque, B Akter
    Management and Labour Studies 49 (2), 208-240 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 18
  • Women’s leadership development through entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
    S Afrin, MS Hoque, B Akter
    Management and Labour Studies 49 (2), 208-240 , 2024
    2024
  • 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
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Exploring the Relationship Between Leadership Behaviour and Firm Performance in the RMG Industry of Bangladesh: The Mediating Role of Competitive Advantage and the Moderating …
    N Islam
    Research Square , 2024
    2024
  • Relationship Between Leadership Behaviour and Firm Performance in Ready Made Garments (Rmg) Industry of Bangladesh
    A Tareque, N Islam
    2023
  • Selection of Fast-Food Items by the Young Consumers in Bangladesh
    N Islam, R Ara, P Das
    Journal of Business and Technology 15 (Special), 49-67 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • A multivariate model of micro credit and rural women entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh
    S Afrin, N Islam, S Ahmed
    International Journal of Business and Management , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 290
  • Microcredit 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
    2010
    Citations: 172
  • Factors Affecting Consumers’ Preferences on Fast Food Items in Bangladesh
    DN Islam, GM Ullah
    Eastern University , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 157
  • Job satisfaction of bank officers in Bangladesh
    N Islam, G Saha
    Available at SSRN 2856224 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 86
  • Labor unrest in the readymade garment industry of Bangladesh
    S Ahmed, M Raihan, N Islam
    International Journal of Business and Management 8 (15) , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 67
  • 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), 45-72 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 62
  • Impact of smartphone addiction on academic performance of business students: A case study
    MS Arefin, M Islam, M Mustafi, S Afrin, N Islam
    Available at SSRN 3236301 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 59
  • Organizational politics and work-family conflict: the hospitality industry in Bangladesh
    MS Arefin, MS Alam, N Islam, M Molasy
    South Asian Journal of Business Studies 9 (3), 357-372 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 53
  • Determinants of empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh
    N Islam, E Ahmed, J Chew, B D'Netto
    World Journal of Management 4 (2) , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 51
  • Strategies for service and market development of entrepreneurial software designing firms
    B Igel, N Islam
    Technovation 21 (3), 157-166 , 2001
    2001
    Citations: 48
  • Workplace Security of Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh
    MJ Alam, MZ Mamun, N Islam
    Available at SSRN 5449496 , 2004
    2004
    Citations: 42
  • 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
    2015
    Citations: 39
  • Entrepreneurship development: An operational approach-text and cases with special reference to Bangladesh
    N Islam, M Mamun
    Available at SSRN 4158502 , 2000
    2000
    Citations: 37
  • Energy Consumption, CO 2 Emissions, Urbanization and Financial Development in Bangladesh: Vector Error Correction Model
    K Alom, ANM Uddin, N Islam
    Khairul Alom, ANM Meshquat Uddin and Nazrul Islam.(2017). Energy Consumption … , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 35
  • 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
    2005
    Citations: 34
  • An empirical study on revealing the factors influencing online shopping intention among Malaysian consumers
    M Rahman, A Khan, N Islam
    Journal of Human and Social Science Research 1 (1), 9-1 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 33
  • Women empowerment through entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh: A multivariate analysis
    N Islam
    International Journal of Management (IJM) 11 (10) , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 32
  • Impact of smartphone addiction on business students’ academic performance: a case study
    S Arefin, R Islam, MAA Mustafi, S Afrin, N Islam
    Independent Journal of Management & Production 8 (3), 955-975 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 32
  • Factors influencing the development of social entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
    M Faruk, N Hassan, N Islam
    Available at SSRN 2856210 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 32
  • Exploring residents' satisfaction of facilities provided by private apartment companies
    MS Rahman, B Hussain, ANMM Uddin, N Islam
    Asia Pacific Management Review 20 (3), 130-140 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 32

Publications

1. M. A. Tareque and Nazrul Islam. (2025). Soft Skills and Hard Results: Why Relationship Leadership Outperforms Task Management in Bangladesh's $42B Garment Sector. Research Square. DOI: 10.21203/

3. M. A. Tareque and Nazrul Islam. (2024). Exploring the Relationship Between Leadership Behaviour and Firm Performance in the RMG Industry of Bangladesh: The Mediating Role of Competitive Advantage and the Moderating Influences of Emotional Intelligence and Firm Strategy. Research Square. DOI: 10.21203/

4. Md. Farhad Hossain and Nazrul Islam. (2023). Impact of Effective Performance Appraisal Systems on Employee Motivation and Retention in Private Banking Industry of Bangladesh. Journal of Economics, Management and Trade, 29(8): 8-23. ISSN: 2456-9216. (CrossRef). DOI: 10.9734/jemt/2023/v29i81111

5. Mohammad Alam Tareque and Nazrul Islam. (2023). The Relationship between Leadership Behavior and Firm Performance in the Ready-Made Garments Industries of Bangladesh. European Journal of Business & Management Research, 8(2): 1-15. ISSN: 2456-9216. (SCILIT, Crossref).
DOI: 10.24018/

6. Hoque, M. S.; Islam, N. (2022). Leadership Behaviors of Women Entrepreneurs in SME Sector of Bangladesh. Businesses, 2(2): 228-245. Published by: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute MDPI). ISSN (E): 2673-7116. Published by: MDPI. (RePEc, EBSCO & ProQuest).
DOI: 10.3390/businesses2020016