Faculty Publications & Research Highlights-2025 of USB

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Faculty Publications & Research Highlights-2025 of USB

Publish Date: 
Monday, December 29, 2025

In 2025, ULAB School of Business’ (USB) faculty continued to make their mark through thoughtful and impactful research across a range of disciplines. Throughout the year, faculty members published books and scholarly works with well-known international publishers, reflecting the university’s growing research culture and its commitment to sharing knowledge beyond the classroom.

Many of these publications explore timely and interdisciplinary topics such as data management, technology, and applied research. Developed through collaboration with scholars both in Bangladesh and abroad, these works highlight the depth of academic engagement at ULAB and its increasing visibility in the global research community.

Several of the publications were released by internationally respected publishers such as Springer, ensuring that the research reaches a wider academic audience. Being peer-reviewed and indexed, these works meet recognized academic standards and contribute meaningfully to ongoing scholarly conversations.

The following list presents some of the  selected faculty publications from 2025:

Book Chapters Published by Faculty (2025):

  1. Ahamad, S., Joarder, M. H. R., Nadzri, F. A. B. A., Ehigiamusoe, K. U., Bhuiyan, A. B., Reaz, M. T., & Islam, S. (2025). The Influence of Female Leadership and Workforce Roles on Microfinance Institutions’ Financial Performance. In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1575, pp. 526-536. (Indexed in Scopus, Publisher: Springer)
  2. Reaz, M. T., Dada, M., Ahamad, S., Shahriar, F. M., & Ribero, J. J. (2025). The Impact of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) on Customer’s Impulse Buying Behavior Factors. In Sustainable Data Management: Navigating Big Data, Communication Technology, and Business Digital Leadership. Volume 2 (pp. 81-92).  (Indexed in Scopus, Publisher: Springer                                                           

Name (s) of Article (s) in refereed Journals Published by Faculty in 2025:

  1. Ahamad, S., Ahmed, S. U., Islam, M. A., Yusof, M. F. B., Ali, M. H., Mostafiz, M. I., & Joarder, M. H. R. (2025). Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices and Microfinance Institutions Sustainability: A Global Study. Sustainable Development. (Indexed: SSCI, Impact Factor: 8.2, Scopus Q1, Publisher-Wiley).
  2. Ahamad, S., Islam, M. A., Yusof, M. F. B., Chowdhury, M. F., & Reaz, M. T. (2025). The Moderating Role of Board Gender Diversity on the Funding Sources and Microfinance Institutions'' Efficiency Nexus: A Global Analysis. Cogent Business & Management. (Indexed: ESCI, Impact Factor:2.9 ,Scopus Q2, Publisher-Taylor & Francis).
  3. Ahmed, S.U., Ahmed, S.P., Hasan, I., Zahid, A., Karmaker, U., Abdullah, M. (2025). Which climate finance instrument works better in adapting to climate change? International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. (Indexed: Elsevier, CiteScore:2.6, Scopus Q3 , Publisher - International Information and Engineering Technology Association).
  4. Hossain, S., Fernando, M., & Akter, S. (2025). Digital Leadership: Towards a Dynamic Managerial Capability Perspective of Artificial Intelligence‑Driven Leader Capabilities. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, (Indexed: SSCI & Scopus, Impact Factor -4.9, Scopus Q1; Publisher: SAGE Publications)
  5. Hossain, S., Fernando, M., & Akter, S. (2025). The influence of Artificial Intelligence‑Driven Capabilities on Responsible Leadership: A Future Research Agenda. Journal of Management & Organization, (Indexed: SSCI & Scopus, Impact Factor: 2.8, Scopus Q2, Publisher - Cambridge University Press)
  6. Hu, S., Lin, Y., Lu, W., & Uddin, M. K. (2025). Impact of science and technology fiscal expenditure on green innovation: Moderating role of environmental decentralization. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. (Indexed: ESCI, Impact Factor: 3.50, Scopus Q1, Publisher – Emerald Publishing).
  7. Islam, M., Hossain, M.I., Rashed, M. et al.(2025). Strategizing for Sustainability: Examining the Dynamic Interplay of the Circular Economy, Green Technology Innovation, and Green Performance. Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, (Index: Scopus, Scopus Q1, Publisher – Springer Nature)
  8. Kowshik, S. T. H., Chew, E. Y. T., & Lee, S. W. H. (2025). Knowledge transfer as a dynamic capability: a meta‑analysis of its impact on organizational outcomes in international contexts. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, (Indexed: Scopus & Web of Science, Impact Factor -3.8, Scopus Q1; Publisher: Taylor & Francis).
  9. Rashed, M., Jamadar, Y., Hossen, M. S., Islam, M. F., Thakur, O. A., & Uddin, M. K. (2025). Sustainability catalysts and green growth: Triangulating evidence from EU countries using panel data, MMQR, and CCEMG. Green Technologies and Sustainability. (Indexed: ESCI, CiteScore: 9.7, Scopus Q1, Publisher – KeAi Publishing).
  10. Rashed, M., Uddin, M. K., Islam, M. F., Faisal-E-Alam, M., Tushar, H., & Ahmed, M. E. (2025). Building Resilient Organizations: The Role of Technological Capability, Innovation Leadership, and Sustainability. Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management. (Indexed: ABDC- A, ABS-2, SJR: 1.148, Scopus Q1, Publisher – Springer Nature).
  11. Rashed, M., Uddin, M. K., Islam, M. F., Mohsin, A. K. M., Rahman, S., Kumar, S., & Rana, J. (2025). Building organizational resilience in emerging economies: Strategic insights from Bangladesh. Sustainable Futures. (Indexed: ESCI, Impact Factor: 4.90, Scopus Q1, Publisher – Elsevier).
  12. Zeesan, E. A., Uddin, M. K., Tarique, K. M., Ahmed, S. U., Ahmed, M. U., & Siddiqui, S. H. (2025) Navigating Interest Rate Flux: Evidence from South and Southeast Asia. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies. (Indexed: ISSN Portal & Scilit, CiteScore:0.6, Scopus , Publisher-Science Publishing Corporation )

Conference Proceeding(s) Published by Faculty in 2025:

  1. Luthfa, S., Newaz, F. T., & Svensson, S. (2025, November 7–8). A qualitative study of the factors leading to failure in innovation adoption in the Swedish healthcare sector . Paper accepted for presentation and publication in the conference proceedings at the International Conference on Applied Business & Economic Research (ICABER’2025), İstanbul, Türkiye.
  2. Rahman, Z., Nawar, L., Hossain, S., Akhter, S., Sharmin, S. (2025, October 20-22).  The Influence of Digital Content Attributes on User Commenting Behavior in Brand Pages: A Time Series. Paper presented at the 6th Innovation and Analytics Conference & Exhibition (IACE 2025), Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
  3. Rahman, Z., Nawar, L., Akhter, S., Hossain, S., Sharmin, S., Asadullah, J., Hayder N., (2025, October 20-22).  Exploring the Moderating Impact of Online User’s Demographics Characteristics. Paper presented at the 6th Innovation and Analytics Conference & Exhibition (IACE 2025), Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Together, these publications reflect the diversity, collaboration, and academic rigor of ULAB’s faculty research. The university continues to support such efforts through research facilitation, quality assurance practices, and an environment that encourages inquiry and innovation. The faculty publications of 2025 mark another positive step forward in strengthening ULAB’s research profile and academic impact.