Dr Md Asadul Islam

Dr Md Asadul Islam

  • Senior Lecturer
Department of Management
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SDGs Focus
Quality Education
Gender Equality
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Biography

Dr Md Asadul Islam’s research areas include organisational behaviour, technology management, sustainability, and gender equality. Dr Md Asadul Islam holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) majoring in HRM from Sunderland University, UK, and his PhD in Management from the School of Business and Economics (AACSB-accredited), Universiti Putra Malaysia. His research has been published in leading journals, including Studies in Higher Education (ABDC-A and ABS 3*) and the Journal of Strategic Marketing (ABDC-A). Moreover, he has multiple publications in many Web of Science and Scopus-indexed journals published by WILEY, Springer, SAGE, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Emerald, etc. He has also published a number of business cases in SAGE Business Cases. Dr Asadul has also co-authored two books: “Human Resource Management (HRM)” and “Principles of Management,” published by ABIR Publications, Bangladesh. He has attended multiple international conferences organised in Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Uzbekistan. He is a recipient of the Best Presenter award at the conference held at Nanyang Technology University (NTU), Singapore. Dr. Asadul is also Senior Editor in the Global Business and Organisational Excellence (GBOE) (Scopus Q1) and Editorial Board member of Business Strategy and Development (BSD) (Scopus Q1).

Academic & Professional Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy School of Business and Economics - AACSB Accredited, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Master of Business Administration in HRM, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom

Research Interests

  • Organisational behaviour
  • Technology Management
  • Sustainability
  • Gender Equality
  • Green HRM

Teaching Areas

  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Training and Development
  • Management
  • Research Methodology

Courses Taught

  • Training and Development - MGT423
  • Organizational Behavior - MGT201
  • Management practices and Organizational Behavior - MGT213
  • Manpower Planning and Forecasting - MGT425
  • Introduction to Management - MGT10001
  • Leadership Practice and Skills - MGT30008
  • Managing Workplace Relations - HRM20017
  • Management of Organisations and Systems - MGT501
  • Human Resource Management - HRM502
  • Business Research Methodology - BUS80003
  • Behaviors in Organisations - HRM20016

Notable Publications

  1. Islam, M. A., Hack-Polay, D., Rahman, M*., & Dal Mas, F. (2024). Positioning marketing analytics for organisational agility in the ready-made garments industry in an emerging country context. Journal of Strategic Marketing,1-14. [Taylors & Francis, 
    ABDC-A, ABS-2*, SSCI-Q1, Scopus-Q1] https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2024.2325530 
     
  2. Islam, M. A., Hack-Polay, D*., Rahman, M., Hamza, Amer, Dal Mas, Francesca and Kordowicz, Maria (2023) Gender and Leadership in Public Higher Education in South Asia: Examining the Individual, Socio-cultural and Organizational Barriers to Female Inclusion. Studies in Higher Education. [Taylors & Francis ABS-3*, ABDC-A, SSCI-Q1, Scopus-Q1] https://doi.org/10.1002/joe.22201 
     
  3. Islam, M. A., Hossain, M. S., Pullen, E., & Rahman, M. (2023). Unlocking the potential of women in a male dominated society: Key challenges and solutions in integrating women in digital economic activities. Business Strategy & Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.255 [WILEY ABS-1*, Scopus Q1, SSCI Q2]
     
  4. Islam, M. A*., Aldaihani, F. M. F. and Saatchi, G. S. (2023) Artificial intelligence adoption among human resource professionals: Does market turbulence play a role? Global Business and Organizational Excellence (GBOE) https://doi.org/10.1002/joe.22226 [WILEY Journal, Scopus, Q2]
     
  5. Islam, M.A., Hack-Polay, D., Rahman, M*., Hosen, M., Hunt, A. and Shafique, S. (2022), "Work environment, HR practices and millennial employee retention in hospitality and tourism in Bangladesh", International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. [Emerald, Scopus Q1, SSCI-Q2, ABDC-B] https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-06-2021-0859
     
  6. Saif, A. N. M. & Islam M. A.* (2022) Blockchain in human resource management: a systematic review and bibliometric analysis. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2022.2049226 [Taylors& Francis, SSCI-Q1, Scopus, Q1; ABDC-B]
     
  7. Islam, M. A., Mendy, J., Haque, A. A., & Rahman, M. (2022). Green human resource management practices and millennial employees' retention in small and medium enterprises: The moderating impact of creativity climate from a developing country perspective. Business Strategy & Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.202 [WILEY Journal, Scopus, Q1]
     
  8. Islam, M. A*., Jantan, A. H., Hunt, A., Hashim, H., & Chong, C. W. (2022). Exploring barriers faced by women leaders in accessing and holding leadership positions in public universities in an emerging country. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 27(1), 121-142. [Inderscience Journal, Scopus Q3] https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJBIR.2022.10043903 
     
  9. Islam, M. A*., Jantan, A. H., Yusoff, Y. M., Hossain, S., (2020) Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) Practices and Millennial Employees’ Turnover Intentions in Tourism Industry in Malaysia: Moderating Role of work environment. Global Business Review (GBR). [SAGE Journal, Scopus-2, ABS, ABDC] https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0972150920907000 
     
  10. Islam, M. A*., Hunt, A., Jantan, A. H., Hashim, H. B., Chong, W. C., (2019), Exploring challenges and solutions in applying green Human Resource Management practices for the sustainable workplace in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh, Business and Strategy Development (BSD) 3(2). [Scopus; John Wiley] https://doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.99

Achievements & Accolades

  1. Best Case Study Award, 2023, BRAC Business School, BRAC University, 1st International Case Conference on Business and Management
     
  2. Research Success Awards 2020, School of Research (SOR), Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus). 
     
  3. Award Best Presenter at 4th Singapore International Conference on Social Science & Humanities (ICSSH) 2018 at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. 
     
  4. Outstanding Reviewer Award 2019, Journal of International Business and Management (JIBM), Print ISSN: 2616-5163 Online ISSN: 2616-4655, Research Publishing Academy (RPA), United Kingdom (UK)

Professional Associations

  • Distinguished member: Academy of Management (AOM)
  • Member: British Academy of Management (BAM)