Associate Professor (Study Leave)
Saiful Islam
Department of International Business
Faculty of Business Studies
Research profiles & links
Biography
Mr. Islam is an enthusiastic and dedicated academic researcher in international business, trade, and development. He has been actively involved in lecturing for more than 10 years at both graduate and postgraduate levels, majoring in international business at the University of Dhaka. His focus is on the use of effective and efficient teaching methods while considering the individual needs of ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | International Trade and Development (MITD) | University of Adelaide | Australia | 2020 |
| Masters | International Business | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2012 |
| Bachelor | International Business | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2011 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nov 2023 | Present |
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Sep 2017 | Oct 2023 |
| Student Advisor and Counselor | Department of International Business, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Aug 2016 | Jan 2019 |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Jun 2015 | Sep 2017 |
| Lecturer | United International University | Dhaka | Feb 2014 | Jun 2015 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Technology Adoption and Diffusion | Behavioral intention, Adoption, Resistance, Switching intention |
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| Trade and Development | International Trade and Investment, Trade Policy, Servicification, WTO Agreements |
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| International Business | Export Competitiveness, Trade in Services, Emerging Market Firms (EMFs) |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| No project/research supervision is found | ||||||
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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Invited Talk
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Academy of International Business (AIB) | Member | 2025-2026 | 2026 |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Saiful Islam, Muhaiminul Islam, Farjana Rahman and Md Aftab Uddin : Resistance Intention towards Mobile Payment among Gen X: Evidence from an Emerging Country,
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity (impact factor:1.215) , vol.12 , no.1 Elsevier , pp.100703 , 2026
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| 2 |
Saiful Islam and Ekramul Huda : Consumers’ Attitude and Intention to Use the Internet of Things (IoT) in Courier Services in Bangladesh,
BUFT Journal of Business & Economics (BJBE) , vol.06 , no.01 , pp.447-468 , 2025
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| 3 |
SaifulIslam : Factors Influencing the Willingness to Adopt Internet of Things in Supply Chain Management: A Study on Bangladeshi Manufacturing Firms,
Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies , vol.44 , no.1 , pp.77--105 , 2025
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| 4 |
Saiful Islam, Muhaiminul Islam, Ashia Khatun Tamanna, Md Nazmus Sakib, Aulia Luqman Aziz and Mochammad Fahlevi : The potential of online learning: investigating pre-use expectations, intentions, actual use and post-use outcomes in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs),
Cogent Psychology (impact factor:1.7) , vol.12 , no.1 Taylor & Francis , pp.2500157 , 2025
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| 5 |
Muhaiminul Islam, Ashia Khatun Tamanna and Saiful Islam : The path to cashless transaction: A study of user intention and attitudes towards quick response mobile payments,
Heliyon (impact factor:3.4) , vol.10 , no.15 Elsevier , pp.e35302 , 2024
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| 6 |
Saiful Islam and Laura Márquez-Ramos : Services and the internationalization of manufacturing firms in Indonesia,
SN Business & Economics , vol.3 , no.2 Springer , 2023
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| 7 |
Saiful Islam : An Evaluation of G-33 Proposal of Public Stockholding for Food Security in the Least Developed Countries: A Case Study on Bangladesh,
BUFT Journal of Business & Economics (BJBE) , vol.03 , pp.285-298 , 2022
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| 8 |
Saiful Islam : Tourist spots' readiness and tourists' revisit intention: mediating role of tourists' satisfaction and moderating role of transportation facilities,
Journal of Business Administration , vol.42 , no.2 , pp.1-17 , 2022
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| 9 |
Saiful Islam : Firm's Productivity in Emerging Economy: The Role of Access to Finance and Firm Characteristics,
Journal of Banking & Financial Services , vol.13 , no.2 , pp.99-120 , 2021
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| 10 |
SaifulIslam : Competitiveness: Bangladesh’s Trade in Services,
Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies , vol.42 , no.2 Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka , pp.161--182 , 2021
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| 11 |
Muhaiminul Islam and Saiful Islam : Impact of Employee Engagement on Organizational Commitment and Performance: A Review of Private Companies in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies , vol.42 , no.1 Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka , pp.41-58 , 2021
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| 12 |
Saiful Islam and Tasneem Nabila Islam : Enrollment of Expatriates in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) & Textile Sectors of Bangladesh,
BUFT Journal of Business & Economics , vol.01 , pp.31-44 , 2020
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| 13 |
Md Kaium Hossain and Saiful Islam : An analysis of destination attributes to enhance tourism competitiveness in Bangladesh,
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure (impact factor:0.68) , vol.8 , no.2 Africa Journals , pp.1--17 , 2019
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| 14 |
Ekramul Huda and Saiful Islam : Factors Affecting Services Quality of Restaurants Business: A Study on Dhaka City,
Journal of Business Studies , vol.40 , no.2 , pp.75-91 , 2019
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| 15 |
Saiful Islam and Abul Khayer : Determining Factors of Tourists Satisfaction: The Case of Leisure Tourism of Bangladesh,
Journal of Business Studies , vol.39 , no.2 , pp.113-134 , 2018
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| 16 |
Saiful Islam, Md. Kaium Hossain and Mahboob Elahi Noor : Determining Drivers of Destination Attractiveness: The Case of Nature-Based Tourism of Bangladesh,
International Journal of Marketing Studies , vol.9 , no.3 , pp.10-23 , 2017
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| 17 |
Shobod Deba Nath, Saiful Islam and Anup Kumar Saha : Corporate Board Structure and Firm Performance: The Context of Pharmaceutical Industry in Bangladesh,
International Journal of Economics and Finance , vol.7 , no.7 , pp.106-115 , 2015
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| 18 |
Saiful Islam and Parag Jafor Siddique : Revealed Comparative Advantage of Bangladeshi Leather Industry with Selected Asian Economies,
IOSR-Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM) , vol.16 , no.12 , pp.44-51 , 2014
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Outstanding Academic Achievement | 2020 | Australia | Awarded by the University of Adelaide for academic performance in the Master of International Trade and Development (MITD). |
| International | Andrew Stoler Prize | 2020 | Australia | Awarded by the Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide, for the best research project in international trade in 2020. |
| International | Australia Awards Scholarship | 2019 | Australia | Awarded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australia, for pursuing a Masters degree from an Australian institution. |
| National | Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad Scholarship | 2014 | Bangladesh | Awarded for outstanding achievement in a four-year BBA program with the 1st position in the Department of International Business, University of Dhaka |
| National | Dean's Academic Award | 2014 | Bangladesh | Awarded Dean’s Merit List from the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka |
Name & designation
Saiful Islam
Associate Professor (Study Leave)
Department
Department of International Business Faculty of Business Studies
Email
saifulib@du.ac.bd
Phone
+88 01911-463733