The Department of Management was formed and inaugurated in 2014. Prior to 2014, Management was offered as one of the majors under Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program. However, for better governance and quality education, the department had been reorganized and established in Spring of 2014. Department of Management currently offers BBA Degree in five majors. The majors offered from the department are Management, Management Information System (MIS), Human Resource Management (HRM), Supply Chain Management, and Entrepreneurship.
The department is the cutting-edge hub of management in South Asia for its courses, number of students, quality of faculty members in terms of teaching and educational background, and extent of knowledge dissemination and contribution in existing state of the art concept of the management on a global basis. This department consists of 49 core and 24 adjunct faculty members. The department’s faculty members are graduates and doctorates from some of the world’s leading universities such as Cambridge, John Hopkins, Monash, Northeastern, Manchester, Carleton, Waterloo, Ryerson, and more. It is internationally recognized for the local and foreign faculty members who have the knowledge and capability to support the academic environment of a university.
The department set its vision to address, create, and customize management reflecting domestic cultural traits doctrines equivalent to global standards since its inception. It has proclaimed to develop human resource equipped with efficient, flexible, and dynamic management knowledge and experience. This department contains several committees comprised of senior faculty members who continuously review the curriculum and all course materials for existing and forthcoming courses. Following the guidelines of these committees' recommendations, all course materials are revised and amended, while emerging courses are evaluated thoroughly. This is an ongoing process, and this department has continuously engaged in developing and improving the overall teaching methods to be consistent with the standards of higher education in North America.
Apart from their teaching responsibilities, faculty members are engaged in research activities as well. These faculty members are now the essential part of global research arena and they are publishing philanthropic research studies in numerous leading journals published from North America, Australia and Europe such as Government Information Quarterly, Applied Economics, International Journal of Psychology, Information Systems Frontiers, Journal of Information Management, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Society and Business Review, etc. The Department of Management extensive business cases exceed 50 in number and cover diversifies industries and sectors. Business cases published in journals such as Vision - The Journal of Business Perspective (Sage Publications), South Asian Journal of Business & Management Cases (Sage Publications), Global Business Review (Sage Publications), FIIB Business Review (Sage Publications), Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research & Innovation (Sage Publications), Decision (Springer), Business Perspectives & Research (Sage Publications), SAGE Business Cases (Sage Publications), Journal of Operations & Strategic Planning (Sage Publications), and Asian Case Research Journal (National University of Singapore/World Scientific Publishing).
Location: North Academic Building (NAC) 8th Floor
Number of Core Faculty Members: 49
Number of Core Faculty Members on study Leave: 6
Number of Adjunct Faculty: 24
Department Chairman: Dr. Atikur Rahman Khan, Tel: 55668200, Ext. 1705
Department Secretary: Ms. Umma Jakia, Tel: 55668200 ext. 1730
Student activity: HR Club & Young Entrepreneurs Society (NSU YES!)
Welcome to the Department of Management, SBE
The Department of Management is one of the four departments in the School of Business & Economics (SBE) of North South University (NSU). It is considered to be the largest in SBE in terms of number of students, number of faculty members and number of majors offered. Currently the department offers BBA, MBA and EMBA degrees majoring in Entrepreneurship (ETR), Human Resource Management (HRM), Management (MGT), Management Information System (MIS) and Supply Chain Management (SCM). It offers 26 courses, the highest number of courses offered amongst the departments of the school. The offered courses have been taught by distinguished faculty members having degrees from prestigious universities abroad, mostly from USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, etc. Many of our academic staffs have teaching and research experiences from reputed foreign universities. The department currently has 53 full-time and 24 adjunct faculty members, along with their proven teaching skills and research expertise in their respective fields. Two full-time faculty members have been on study leave to pursue their doctoral (Ph. D.) degrees.
As a part of the strategic plan of SBE, our department vigorously worked with other departments of the school to achieve approval of Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), USA and the school had been accredited. The department has been investing a lot in appointing talents, hiring technologies, and providing modern facilities to enhance student learning experience on priority basis. The department shares the state of the art labs (with advanced software) of SBE, designed to address the growing needs of our students and the industries. It also has fully furnished classrooms with multi-media that are dedicated to the students and faculty members of the department for better learning.
Faculty members of this department have been actively involved in various categories of research for solutions of national and international problems. The research work of some of our faculty members have appeared in peer-reviewed reputed international journals. Currently many faculty members of the department are in the process of publishing their research articles in higher quality peer-reviewed international journals. The Department of Management always values and encourages its faculty members to actively involve into cutting-edge research and knowledge creation. Research works of some of our faculty members have been fully funded by NSU, or other prestigious agencies.
Faculty members of the Department of Management have considerable contribution in the NSU community. Many of our faculty members are actively engaged in various committees of NSU. In addition, faculty members of this department have been administering some important affairs like Career and Placement Centre (CPC) as director, School-wide Student Learning Assessment Program (SLA) as Coordinator, advising HR Club and Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) as faculty advisors, Proctoring as Assistant Proctor, etc.
The department will continue in its endeavor to invest more in the coming days to enhance quality for education and research across the board as it shares the same vision with the rest of the School of Business.
Chairman
Bachelor of Business Administration
Major in Human Resource Management
A student majoring in Human Resource Management (HRM) must complete a total of six major courses (18 credit hours) offered by the Department of Management, four of which (12 credit hours) are required (compulsory) courses and two (6 credit hours) are elective courses from a list of alternative choices.
Four Required Major Courses
Elective courses (any two)
Bachelor of Business Administration
Major in Supply Chain Management
A student majoring in Supply Chain Management must complete a total of six major courses (18 credit hours) offered by the Department of Management, four of which (12 credit hours) are required (compulsory) courses and two (6 credit hours) are elective courses from a list of alternative choices.
Four Required Major Courses
Elective courses (any two)
Bachelor of Business Administration
Major in Management Information Systems
A student majoring in Management Information Systems must complete a total of six major courses (18 credit hours) offered by the Department of Management, four of which (12 credit hours) are required (compulsory) courses and two (6 credit hours) are elective courses from a list of alternative choices.
Four Required Major Courses
Elective courses (any two)
Bachelor of Business Administration
Major in Management
A student majoring in Management must complete a total of six major courses (18 credit hours) offered by the Department of Management, four of which (12 credit hours) are required (compulsory) courses and two (6 credit hours) are elective courses from a list of alternative choices.
Four Required Major Courses
Elective courses (any two)
Bachelor of Business Administration
Major in Entrepreneurship
A student majoring in Entrepreneurship must complete a total of six major courses (18 credit hours) offered by the Department of Management, four of which (12 credit hours) are required (compulsory) courses and two (6 credit hours) are elective courses from a list of alternative choices.
Four Required Major Courses
Elective courses (any two)
Year 2024 (Ongoing)
Shareef, M. A., Dwivedi, Y. K., Hosain, M. S., Giannakis, M., & Ahmed, J. U, (2024 March Accepted), Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of Startup in the Developing World: Mechanism of Balanced Coexistence, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research.
Shareef, M. A., Kim, D. Y., Khan, A. R., Akram, M. S., Butt, I., & Sadrul Huda, S. S. M. (2024). Understanding the behaviour of medical tourists: implications for strategy development. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 1-27.
Shareef, M. A., Das, R., Ahmed, J. U., Mishra, A., Sultana, I., Rahman, M. Z., & Mukerji, B. (2024). Mandatory adoption of technology: Can UTAUT2 model capture managers behavioral intention?. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 200, 123087.
Hossain, M. A.; Akter, S.; Ahsan, M. F.; Ahmed, Jashim Uddin and Khan, S. (2024). ‘From caterpillar to butterfly: social media engagement of the socially excluded third-gender people in Bangladesh’, Information Systems Frontiers (in press), DOI:10.1007/s10796-023-10422-5.
Ahmed, Jashim Uddin; Islam, Q.T. and Ahmed, A. (2024). ‘Social enterprise marketing strategies' to achieving Sustainable Development Goals in an emerging economy: Lessons from emerging economies’, International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, (ISSN: 1740-8830), Vol. 18(1/2), pp. 187-205.
Sohel, M. S., Alam, S., Adnan, Z. H., Hossain, M. A., Sifullah, M. K., & Happy, A. N. (2024). Household Waste Management Woes in Dhaka City: Current Challenges and Policy Directions. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-024-00208-1.
Year 2023
Adnan, Z.H., Chakraborty, K., Bag, S., & Wu, J.S. (2023). Pricing and Green Investment Strategies for Electric Vehicle Supply Chain in a Competitive Market under Different Channel Leadership. Annals of Operations Research, 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05523-y.
Adnan, Z.H., & Özelkan E. (2023). Supply chain price variability under the buyback contract. Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering, 40(4), 301-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/21681015.2023.2194877.
Ahmed, Jashim U.; Hasan, M.K.; Islam, Q.T.; Uddin, M.J.; Faroque, A.R. and Chowdhury, M.H.K. (2023). ‘CSR in major European Football Leagues in the age of COVID-19: Financial Vulnerability, Mental Health and Domestic Violence’, Society and Business Review (ISSN: 1746-5680), Vol. 18(4), 439-462.
Ahmed, Jashim U.; Islam, Q.T.; Ahmed, A. and Amin, S.B. (2023). ‘Extending resource value-based circular economy business model in emerging economies: Lessons from India’, Business Perspectives and Research, (ISSN: 2278-5337), Vol. 11(2), pp. 309-321.
Islam, S.A., Jones, R.P., Akhi, A.A. and Talukder, S.T.S. (2023), "Do food delivery apps influence food waste generation? A stimulus-organism-behavior-consequence (SOBC) exploration", British Food Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of print. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-07-2023-0648
Khan, A. R., Chowdhury, A. H., & Imon, R. (2023). Deep neural network for monitoring the growth of COVID-19 epidemic using meteorological covariates, Intelligent Systems with Applications, 18: 200234.
Khan, A. R. & Hassani, H. (2023). Quantile recurrent forecasting in singular spectrum analysis for stock price monitoring, Statistics and Its Interface, 16 (2): 189-197.
Khayer, A., Talukder, M. S., Bao, Y., & Hossain, M. N. (2022). Application-based mobile payment systems: continuance intention and intention to recommend. International Journal of Mobile Communications, 21(1), 19-53.
Shareef, M. A.; Ahmed, Jashim U.; Giannakis, M., Dwivedi, Y.K. Kumar, V.; Butt, I. and Kumar, U. (2023). ‘Machine autonomy for rehabilitation of elderly people: A trade-off between machine intelligence and consumer trust’ Journal of Business Research (ISSN: 0148-2963), Vol. 164, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0148296323003193.
Huda SSMS & Islam, T. (2023. Strategic Use of Flowers for Creating Recreational Values in Organizations. International Journal of Work, Organization, Emotion INDERSCIENCE. In press. DOI: 10.1504/IJWOE.2024.10058085.
Huda SSMS. (2023) Increasing green footprints: Indications of transformations in the socio-economic spaces of Bangladesh. Engineering Reports. e12775. doi: 10.1002/eng2.12775.
Huda, SSMS, Sunny S, Kabir H, MD, Moniea, Hamida, Mosharraf. (2023) Neighborhood Tourism: A Study on Bangladesh Tourism Industry, International Journal of Services, Economics and Management (IJSEM). (In Press)
Shareef, M. A., Das, R., Ahmed, J. U., Mishra, A., Sultana, I., Rahman, M. Z., & Mukerji, B. (2023 Accepted), Mandatory Adoption of Technology: Can UTAUT2 Model Capture Managers Behavioral Intention? Technological Forecasting & Social Change, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.123087
Sultana, H., Kabir, T., & Shareef, M. A. (2023). Performance appraisal practices in Bangladesh: the role of culture. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 28(4), 472-488.
Shareef, M. A., Akram, M. S., Malik, F. T., Kumar, V., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Giannakis, M. (2023). An Attitude-Behavioral Model to Understand People’s Behavior Towards Tourism during COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Business Research, 113839.
Tasnim, Z., Shareef, M.A., Baabdullah, A. M., Hamid, A. B., & Dwivedi, Y.K., (2023), An Empirical Study on Factors Impacting the Adoption of Digital Technologies in Supply Chain Management and What Blockchain Technology Could Do for the Manufacturing Sector of Bangladesh, Information Systems Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/10580530.2023.2172487.
Year 2022
Tasnim, Z., Hamid, A.B.A., Dwivedi, Y.K. and Shareef, M.A. (2022), "Sustainable disaster supply chain management for relief operations in Bangladesh", Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 285-304. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-07-2021-0062.
Cui, X., Xie, Q. Zhu, J., Shareef, M. A., Goraya, M. A. S., & Akram, M. S., (2022) Understanding the Omnichannel Customer Journey: The Effect of Online and Offline Channel Interactivity on Consumer Value Co-creation Behavior, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Volume 65, March 2022, 102869, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102869
Dwivedi, Y. K., Shareef, M. A., Akram, M. S., Bhatti, Z. A., & Rana, N. P. (2022), Examining the effects of enterprise social media on operational and social performance during environmental disruption, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Volume 175, February 2022, 121364, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore. 2021.121364
Butt, I, Mukerji, B., Shareef, M. A., Ahmed, J. U., & Huda, S. S. M. S., (2022), Effect of Trust on e-Shopping Adoption – An Emerging Market Context, Journal of Internet Commerce, 21(3), 320-340, https://doi.org/10.1080/15332861.2021.1927436.
Shareef, M. A., Dwivedi, Y. K., Ahmed, J. U., Kumar, U., &, Mahmud, R. (2022), Stakeholders conflict and private– public partnership chain (PPPC): supply chain of perishable product, The International Journal of Logistics Management, 33(4), 1218-1245, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-12-2020-0486.
Shareef, M. A., Dwivedi, Y. K., Kumar, V., Hughes, D.L., & Raman, R., (2022), Sustainable Supply Chain for Disaster Management: Structural Dynamics and Disruptive Risks, Annals of Operations Research, 319, 1451–1475, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-020-03708-3.
Ali, K.S., Zabir, F., Hossain, M. A., & Islam, Q. T. (2022). SWAP: A sustainable solution to our E-waste problem. In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd. (Accepted)
Ahmed, J. U., Hasan, M. K., Islam, Q. T., Uddin, M. J., Faroque, A. R., & Chowdhury, M. H. (2022). CSR in major European football leagues in the age of covid-19: Financial vulnerability, mental health and domestic violence. Society and Business Review. https://doi.org/10.1108/sbr-05-2022-0152
Ahmed, J. U., Islam, Q. T., & Ahmed, A. (2022). Social enterprise marketing strategies' to achieving SDGs: Lessons from emerging economies. International Journal Of Innovation And Sustainable Development. DOI: 10.1504/IJISD.2022.10052119 ABS1.
Ahmed, J. U., Islam, Q. T., Ahmed, A., & Amin, S. B. (2022). Extending Resource Value-Based Circular Economy Business Model in Emerging Economies: Lessons from India. Business Perspectives and Research, 22785337211070363.
Akram, M. S., Dwivedi, Y. K., Shareef, M. A., & Bhatti, Z. A. (2022), Editorial introduction to the special issue: Social Customer Journey – Behavioural and Social Implications of a Digitally Disruptive Environment, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Volume 181, December 2022, 122101
Butt, I. , Ul-Haq, S., Shareef, M. A., Chowdhury, A. H., and Ahmed, J. U. (2022), Ethical reputation and retail bank selection: a sequential exploratory mixed-methods study in an emerging economy, International Journal of Bank Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBM-03-2021-0104
Akram, M. S., Malhotra, N, Goraya, M. A. S., Shareef, M.A., Malik, A., and Lal, B. (2022), User engagement on global social networks: Examining the roles of perceived brand globalness, identification and global identity, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Volume 181, August 2022, 121771
Tasnim, Z., Shareef, M.A., Dwivedi, Y.K., U. Kumar, V. Kumar, Malik, F. T., and Raman, R. (2022), Tourism sustainability during COVID-19: developing value chain resilience, Operations Management Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12063-021-00250-8
Rahman, M.Z., Mustari, S., Ahmed, T., & Rahman, S. (2022) “Domestic violence in developing countries: an evidence from Bangladesh”, Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2022.2075515
Khan, A. R., Abedin, S., and Khan, S. (2022). Interaction of temperature and relative humidity for growth of COVID-19 cases and death rates, Environmental Research Letters, 17: 034048.
Khan, A. R., Hasan, K. T., Abedin, S., and Khan, S. (2022). Distributed lag inspired machine learning for predicting vaccine-induced changes in COVID-19 hospitalization and intensive care unit admission, Scientific Reports, 12: 18748.
Khan, A. R., Abedin, S., Rahman, M. M., and Khan, S. (2022). Effects of corruption and income inequality on the reported number of COVID-19 cases and deaths: Evidence from a time series cross-sectional data analysis, PLOS Global Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001157.
Debnath B, Shakur M.S., Tanjum F., Rahman M.A., Adnan Z.H. (2022), Impact of Additive Manufacturing on the Supply Chain of Aerospace Spare Parts Industry—A Review. Logistics. 6(2), 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics6020028 (Indexing: Scopus, ESCI, Web of Science; Publisher: MDPI)
Adnan, Z.H., Ashik, A.H., Rahman, M., Bhuiyan, S.S. and Ganguly, A. (2022) ‘Applying linear programming for logistics distribution of essential relief items during COVID-19 lockdown: evidence from Bangladesh’, Int. J. Logistics Economics and Globalisation, 9(3), 191-204. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLEG.2022.10044914. (Indexing: ABDC-C; Publisher: Inderscience)
Alam, S., Adnan, Z.H., Baten, M.A. and Bag, S. (2022), Assessing vulnerability of informal floating workers in Bangladesh before and during COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-method analysis, Benchmarking: An International Journal, 29(5), 1677-1702. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-06-2021-0329 (Indexing: Scopus, ABDC-B; ESCI, Web of Science; Publisher: Emerald Publishing; CiteScore: 5.8)
Ahmed, J.U.; Alam, S. R.; Islam, Q.T. and Ahmed, A. (2022). Kaldi’s Coffee: Can Ethiopia’s premier coffee shop continue to grow?, SAGE Business Cases, (In Press), SAGE Publications, USA
Chen, Y., Biswas, M. I., & Talukder, M. S. (2022). The role of artificial intelligence in effective business operations during COVID-19. International Journal of Emerging Markets, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-11-2021-1666.
Palash, M. A. S., Talukder, M. S., Islam, A. K. M. N., & Bao, Y. (2022). Positive and negative valences, personal innovativeness and intention to use facial recognition for payments. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 122(4), 1081-1108. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-11-2021-0825.
Ahmed, J., Morshed, T., Talukder, M. S., Islam, Q., & Ahmed, A. (2022). Helium health: Data-driven healthcare service in Nigeria. In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications, Ltd.
Islam, Q. T., Talukder, M. S., & Haque, K. L. (2022). Sustainable Development Through the Circular Economy: Experience From Emerging Economies. In Rahman, M. M., Goel, R., Gomes, A. P., & Uzzaman, M. A. (Eds.), Redefining Global Economic Thinking for the Welfare of Society (pp
Year 2021
Shareef, M. A., Dwivedi, Y. K., Wright, A., Kumar, V., (2021), Lockdown and Sustainability: An Effective Model of Information and Communication Technology, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Volume 165, DOI:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120531
Shareef, M. A., Kumar, V., Dwivedi, Y. K., Kumar, U., Akram, M. S., & Raman, R., (2021), A new health care system enabled by machine intelligence: Elderly people's trust or losing self control, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Volume 162, January 2021, 120334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120334
Zhang, H., Xiao, H., Wang, Y., Shareef, M. A., Akram, M. S., & Goraya, M. A. S., (2021), An integration of antecedents and outcomes of business model innovation: A meta-analytic review, Journal of Business Research, Volume 131, July 2021, Pages 803-814, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.10.045.
Islam, Q. T., Hossain, M., Zabir, F. and Iqbal, R., (2021). Challenges of Adapting to the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Emerging Economies: A Bangladesh Case. In: G. Singh, R. Giel and V. Garg, ed., Industry 4.0 and the Digital Transformation of International Business, 1st ed. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte. DOI: 10.1007/978-987-19-7880-7.
Ahmed, J.U., Islam, Q.T., Ahmed, A., Faroque, A.R. and Uddin, M.J. (2021), "Corporate social responsibility in the wake of COVID-19: multiple cases of social responsibility as an organizational value", Society and Business Review, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 496-516. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-09-2020-0113.
Zahan, M.(2021), Sustainable Strategy to Sustainable Business: An Empirical Analysis on Energy Efficient Light Bulb, Sustainability (MDPI; SCOPUS); 13(24), 1-17
Ahmed, J. U., Talukder, N., Alam, S. R., Ahmed, A., & Faroque, A. R. (2021). Rescue Mission in the Tham Luang Nang Non Cave, Thailand, SAGE Business Cases, SAGE Publications, USA
Rahman, M. Z., Ferdousi, F., Shorna, S. R., & Ahmed, T. (2021). Sustainable Green Marketing: Increasing Awareness of Recyclable Items. North South Business Review, 12(1), 51–62. https://doi.org/10.47126/j.nsbr.1991-4938
Khan, A. R., and Kabir, E. (2021). Resampling methods for generating continuous multivariate synthetic data for disclosure control, Journal of Data, Information and Management, 3: 225-235.
Khan, A. R., Hasan, K. T., Islam, T., and Khan, S. (2021). Forecasting respiratory tract infection episodes from prescription data for healthcare service planning, International Journal of Data Science and Analytics, 11: 169-180.
Aktar, A. (2021). ‘HRM practices and employee engagement: Differential impact of gender among banking sector employees, Bangladesh’ North South Business Review, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 32-47 (ISSN: 1991-4938).
Razzak, M.R., Jassem, S., Akter, A. and Mamun, S.A.A. (2021), "Family commitment and performance in private family firms: moderating effect of professionalization", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 28 No. 5, pp. 669-689. [Scopus- Q1] https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-05-2019-0165
Ahkam, S.N., Nahar, N., Shorna, S.R. (2021). Managing Receivables of a Financially Distressed Firm in an Emerging Economy. Asian Economic and Financial Review. Vol.11, No.9, pp.710-723.DOI: 10.18488/journal.aefr.2021.119.710.723 [SCOPUS INDEXED, CITE SCORE 1.8] ISSN(e):2222-6737, ISSN(p):2305-2147 (Goal:9)
Ahkam, S.N., Nahar, N., Shorna, S.R. (2021) “Strategies and Policies for Managing Working Capital” SAMF, pp. 348-357 ISBN: 978-984-35-1624-4 (Goal:9)
Rahman, M.A., Hossain, A., Debnath, B., Zefat, Z.M., Morshed, M.S., & Adnan, Z.H. (2021), Intelligent Vehicle Scheduling and Routing for a Chain of Retail Stores: A Case Study of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Logistics, 5(3), 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics5030063 (Indexing: Scopus, ESCI, Web of Science; Publisher: MDPI)
Ahmed, Jashim Uddin; Talukder, N; Ahmed, A. and Chowdhury, M.H. (2021). ‘Challenges Faced by Small Enterprises in Bangladesh: The Case of JNA Pulp paper business’, Small Enterprise Research (ISSN: 1321-5906), Vol. 28(1), pp. 75-82
Talukder, M. S., Islam, A. K. M. N., Laato, S., & Bao, Y. (2021). Future Use Intention of Wearable Healthcare Technologies among the Elderly: An Enablers and Inhibitors Perspective. Internet Research, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/INTR-10-2020-0586.
Islam, M. T., & Talukder, M. S. (2021). Exploring Continuance Usage Intention toward Open Government Data Technologies: An Integrated Approach. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/VJIKMS-10-2020-0195.
Rahman, M. F., Talukder, M. S., & Lanrong, Y. (2021). Enablers and Inhibitors of e-tax system use: The perspective of dual-factor concepts. International Journal of Managing Public Sector Information and Communication Technologies, 12(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJMPSICT.2021010101.
Bashar, A., Hasin, A., & Adnan, Z.H. (2021). Impact of Lean Manufacturing: Evidence from Apparel Industry in Bangladesh. International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 12(5), 923-943. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLSS-01-2020-0005 (Indexing: SSCI, Web of Science, Scopus; Publisher: Emerald Publishing; CiteScore: 5.4; Impact factor: 4.14)
Year 2020
Goraya, M. A. S., Zhu, J., Akram, M. S., Shareef, M. A., Malik, A., & Bhatti, Z. A., The impact of channel integration on consumers’ channel preferences: Do showrooming and webrooming behaviors matter?, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102130
Shareef, M. A., Kapoor, K.K., Mukerji, B., Dwivedi, R., & Dwivedi, Y. K., (2020), Group behavior in social media: Antecedents of initial trust formation, Computers in Human Behavior, 105, 106225
Shareef, M. A., Dwivedi, Y. K., Kumar, V., Mahmud, R., Hughes, D.L., & Kizgin, H., (2020), The Inherent Tensions within Sustainable Supply Chains: A Case Study from Bangladesh, Production Planning and Control, 31(11-12), 932-949
Ahmed, J.U., Gazi, M.A., Iqbal, R., Islam, Q.T. and Talukder, N. (2020), "Value co-creation through social innovation in healthcare: a case of WE CARE Solar", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 341-357. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-03-2020-0024 [SCOPUS]
Huda, R. N., Iqbal, R., & Islam, Q. T. (2020). EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF PUBLICLY LISTED BANKS IN BANGLADESH. North South Business Review, 40. doi: 10.47126/J.NSBR.1991-4938
Aktar, A. & Pangil, F. (2020). ‘HRM Practices, Employee Engagement, Organizational Commitment and Work-Related Social Support’, Journal for Global Business Advancement (ISSN 1746-966X), Vol. 13, No. 6, Inderscience. [Scopus- Q3].
Zahan, M & Alam, S.R. (2020), ‘Sustainable Rice Business: A Survey for Strategic Implication, Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (ABDC, Crossref, ProQuest), vol. 16(2), pp. 73-105.
Hossain, F. I., Alam, S. R., & Muntazeri, M. (2020) Acceptance of video streaming services in Bangladesh: An emperical Study. North South Business Review, 11 (1), 38-50. doi: 10.47126/J.NSBR.1991-4938
Ahmed,T. (2020). Improving self-learning and dealing with adjustment challenges through individual reflective action research of an international MBA student. Action Learning and Action ResearchJournal,26(2),107-131.
Hassani, H., Yeganegi, M. R., Khan, A. R., and Silva, E. S. (2020). The effect of data transformation on singular spectrum analysis for forecasting, Signals, https://doi.org/10.3390/signals1010002.
Mamun, S. A., Aktar, A. and Safiuddin, M. (2020). ‘Determinants of Intellectual Capital Disclosure of Financial Institutions in an Emerging Economy’, Journal for Global Business Advancement (ISSN 1746-966X), Vol. 13, No. 6, Inderscience. [Scopus- Q3]
Mamun, S. A. and Aktar, A. (2020). ‘Intellectual capital disclosure practices of financial institutions in an emerging economy’, PSU Research Review: An International Journal Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 33-53. [Scopus] https://doi.org/10.1108/PRR-08-2020-0024 (ISSN: 2398-4007)
Massud, M. E. I., and Aktar, A. (2020). ‘Beneficiary Accountability of NGOs: A Case Study on a Women Empowerment Based Advocacy NGO.’ The Cost and Management (ISSN 1817-5090), Vol. 20, No. 2.
Zahan, M & Laila Israt, (2020), 'Restaurant Waste Management in Dhaka City: Current Measures and the Way Forward', Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (ABDC, Crossref, ProQuest), 25(4), 65-98.
Zahan, M & Bonadonna, A. (2020), 'Food Insecurity and the Young Generations’ Perceptions: A systematic Review', Food Economy Journal (Scimago JR Q3, SCOPUS), 22(3), 1-16.
Ahmed, J. U., Hasan, M. K., Hossain, M. A., Uddin, M. J., & Noor, R. I. (2020). Managing stakeholder emotions and cultural differences during crisis: lessons from four different countries. International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 11(2), 120-139.
Ali, S. M., Hossen, M. A., Mahtab, Z., Kabir, G., Paul, S. K., & Adnan, Z.H. (2020). Barriers to lean six sigma implementation in the supply chain: An ISM model. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 149, 106843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2020.106843 (Indexing: SCI, Web of Science, Scopus; Publisher: Elsevier; CiteScore: 9.7; Impact factor: 4.135; ABDC: A)
Adnan, Z.H., & Özelkan E. (2020). Bullwhip Effect in Pricing under the Revenue-sharing Contract. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 145, 106528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2020.106528 (Indexing: SCI, Web of Science, Scopus; Publisher: Elsevier; CiteScore: 9.7; Impact factor: 4.135; ABDC: A)
Adnan, Z.H., Afrin, T., Kundu, M., & Juthi, A.A. (2020). Priority Based Relief Allocations at The Rohingya Refugee Camps: Effective decision making using TOPSIS and AHP, Annals of Engineering, 1(1). (Publisher: ImperialOpen Publishing, London, UK)
Ahmed, Jashim Uddin; Talukder, N. and Ahmed, A. (2020). ‘Infrastructure Development Company Limited Solar Home System Program: A Sustainable Solution for Energizing Rural Bangladesh’, South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, (ISSN: 2277-9779), Vol. 9(2), pp. 219-236, SAGE Publications
Ahmed, Jashim Uddin; Ahmed, A.; Talukder, N.; Sultana, I. and Anika, F.H. (2020). ‘Haldiram’s in India’, Journal of Operations and Strategic Planning (ISSN: 2516-600X), Vol. 3(2), pp. 240-256, SAGE Publications
Ahmed, Jashim Uddin; Begum, F.; Ahmed, A.; and Talukder, N. (2020). ‘A Blessing inside a Calamity: Baladna Food Industries in Qatar’, International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, (ISSN: 1741-8127), Vol. 19(3), pp. 203-216, Inderscience
Talukder, M. S., Sorwar, G., Bao, Y., Ahmed, J. U., & Palash, M. A. S. (2020). Predicting antecedents of wearable healthcare technology acceptance by elderly: A combined SEM-Neural Network approach. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 150, 119793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2019.119793.
Islam, A. K. M. N., Laato, S., Talukder, S., & Sutinen, E. (2020). Misinformation sharing and social media fatigue during COVID-19: An affordance and cognitive load perspective. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 159, 120201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120201.
Hossain, Md. N., Talukder, Md. S., Khayer, A., & Bao, Y. (2020). Investigating the factors driving adult learners' continuous intention to use M-learning application: a fuzzy-set analysis. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JRIT-09-2019-0071.
Khayer, A., Talukder, M. S., Bao, Y., & Hossain, M. N. (2020). Cloud computing adoption and its impact on SMEs’ performance for cloud supported operations: A dual-stage analytical approach. Technology in Society, 60, 101225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.101225.
Talukder, S., Chiong, R., Corbitt, B., & Bao, Y. (2020). Critical Factors Influencing the Intention to Adopt M-Government Services by the Elderly. Journal of Global Information Management, 28(4), 419-438. https://doi.org/10.4018/JGIM.2020100102.
Rahman, M. F., Talukder, M. S., Lanrong, Y., & Khayer, A. (2020). Why do citizens use e-tax system? Extending the technology continuance theory. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 9(7), 177–189.
Year 2019
Goraya, M. A. S., Jing, Z., Shareef, M. A., Imran, M., Malik, A., & Akram, M. S., (2019), An investigation of the drivers of social commerce and e-word-of-mouth intentions: Elucidating the role of social commerce in E-business, Electronic Markets, (Published online in 2019), 36, 1–15
Shareef, M. A., Raman, R., Baabdullah, A. M., Mahmud, R., Ahmed, J. U., Kabir, M. H., Kumar, V., Kumar, U., Akram, M. S., Kabir, A., Mukerji, B., (2019), Public Service Reformation: Relationship Building by Mobile Technology, International Journal of Information Management, 49 (December), 217-227
Akram, M. S., Malik, A., Shareef, M. A., & Goraya, M. A. S., (2019), Exploring the interrelationships between technological predictors and behavioral mediators in online tax filing: The moderating role of perceived risk, Government Information Quarterly. 36(2), 237-251
Shareef, M. A., Dwivedi, Y. K., Archer, N. & Rahman, M. M. (2019), Patient Attitudes Toward Physicians: Benchmarking consumer perceptions from 15 countries, Benchmarking: an International Journal, 26(1), 19-47
Shareef, M. A., Dwivedi, Y. K., Mahmud, R., Wright, A., Rahman, M. M., Kizgin, H., & Rana, N. P. (2019), Disaster Management in Bangladesh: Developing an Effective Emergency Supply Chain Network, Annals of Operations Research, 283(1), 1463–1487
Shareef, M. A., Dwivedi, Y. K., Kumar, V., Davies, G., Rana, N. & Baabdullah, A., (2019), Purchase intention in an electronic commerce environment: a trade-off between controlling measures and operational performance, Information Technology & People, 32(6), 1345-1375
Shareef, M. A., Mukerji, B., Dwivedi, Y. K., Rana, N. P., & Islam, Rubina, (2019), Social Media Marketing: Comparative Effect of Advertisement Sources, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 46, 58-69
Al-Amin, M, Wali, M.M.I., Wali, M.F.I. and Huq, A.S.S. (2019) ‘Employee Engagement Drivers in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Foreign and Local Pharmaceutical Companies’, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Social Business, Environment and Sustainability (ANJSBES). (ISSN 2206-4346). Volume 5 • Issue 1, pp. 46-63.
Ahmed, J.U., Uddin, M.J., and Ahmed, K.U., and Al-Amin, M. (2019). ‘Adapting Structuration Theory in the Context of ICT: The Case of Desh Microfinance in Bangladesh’, International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, (ISSN: 1758-2172), Inderscience, Country: United Kingdom.
Zahan, M, Sultana, H. & Wade, F. (2019), 'Retailers' Ethics: An Empirical Analysis on Traditional Bangladeshi Shops', International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management (IJECM), Vol. 7 (10), pp.473-488.
Zahan, M & Sultana, H. (2019), ‘Sustainable Mission Statement of International Firms', The Jahangirnagar University Journal of Business Research, Vol. 20, pp. 37-51.
Hossain, F.I., Rahman, M., & Alam, S.R. (2019). Acceptance of wearable fitness technology (WFT) in Bangladesh: An empirical study, North South Business Review, 9 (2), 103-119. doi: 10.47126/J.NSBR.1991-4938
Khan, A. R. and Hassani, H. (2019). Dependence measures for model selection in singular spectrum analysis, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 365(15): 8906-8928.
Adnan, Z. H., & Özelkan, E. C. (2019). Bullwhip Effect in Pricing under different Supply Chain Game Structures. Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, 18(5), 393-404. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41272-019-00203-8 (Indexing: ESCI, Web of Science, Scopus; Publisher: Springer; CiteScore: 0.72; ABDC: B)
Tawheed Hasan, Shabnin Rahman Shorna, Ishrat Jahan (2019), “Impact on Capital of a Manufacturing Company after Introducing Information System” ICBM, pp. 651 ISBN:978-984-344-3540 (Goal:9)
Tawheed Hasan, Ishrat Jahan, Shabnin Rahman Shorna (2019), “Business Analysis of Chemical Market of Bangladesh”, ICBM, pp.655 ISBN 978-984-344-3540 (Goal:9)
Aktar, A. & Islam, Y. (2019). 'Green human resource management practices and employee engagement: empirical evidence from RMG sector in Bangladesh.' International Journal of Bangladesh Society for Human Resource Management. Vol. 3, No. 1
Ahmed, Jashim U.; Talukder, N.; Ahmed, A; Hoque, M.T. (2019). ‘Sustainable Energy Solutions: Akon Lighting Africa’, Decision, (ISSN: 0304-0941), Vol. 46(3), pp. 253-266, Springer
Talukder, M.S., Chiong, R., Bao, Y. and Hayat Malik, B. (2019), "Acceptance and use predictors of fitness wearable technology and intention to recommend: An empirical study", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 119 No. 1, pp. 170-188. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-01-2018-0009
Talukder, S., Chiong, R., Dhakal, S., Sorwar, G., & Bao, Y. (2019). A two-stage structural equation modeling-neural network approach for understanding and predicting the determinants of m-government service adoption. Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 21(4), 419-438. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSIT-03-2019-005118.
Talukder, M. S., Shen, L., Hossain Talukder, M. F., and Bao, Y. (2019). Determinants of User Acceptance and Use of Open Government Data (OGD): An Empirical Investigation in Bangladesh. Technology in Society, 56, 147-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2018.11.002. 75-93). IGI Global.
Year 2018
Shareef, M. A., Mukerji, B., Alryalatc, M. A. A., Wright, A., & Dwivedi, Y. K., (2018) Advertisements on Facebook: Identifying the persuasive elements in the development of positive attitudes in consumers, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 43, 258-268.
Shareef, M. A., Baabdullah, A., Dutta, S., Kumar, V, & Dwivedi, Y. K., (2018) Consumer adoption of mobile banking services: An empirical examination of factors according to adoption stages, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 43, 54-67
Dwivedi, Y. K., Shareef, M. A.,Mukerji, B., Rana, N. P. & Kapoor, K. K. (2018), Involvement In Emergency Supply Chain For Disaster Management: A Cognitive Dissonance Perspective, International Journal of Production Research, 56(21), 6758-6773
Ahmed, J., Tinne, W., Al-Amin, M. and Maliha, R. (2018). ‘Social Innovation and Sono Filter for Drinking Water’, Society and Business Review (ISSN: 1746-5680). Vol. 13, Issue 1, pp. 15-26, Emerald Publishing, Country: United Kingdom. (Scopus, ABDC – B, ABS-2), DOI: 10.1108/SBR- 08-2017-0060
Zahan, M. & Wade, F. H. (2018), ‘Sustainable 7P’s for Marketing’, North South Business Review, Vol. 9(1), pp. 49-68
Zahan, M., Sultana, H. & Shirin, H. (2018), ‘A Sustainable E-waste Management Model for Emerging Economies and Developing countries, North South Business Review, Vol 9(1), pp. 1-19.
Zahan, M., Sultana, H. & Shirin, H. (2018), ‘EOLManagement for Consumer Electronics in Bangladesh: with special focus on Television’, World Journal of Social Sciences, vol.8, no. 2, pp. 84-9
Khan, A. R. and Imon, R. (2018). Information theoretic approaches to principal component selection, American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences, 37(3): 293-305.
O’Keefe, C. M., Ickowicz, A., Churches, T., Westcott, M., O’Sullivan, M. and Khan, A. R. (2018). Assessing privacy risks in population health publications using a checklist-based approach, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 25(3): 315-320.
Aktar, A. & Pangil F. (2018), “Mediating role of Organizational Commitment in the relationship between Human Resource Management practices and Employee Engagement: Does black box stage exist?” International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (IJSSP) Scopus-B, Vol. 38 No. 7/8
Aktar, A. & Pangil F. (2018), “The relationship between Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Engagement: moderating role of organizational Culture.” Journal of Knowledge Globalization, Vol. 10 No. 1.
Ashfaque, A., Siddique, M. N. A., Adnan, Z. H., & Bashar, A. (2019). Analyzing a Fintech/Lendtech Company Through the Business Model Canvas Lens. Independent Business Review, 12, 19-24. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2420174351
Ozelkan E., Lim, C., & Adnan, Z.H. (2018). Conditions of Reverse Bullwhip Effect in Pricing under Joint Decision of Replenishment and Pricing, International Journal of Production Economics, 200, 207-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.03.018. (Indexing: SCI, Web of Science, Scopus; Publisher: Elsevier; CiteScore: 12.2; Impact Factor: 5.134; ABDC: A)
Hossain, M. N., Talukder, M. S., Hoque, M. R., & Bao, Y. (2018). The use of open government data to citizen empowerment: an empirical validation of a proposed model. Foresight, 20(6), 665-680. https://doi.org/10.1108/FS-08-2017-0052.
Please see the Current Curriculum for the BBA Program. Major Concentrations offerend by the Department of Management are shown in the following major course map.
BUS 135 Applied Business Mathematics
This course introduces the basic mathematical techniques used in business. Topics include a system of linear equations and inequalities, linear programming and their graphical solutions, limit, continuity, derivatives of functions and their applications, indefinite and definite integrals, first-order differential equation, and on-linear optimization without constraints and with equality constraints. Emphasis has been given to the solution of business problems by the proposed mathematical techniques. [Prerequisite: BUS112/MAT112]
BUS172 Introduction to statistics
This course introduces the modern theory and methodology of statistics and their applications in economics and business. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, sampling theory and methodology, sampling distributions and hypothesis testing. Computer application for statistical analysis is compulsory component of this course.
BUS 173 Applied statistics
This course emphasizes estimation and hypothesis testing for the linear statistical model. Topics include contingency tables, the goodness of fit, single and multiple regression, correlation, Bayesian decision theory, time series analysis, and inbox number. Computer application of the proposed course materials is compulsory.Cross-listed as ECO 173 and ENV 173. [Prerequisite: BUS172.3 credits /ECO172/ENV172/STA172 ]
BUS 251 Business Communication
Business Communication provides an overview of major communication theories with an emphasis on communication styles and approaches operative in today's workplace environment. Communication, as it relates to strategic planning, analysis, and critical thinking in the light of contemporary trends and issues, will be studied. The focus will be on the application and evaluation of theories through case analysis, discussions, writing, and speaking exercises, and presentations. Students will have the opportunity to engage in self-assessment of communication competence and learn strategies for enhancing their abilities. [Prerequisites: ENG 105/ENG110]
BUS 498 Internship
Prerequisites: completion of 90 credits
HRM 340 Training and Development
This course is designed to have a good understanding for staff training; members of human resource departments contemplating a training program, or who are involved with on-the-job training will be of particular interest. The course develops a solid grounding in current training methodology, techniques, and aids. Topics include learning theory, determining training needs, writing objectives, designing training programs using outside resources, and evaluation. The course will be tied to practices regarding organizations in Bangladesh. [Prerequisites: MGT 351]
HRM 360 Planning and Staffing
This course introduces students to fundamental concepts of human resource planning and provides them with an understanding of the wide range of staffing activities within both commercial and industrial organizations. This course develops students’ abilities to analyse and integrate the complex social, cultural, and organizational factors influencing human resource planning and staffing in general. The course also examines the process of human resource planning, linking human resource planning with strategic planning, job analysis, and job design, recruitment, and selection of employees. It will address various issues pertaining to job analysis, job designs, etc. as well. [Prerequisites: MGT 351]
HRM 370 Leadership Theory and Practice
This course explores the theoretical nature of leadership. The emphasis is on the application of theories of leadership in political, economic, social, and global contexts. A critical examination of the leadership literature and research are used to develop an appreciation for the contingency and interdisciplinary nature of leadership. [Prerequisites: MGT 351]
HRM 380 Compensation
The course focuses on strategies, procedures and problems in evaluating and rewarding employees. Topics include performance measurement methods and integration of performance into compensation system, effect of laws and regulations on pay, performance measurement and evaluation, managerial and executive compensation, practices from comparative perspectives and current pay issues and controversies. The course will also address compensation along with benefits options practiced in Bangladesh. [Prerequisites: MGT 351]
HRM 450 Labor Management Relations
This course gives an overview of the process of labor relations, in which management deals with employees who are represented by a union. The history of major labor unions and primary labor laws and court cases are covered, along with the general structure and operational aspects of today's labor organizations. Union certification, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution are discussed in detail. Students also participate in a mock labor contract negotiation project and analyze sample grievances. The course will incorporate cases pertaining to Bangladeshi firms and MNCs operating in Bangladesh. [Prerequisites: MGT 351]
HRM 470 Negotiations
Negotiation and Conflict Management presents negotiation theory – strategies and styles – within an employment context. In addition to the theory and exercises presented in class, students practice negotiating with role-playing simulations that cover a range of topics, including difficult situations such as cross-cultural mentoring and an emergency. Other special cases discussed include abrasiveness, dangerousness, racism, sexism, whistle blowing, and ethics. The course will address conflict resolutions as well. [Prerequisites: MGT 351]
MGT 212 Organizational Management
Organizational Management discusses the methods and concepts of managing a staff, business or organization. Students learn to apply, identify and evaluate functions for private and public organizations and their business structures. This course will incorporate principles of management and organizational behavioral aspects as well.[ Prerequisites: None]
MGT 314 Operations & Supply Chain Management
Study of the operations processes directly related to the creation and distribution of goods and services. Increasingly, these operations are taking place outside the boundaries of a traditional enterprise. This course teaches students how to analyze processes, ensure quality, create value, and manage the flow of information, products and services across a network of customers, enterprises and supply chain partners. [Prerequisites: BUS172/ENV172/ECO172/ MGT 212, MKT 202]
MGT 321 Organizational Behavior
The course is designed to understand the behavior of employees in work organizations. Topics include behavioral concepts and techniques used to enhance worker motivation, satisfaction, and productivity. [Prerequisites: MGT212/MGT 210]
MGT 351 Human Resource Management
It examines various functions, approaches, and processes of human resource management through discussions and case studies. Topics include nature & scope of HRM, perspectives of HRM, differences with personnel management, job analysis, human resource planning, recruitment & selection, training & development, compensation management, employee safety & security, labor relations, internal employee relations, dimensions of HR audit, international HRM. [Prerequisites: MGT212/ MGT 210]
MGT 368 Entrepreneurship
This course will provide an understanding of the business opportunities, the problems, potentialities, and challenges that one faces in such an endeavor. The principal purpose is to disseminate the systemic process through which new business ideas are developed and implemented. Students are required to initiate a project and demonstrate their learning from the course through creativity. [Prerequisites: MGT212/210]
MGT 330 Designing Effective Organizations
This course is designed to make the student understand the functioning of business organizations; and, second to introduce the basic concepts needed to design, implement and change the organizational structure of business organizations. It will cover areas of departmentation and structures of the organization along with matrix and virtual concepts of organization design. [Prerequisites: MGT 321]
MGT 410 Organizational Development and Change Management
This course introduces organizational development: the ability of organizations, large or small, to effectively, economically, and strategically make changes to improve their “products.” The course explores the history, major trends, and ethical and professional issues in the organizational development field, while illustrating the OD practitioner’s analysis, data gathering, intervention processes and techniques, diagnosis, and final recommended changes through readings, discussion postings, applied exercises, case studies and student research. [Prerequisites: MGT 321]
MGT 489 Strategic Management
This course carries out analysis of policy formulation and implementation from a companywide standpoint; emphasis is given on integration of knowledge and approaches across functional areas, techniques of strategy formulation and implementation by single-business, diversified and multinational firms are also studied.[Prerequisites: Completion of 100 credits]
MGT 490 Project Management
This course introduces the foundation knowledge for project planning, scheduling, controlling, resource allocation, and performance measurement activities required for the successful completion of a project. Various project management techniques are introduced in this course. [Prerequisites: MGT 314]
MIS 107 Information System & Computing
This course introduces the fundamentals of information systems and the components of computer-based information systems. The course begins with an overview of computer applications and the functions of the components of a computer and proceeds to provide a functional orientation toward applications that improve personal productivity. It also provides an overview of different types of information systems, the phases of system development and implementation, database management systems, communication networks, internet and e-commerce, artificial intelligence, knowledge management, and examples of strategic application of IT in an organization.
MIS 207 E-Business
This course aims to provide an understanding of E-Business and its associated technologies. The basics of online commerce will be introduced along with the elements that are particular to an electronic marketplace. Learning activities concentrate on the use of these tools for the purpose of finding viable E-Commerce solutions.
MIS210 Concepts of Computer Programming
This course provides students with the concepts, processes, and tools of systems analysis and systems design, Object-oriented methods and tools are utilized with a focus on developing web-based, database-driven systems. Student will be trained on programming language.[Prerequisites: MIS205/ MIS207]
MIS310: Database Systems for Business
This course covers fundamentals of database architecture, database management systems,and database systems. Principles and methodologies of database design,and techniques for database application development.[Prerequisites: MIS205/ MIS207]
MIS320: Digital Enterprise Management
This Course is designed to prepare for management roles in the digital age by developing a working knowledge of emerging techonologies. Digital Enterprise Management (DEM) will connect through topics of communications, Culture, Information and Techonology. Studies in DEM focus on the techonologies comprising the internet and the Web, Which are transforming existing companies and providing fertile ground for the creation of new digital enterprises.[Prerequisites: MIS205/ MIS207]
MIS410: Business Intelligence
This course is intended to provide an integrative foundation in the field of business intelligence at the operational, tactical, and strategic levels. Topics such as business process analysis and design, data pipeline construction for automation services (data extraction from different sources, data processing and model building, data visualization and web-based dashboard construction), machine learning algorithms, and trading automation along with other topics relevant to business intelligence will be covered in this course. [Prerequisites: BUS173, MIS207]
MIS450: Data Communication and Networking for Business
This course provides an introduction to the field of network security. Specific topics to be examined.include threats and vulnerabilities to networkarchitecttures and protocols, Botnets, E-mail security, IPsecurity, Web security, Network attack propagation modeling ( Traffice analysis, Trace back mechanisms), and Network security management techniques such as Fiirewalls and IDS.[Prerequisites: MIS205/ MIS207 and MIS310]
MIS470: Systems Analysis and Design
Examines techniques required to conduct information systems analysis . Topics include concepts, phases, activities, and roles of SDLC, system feasibility study, cost benefit analysis of information systems, proposal evaluation; techniques for analyzing and documenting existing and proposed systems, form design, structured analysis, data flow diagrams, data dictionaries, decision tables, state transition diagrams, ER diagrams, and object-oriented techniques, selection of hardware and software; implementation and post-implementation evaluation of systems.This course may deploy a CASE tool to teach systematic analysis and documentation through hypothetical case situation or a semester long field project. [Prerequisite: MIS310]
SCM310: Logistics and Transportation
This course reflects the growing importance of transport and logistics management within the world of business. A career in transport and logistics could mean working with a specialist provider of logistics and distribution of services, a train operator ,a bus or coach company, a consultancy or possibly the armed forces.The course also covers operational and economic aspects of passanger transport.The course will cover global as well as local context in Bangladesh.[Prerequisites: MKT202 and MGT210/ MGT212]
SCM 320 Demand Planning and Fulfilment
This course is directed towards understanding the responsibilities in the manufacturing, retail, distribution and services industries. Topics include demand planning/management, inventory management, supply chain management, logistics & operations, sales & marketing, supply planning/management, manufacturing as well as scheduling & planning. [Prerequisites: None]
MGT/SCM 360 Services Management
The course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the analysis, decision making and implementation issues of managing the operational aspects of a service. In addition it will cover issues of location, layout, capacity, inventory, distribution and quality assurance. Furthermore, it will effectively address the management of technologies and human resources. [Prerequisites: MGT 210/ MGT212 and MKT 202]
SCM 450 Global Procurement and Sourcing
This course is designed to develop an understanding of the strategic role that sourcing decisions can play in supply chain management in order to gain sustainable competitive advantage in a global environment. It will look at alternative ways in which the upstream supply chain can be successfully configured and coordinated in different contexts, including the strategic role of IT in supporting this. [Prerequisites: MGT 314]
Department of Management
Plot15, Block B, Bashundhara
Dhaka -1229, Bangladesh
Dr. Atikur R. Khan
Assoc. Professor & Chair
Tel: +880-2-55668200 Ext.-6070
Email: atikur.khan@northsouth.edu
Room: NAC 836
Umma Jakia
Department Secretary
Tel: +880-2-55668200 Ext.-1730
Email: umma.jakia@northsouth.edu
Room: NAC842
Mr. Md. Israfil Ur Rahman
Assistant Officer
Tel: +880-2-55668200 Ext.-6087
Email: israfilur.rahman@northsouth.edu
Room: NAC843
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