Sheikh Morshed Jahan :: Faculty Profile

Biography

Prof. Sheikh Morshed Jahan, a tenured business school professor at IBA, University of Dhaka, has more than 30 years of experience in teaching, research, supervision, capacity building, and advising. Prof. Jahan teaches courses in economics, innovation and entrepreneurship, business strategy, project management, and Bangladesh studies. Prof. Jahan also served as a Teaching and Research Fellow at Duke University, USA and ...

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Prof. Jahan’s work in the field of international development policy includes such themes as global value chains and international competitiveness, SME promotion, international trade, inclusive growth, market and business ecosystem development, and sustainable development. His work in the field of business and corporate advising involves market research, feasibility studies, investment analysis, leadership development, growth management, business model development, marketing, and strategic advising.

Prof. Jahan has completed 40+ international development policy assignments under donor-funded projects of, for example, the World Bank (Washington DC), UNDP (Singapore/Malaysia), UN-ESCAP (Thailand), ASEAN Economic Research Institute, USAID, SDC, UKaid, Danida, CIDA, EKN, etc.). While most of his work involved Bangladesh, some of his assignments were carried out in such countries as Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Philippines, USA, etc.

Prof. Jahan has authored/co-authored five books and research monographs published by United Nations ESCAP (Thailand) on global value chains, international trade competitiveness, regional connectivity, and SMEs’ integration into the global economy. He published 50+ scholarly articles, research papers, and book chapters in national and international peer-reviewed journals, books, and conference proceedings.

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Masters	International development policy (AM)	Duke University	United States	2001
Masters	Business Administration (MBA)	IBA, University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1992
Bachelor	Commerce (B. Com.)	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1989

Title	Organization	From Date	To Date
Professor	IBA, University of Dhaka	Jan 2019	Present
Associate Professor	IBA, University of Dhaka	Jan 2009	Jan 2019
Assistant Professor	IBA, University of Dhaka	Nov 1997	Dec 2008
Lecturer	IBA, University of Dhaka	Dec 1993	Nov 1997

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Global value chains and international trade competitiveness
Innovation, entrepreneurship, and MSME promotion
Business ecosystem and market development
Sustainable agriculture, agribusiness, and food security
Inclusive growth, sustainable business, and governance
Disruptive innovations, 4IR, and Business Strategy

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Co-Supervisor(s)	Name of Student(s)	Current Completion
DBA	Effects of Regulatory Framework on Investment in Renewable Energy	Prof. Sheikh Morshed Jahan		Shakila Aziz	2024
DBA	Factors Affecting Purchase Intention of Hygiene Products among Bottom of the Pyramid Consumers of Bangladesh	Prof. Sheikh Morshed Jahan		Mahmud Habib Zaman	2023
DBA	Potential of Using Digital Media for Marketing Mobile Handsets to Base of Pyramid Consumers in Bangladesh	Prof. Sheikh Morshed Jahan		Muhammad Risalat Siddique	2023
DBA	Agribusiness Competitiveness in the Context of Bangladesh: An Analysis by Global Value Chain Approach	Prof. Sheikh Morshed Jahan		Md. Mostafizur Rahman	Current Year
DBA	Prospect of equity financing by Shariah-based banks in Bangladesh (Thesis submitted)	Prof. Sheikh Morshed Jahan	Prof. Shakil Huda	Humaira Parveen Runi	Current Year

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
International trade, food security	Food loss in international trade: Country Case Studies from Asia and the Pacific	United Nations ESCAP	05-07-2021	30-09-2021	Alexey Kravchenko
Regional trade block, SME, value chain	Maximizing benefits of Mekong value chains for SMEs	United Nations ESCAP	12-08-2019	30-06-2020	Masato Abe, Jaewon Kim
MSME, Financing	Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises' Access to Finance: Country Case Studies from Asia and the Pacific	United Nations ESCAP	07-05-2018	01-03-2019	Katherine S. Miles, Masato Abe
SME, global and regional value chains	SMEs' integration into global and regional value chains: Country studies from South Asia	United Nations ESCAP	01-07-2009	30-06-2010	Masato Abe
International trade competitiveness	Bangladesh's participation in International economy: Case studies on RMG, Leather, and ICT	USIS	01-07-1998	30-06-1999	Prof. AFM Mafizul Islam

Invited Talk

UNDP Regional Workshop on Strengthening the Role of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in SME Development, 6-7 June, Manila, Philippines

United Nations ESCAP Workshop and Stakeholder consultation on Enhancing MSME Financing in Cambodia with Comparative Perspectives from Nepal and the Republic of Korea, Jan 31- Feb 1, 2019, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

United Nations ESCAP International Workshop on Trade Finance, Logistics, and Business Development, Yangon, Myanmar, 2015

United Nations ESCAP Asia-Pacific Business Forum (APBF), Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 2017

United Nations ESCAP International Workshop on Trade Finance, 20-22 December, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	IBA Alumni Association	Life Member	1993	Life Time
2	American Alumni Association	Life Member	2008	Life Time

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Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
International	Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship (JJ/WBGSP)	2000	United States	Attended Duke University's Public Policy School as a JJ/WBGSP scholar, served as a Teaching and Research Fellow (practicum) at Duke University, taught undergraduate courses under the Market and Management Program, and performed research on Global Value Chains in collaboration with Prof. Gary Gereffi.
International	Commonwealth Fellowship	1996	United Kingdom	Attended a six-week long international residential faculty development workshop, named International Management Tearchers' Training Program (IMTTP), at IIM-Ahmedabad.
National	IBA Alumni Association Scholarship	1992	Bangladesh	Got recognized for the highest distinction (topped the MBA merit list 1992)
National	M R Foundation Scholarship	1991	Bangladesh	Got recognized for the MBA result (highest CGPA)

Name & designation Sheikh Morshed Jahan Professor

Department Institute of Business Administration Institutes

Email smj@iba-du.edu