Dr. Nazrul Islam

@iub.ac.bd

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



                                                           

https://researchid.co/nazrulku

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

2128

Scholar Citations

22

Scholar h-index

51

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Critical Factors for the Development of Women Entrepreneurship in Retail Business of Bangladesh
    N Islam
    Proceedings of'International Conference on" Delivering Winnovative Business 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

  • 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

  • AI Driven Innovations: Transforming IT & Management Dynamics
    N Islam
    International Conference on Management & IT - ICMIT 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

  • 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

  • Exploring the relationship between leadership behaviour and firm performance in the RMG industry of Bangladesh
    MA Tareque, N Islam
    Sixth International Conference on Quality Engineering and Management - ICQEM 2024

  • 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

  • Impact of Effective Performance Appraisal Systems on Employee Motivation and Retention in Private Banking Industry of Bangladesh
    MF 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, ...
    Faridul and Ekramol Islam, Mohammad and Habib, Mamun and Jashim Uddin 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 & Management Research 8 (2), 1-16 2023

  • Relationship Between Leadership Behaviour and Firm Performance in Ready Made Garments (RMG) Industry of Bangladesh
    T Mohammad, Alam, N Islam
    Research Square, 1-24 2023

  • ICBMSS 2022 Conference Proceedings
    N Islam
    Available at SSRN 4357567 2022

  • The Impact of Global Technological Change On Textile and Garment Workers of Bangladesh
    N Islam
    International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management 8 (4), 215-235 2022

  • Management of Public and Private Sector Enterprises in Bangladesh: A Comparative Study During 1971-2011
    N Islam, Z Karim
    Eastern University 2022

  • Factors Affecting Consumers ‘preferences on Fast Food Items in Bangladesh
    N Islam, GM Shafayet Ullah
    Eastern University 2022

  • Consumer Evaluation of Brand Extensions: An Assessment from Bangladesh
    DMH Kabir Chowdhury, DN Islam, MM Huda
    Eastern University 2022

  • A Multivariate Analysis of The Selection Factors of Carbonated Soft Drinks in Bangladesh
    N Islam
    IAMB 2009 Conference 2022

  • Impact of micro-credit on the livelihoods of clients--A study on Sunamganj District
    N Islam
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.02798 2022

  • Leadership behaviors of women entrepreneurs in SME sector of Bangladesh
    MS Hoque, N Islam
    Businesses 2 (2), 228-245 2022

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: 276

  • 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
    Citations: 161

  • Factors Affecting Consumers ‘preferences on Fast Food Items in Bangladesh
    N Islam, GM Shafayet Ullah
    Eastern University 2022
    Citations: 149

  • Job satisfaction of bank officers in Bangladesh
    N Islam, GC Saha
    Available at SSRN 2856224 2016
    Citations: 85

  • Labor unrest in the readymade garment industry of Bangladesh
    S Ahmed, M Zahir Raihan, N Islam
    International Journal of Business and Management 8 (15), 68-80 2013
    Citations: 65

  • 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
    Citations: 57

  • Impact of Smartphone Addiction on Academic Performance of Business Students: A Case Study
    MS Arefin, MR Islam, MAA Mustafi, S Afrin, N Islam
    INDEPENDENT JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTION (IJM&P) 8 (3), 955-975 2017
    Citations: 55

  • 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
    Citations: 48

  • Determinants of empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh
    N Islam, E Ahmed, J Chew, B D'Netto
    World Journal of Management 4 (2), 36-56 2012
    Citations: 47

  • Strategies for service and market development of entrepreneurial software designing firms
    B Igel, N Islam
    Technovation 21 (3), 157-166 2001
    Citations: 45

  • Workplace Security of Female Garments Workers in Bangladesh
    MJ Alam, MZ Mamun, N Islam
    Social science review 21 (2), 191-200 2004
    Citations: 41

  • 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: 38

  • Entrepreneurship Development-An operational Approach
    N Islam, MZ Mamun
    Available at SSRN 4262354 2000
    Citations: 36

  • 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: 35

  • An empirical study on revealing the factors influencing online shopping intention among Malaysian consumers
    SM Rahman, A Khan, N Islam
    Journal of Human and Social Science Research 1 (1), 9-18 2013
    Citations: 34

  • Factors Influencing the Development of Social Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
    M Faruk, N Hassan, N Islam
    The Eastern University Journal 5 (1), 17-30 2016
    Citations: 33

  • Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions, Urbanization and Financial Development in Bangladesh: Vector Error Correction Model
    K Alom, ANM Uddin, N Islam
    Journal of Global Economics, Management and Business Research 9 (4), 178-189 2017
    Citations: 32

  • Impact of smartphone addiction on business students’ academic performance: a case study
    MS Arefin, R Islam, MAA Mustafi, S Afrin, N Islam
    Independent Journal of Management & Production 8 (3), 955-975 2017
    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
    Citations: 32

  • Factors affecting customers’ experience in mobile banking of Bangladesh
    N Islam, M Mustafi, MN Rahman, N Nower, MMA Rafi, MT Natasha, ...
    Global Journal of Management and Business Research: A Administration and 2019
    Citations: 30

Publications

1. 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. DOI: 10.9734/jemt/2023/v29i81111. Indexed by Copernicus ICV: 97.07, CrossRef.

2. 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 and Management Research, 8(2): 1-15.
ISSN: 2456-9216. DOI: . Indexed by SCILIT,Crossref.

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

4. Taskina Ali & Nazrul Islam. (2022). Integrating Porter-Lawler Theory of Motivation and Hofstede’s Dimensions of National Culture with Modeling Career Preferences of Graduating Students of Bangladesh: A Survey of Literature. International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT), 7(1): 912-918 ISSN: 2456-2165.
DOI: . Impact Factor: 7.176. Int’l Scientific Index (ISI), Indexed by Copernicus ICV: 97.07.