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schowdhury@ru.ac.bd

Room No.: 302, Rabindra Nath Tagore Academic Building, Department of Management Studies,University of Rajshahi, 6205, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.


MD. SOLAIMAN CHOWDHURY
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Management Studies


Education Summary  
MBA(Raj)

Research Interest  
Circular Economy, Social Business, Business Sustainability, CSR, AI & Higher Education, Entrepreneurship
Level Institution Year
Masters
(Master of Business Administration)
Rajshahi University 2005
Bachelor/Honors
(Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons))
Rajshahi University 2004

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2022-03-16 to Management Studies Associate Professor
2012-03-11 to 2022-03-15 Department of Management Studies Assistant Professor
2010-01-02 to 2012-03-10 Department of Management Studies Lecturer

Experience in other Organization/Institute

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Book Chapter

1. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Saidur Rahaman, Iqbal Hossain Moral, and Md. Solaiman Chowdhury "Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention of Business Graduates: Does Artificial Intelligence Matter?" Springer, Proceedings of International Conference on Fourth Industrial Revolution and Beyond 2021 pp 109–123

Published: November 2022
2. Golam Rabbani & Solaiman Chowdhury . "Women Entrepreneurship Development in Banglades" Ümit Hacioğlu (Eds.) Globalization and Governance in the International Political Economy, IGI Global, USA

Published: June 2013

Journal

1. Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Enamul Haque, Syed Muhammod Ali Reza, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Iqbal Hossain Moral "The Impact of Personality on Job and Career Satisfaction Among University Faculty Members" Vol 4, No 2

Published: December 2024
2. Md Mehedi Hasan, Md Solaiman Chowdhury, Syed Muhammod Ali Reza, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Md Enamul Haque "Education's New Normal: From Classroom to Digital Screen in Post-COVID-19 Bangladesh" VOL. 5 NO. 6

Published: December 2024
3. Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Enamul Haque, Syed Muhammod Ali Reza, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Iqbal Hossain Moral "Impact of Personality on Job and Career Satisfaction Among University Faculty Members. Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research" 4(3), 399–426

Published: September 2024
4. Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Syed Muhammad Ali Reza, Md Shahinur Rahman, Md. Enamul Haque "Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Education, and Intention: Does Sustainability Orientation Matter?" Economics and Business Quarterly Reviews Vol.7, No.3

Published: July 2024
5. Md. Rabiul Awal, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury "Threat or prospect? Exploring the impact of digital entrepreneurs’ artificial intelligence perception and intention to adopt blockchain technology on the achievement of SDGs" Heliyon, Vol. 10, Issue 13

Published: June 2024
6. Iqbal Hossain Moral, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Shahinur Rahman, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Md. Saidur Rahaman "Breaking barriers and empowering marginal women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh for sustainable economic growth: a narrative inquiry" Social Enterprise Journal, Vol. 20 No. 4, pp. 585-610

Published: June 2024
7. Md. Saidur Rahaman, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Syed Muhammod Ali Reza, Mohammad Nasim Reza, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury "Thank you, COVID-19: Positive Social Psychology towards the new normal" 22(S1)

Published: October 2022
8. Md. Mizanur Rahman , Md. Bashir Uddin , Md. Solaiman Chowdhury and Md. Saidur Rahaman4 "Psychological Status of Private Commercial Bank Employees in Bangladesh during COVID-19" 2,2

Published: September 2021
9. Md. Saidur Rahaman, Syed Muhammod Ali Reza, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury "A deplorable community in Bangladesh: tea garden workers" Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Publishing Limited

Published: February 2021
10. Md Solaiman Chowdhury, Syed Muhammod Ali Reza, Md. Mizanur Rahman "Corporate Social Responsibility Practices and Executives Perceptions: a Study on Commercial Banks in Bangladesh" Vol. 1, No. 2, 50-55

Published: December 2020
11. M Jahangir Alam, & Solaiman Chowdhury "Women’s Career Advancement Challenges in Teaching in the Universities of Bangladesh" Journal of Business Studies, University of Rajshahi, Special Issue on Business and Sustainable Development, 243-258.

Published: January 2020
12. Saiful Islam, Dhanonjoy Kumar, Solaiman Chowdhury "Professional satisfaction of public university instructors in Bangladesh: A case of Rajshahi University" African Journal of Business Management, Vol.13 (11), 373-383. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJBM2019.8807

Published: June 2019
13. A Kumar Ghose, Md Reaz Uddin, Md Solaiman Chowdhury, S Paul Chowdhury "Effect of Microfinance on the Development of Micro-entrepreneurs in Rural Areas in Khulna, Bangladesh" Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Volume 35(1), 245-254.

Published: June 2019
14. Md. Farijul Islam, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Moklesur Rahman, Solaiman Chowdhury "Antecedents Influencing Decision Support Systems Acceptance in the Microfinance Institutions in Bangladesh MSC Md. Farijul Islam, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Moklesur Rahman" Journal of Business Studies 10 (2), 73-85

Published: December 2017
15. AK Ghose, MS Chowdhury Journal of Business Studies 9, 117-132 "Determinants of Share Prices in Bangladesh: Evidence from Pharmaceuticals Industry" Journal of Business Studies, Vol. 9, 117-132

Published: December 2016
16. Golam Rabbani, Solaiman Chowdhury "Social Safety Net for Employment Generation and Capacity Development: Current State and Policy Dynamics" Global Journal of Management And Business Research, Volume 14 Issue 5 Version 1.0, 21-29

Published: July 2014
17. MS Islam, M Aleem, S Chowdhury "Role of Predecessor in Successful Succession in Family Owned Firms" Journal of Business Studies, Volume 7, 1-21

Published: July 2014
18. Golam Rabbani , Solaiman Chowdhury "Quality of Higher Education in Bangladesh: Governance Framework and Quality Issues" Beykent University Journal of Social Sciences- BUJSS Vol.7 No.1, ISSN: 1307-5063, 78-91.

Published: January 2014
19. Mostafizur Rahman, Rafia Akhter, Solaiman Chowdhury, Saiful Islam, Md. Reiazul Haque, "HRM Practices and its Impact on Employee Satisfaction: A Case of Pharmaceutical Companies in Bangladesh" International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science IJRBS Vol.2 No.3, ISSN: 2147-4478

Published: July 2013
20. Golam Rabbani, Solaiman Chowdhury "Policies and Institutional Supports for Women Entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh: Achievements and Challenges" International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478), 2(1), 31-39.

Published: March 2013
21. MM Rahman, MS Chowdhury "JOB SATISFACTION AND TEACHERS’TURNOVER: A STUDY ON PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN BANGLADESH" Bangladesh Research Publications Journal 7 (2),ISSN: 1998-2003, 142-152

Published: August 2012

Conference

1. Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Md. Mehedi Hasan, and Md. Enamul Haque "Exploring the Influence of Sustainability Orientation on the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Education, and Entrepreneurial Intentions" 1st International Marketing Conference on Sustainable Business Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges for Marketing held on January 8-9, 2025 at the Department of Marketing, University of Chittagong

Published: January 2025
2. Iqbal Hossain Moral, Professor Syed M Ali Reza, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, and Md. Enamul Haque "Breaking Barriers and Unleashing Potentials: A Narrative Inquiry on Physically Challenged Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh" 1st International Marketing Conference on Sustainable Business Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges for Marketing held on January 8-9, 2025 at the Department of Marketing, University of Chittagong

Published: January 2025
3. Nilufa Akter, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury*, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Enamul Haque "Factors Affecting the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education of Bangladesh: An Empirical Study" 8th International Conference on The Role of Data Science and Data Science in 4IR 26-28 December, 2024 Organized by Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Published: December 2024
4. Md. Solaiman Chowdhury*, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Bashir Uddin, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Nilufa Aktar "Emotional Intelligence as a Catalyst for Digital Entrepreneurship Intentions: Insights from Business Students" 8th International Conference on The Role of Statistics and Data Science in 4IR 26-28 December, 2024 Organized by Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Published: December 2024
5. Md. Bashir Uddin, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury and Sourav Paul Chowdhury "Green Human Resource Management Practices and Innovation in Bangladesh's Banking Sector: The Moderating Role of Top Management Support" International Conference on Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Equity, and Digital Strategies (SEEDS 2024), held from December 17th to 18th, 2024, at Middlesex University Dubai

Published: December 2024
6. Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Atikur Rahman, Md. Rumman Islam "Effect of Compensation on Employee Performance: Insights from the Banking Sector in Bangladesh" “BUP DEVTHON 5.0” International Interdisciplinary Conference (BDIIC) 2024

Published: December 2024
7. Iqbal Hossain Moral, Syed M Ali Reza, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Md. Enamul Haque "Burden to Blessing: Exploring the Challenges and Motivations of Physically Challenged Women Entrepreneurs in the Emerging Economies" Proceedings of the International Conference on Business, Technology and Innovation, 2024, arranged by the ICMAB, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Published: November 2024
8. Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Md. Nurul Islam Nepo "Upshots of Work-Life Balance on Employee Satisfaction: A Study on the Garment Industry in Bangladesh" Proceedings of the International Conference on Business, Technology and Innovation, 2024, arranged by the ICMAB, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Published: November 2024
9. Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Md. Enamul Haque "Factors Influencing CSR Adoption and Commitment in the Banking Industry of Bangladesh" Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Art of Social Changes arranged by the Rabindra University Bangladesh

Published: June 2024
10. Md Solaiman Chowdhury, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Enamul Haque, Iqbal Hossain Moral "Exploring Motivational Drivers, Key Success Factors, and Entrepreneurial Challenges in the Silk Industry of Bangladesh" Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Art of Social Changes arranged by the Rabindra University Bangladesh

Published: June 2024
11. Md. Enamul Haque, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Dr. Md Bashir Uddin, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Md Rumman Islam "The Human Side of Bangladesh's RMG Sector: Worker Experiences and Satisfaction" Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Art of Social Changes arranged by the Rabindra University Bangladesh

Published: June 2024
12. Iqbal Hossain Moral, Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Dr. Md. Bashir Uddin, Md Enamul Haque "Overcoming Obstacles and Empowering Marginalized Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh for Sustainable Economic Growth: A Narrative Study" Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Art of Social Changes arranged by the Rabindra University Bangladesh

Published: June 2024
13. Md Solaiman Chowdhury, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Md. Mehedi Hasan "Exploring the Influence of Sustainability Orientation on the Interplay of Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Education, and Entrepreneurial Intentions" Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on South Asia in the Post- COVID Global Crisis: Politics, Economy, and Society

Published: October 2023
14. Md MIzanur Rahman, Md Solaiman Chowdhury, Md Saidur Rahman, Iqbal Hossain Moral "Mediation Effects of Work Family Balance in the Relationship between Work-Family Conflicts and Job Satisfaction of Academicians of Private Universities in Bangladesh" International Conference titled “Management of Innovation and Sustainability: Vision 2041” organized by IBA, University of Dhaka.

Published: December 2020
15. Md Saiful Islam, Dhanonjoy Kuman, & Md Solaiman Chowdhury "Professional Satisfaction of Public University Teachers in Bangladesh: A Case of Rajshahi University" Published in the proceedings of International Conference on Business and Sustainable Development (ICBSD), Faculty of Business Studies, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Published: April 2018
16. Md Solaiman Chowdhury, & Md Jahangir Alam "Women's Career Advancement Challenges in Teaching: A Case on Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT)" published in the proceedings of International Conference on Business and Sustainable Development (ICBSD), Faculty of Business Studies, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Published: April 2018
17. Ajit Kumar Ghose, Md Reaz Uddin, Md Solaiman Chowdhury, & Sourav Paul Chowdhury "Effect of Microfinance on the Development of Micro-entrepreneurs in Rural Areas in Khulna, Bangladesh" published in the proceedings of Bangladesh Economic Association 20th Biennial Conference 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Published: July 2017
18. Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Ajit Kumar Ghose, & Md. Jahirul Islam "The Attitude of the Investors and the Brokers towards the 2010-11 Capital Market Collapse in Bangladesh" Published in the proceedings of International Conference on Business Management, Economics, arranged by Uttara University (Bangladesh), AMDISA, and GBMF(USA)

Published: July 2016
19. Md. SharifulIslam, & Md. Solaiman Chowdhury "Role of Predecessor in Successful Succession in Family Firms" 5th Asian Business Research Conference Proceedings, 23-24 December, Dhaka (ISBN : 978-0-9808279-8-9)

Published: July 2011

Other

1. Solaiman Chowdhury, Md Mehedi Hasan, & Iqbal Hossain Moral "Silk Industry Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh: Challenges, Motivational Drivers and Success Factors" LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.

Published: July 2024

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Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

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International Human Resource Management

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Quantitative Methods for Business

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Comparative Management

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List of Training, Workshop, and Certificate Courses Attended

Completed Two-day (13 December to 14 December 2024) workshop on “Structural Equation Modelling Using SmartPLS 4.0” conducted by Spine Bangladesh.

Completed eight hours long workshop on “Structural Equation Modelling Using SmartPLS” conducted by NBICT Lab, Dinajpur 5200.

Attended a five day (20 June 2019 to 29 June 2019) training program on “Qualitative Research Methods and Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo” conducted by Urban and Rural Planning Discipline, Khulna University with support from Social Science Research Council, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, and Bangladesh.

Attended a training program (27 January 2016 to 28 January 2016)  on “Teaching-Learning Process” conducted by the Department of Political Science, University of Rajshahi, with support from Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), Sub-project CP-3541, UGC

Attended a workshop (24 January 2016 to 25 January 2016)  on “Social Science Research Methodology” conducted by the Department of Political Science, University of Rajshahi, with support from Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), Sub-project CP-3541, UGC.

Attended a training program (26 December 2011 to 28 December 2011) on “Applied Academic Research” in Dhaka, Bangladesh, arranged by the World Business Institute, Australia.

Attended a day long workshop (26 November 2011) on “Assurance of Learning & Excellence in Higher Education,” arranged by Sub-project, HEQEP, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Completed a three month (August 2011 to September 2011) “Statistical Computing Certificate Course on Research Preliminary, Excel, SPSS, SAS, & STATA” arranged by Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Completed a sixty- five hour course (September 2010 to October 2010) on “SPSS and Internet” with the computer centre, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Completed also a three month ( June 2010 to September 2010) Statistical Computing Certificate Course on “Fundamentals of Computer & Networking, MS-Word, MS-Power Point, MS-Excel, SPSS for Windows, STATISTICA, Eviews & MatLab” arranged by Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Completed 21st Advanced Training Course (14 March 2009 to 9 April 2009) on “Research Techniques in Social Sciences” arranged by Bureau of Economic Research, University of Dhaka.

List of Conference, Forum Presentation and Participation

Participated and presented paper at the1st International Marketing Conference on Sustainable Business Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges for Marketing held on January 8-9, 2025 Organized by the Department of Marketing, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Participated and presented paper at the 8th International Conference on The Role of Data Science and Data Science in 4IR 26-28 December, 2024 Organized by the Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Participated and presented paper at the “International Conference on Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Equity, and Digital Strategies (SEEDS 2024), held from December 17th to 18th, 2024, at Middlesex University Dubai [Hybrid mode].

Participated and presented paper at the BUP DEVTHON 5.0” International Interdisciplinary Conference (BDIIC) 2024 on December 21-23, 2024, Organized by the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Bangladesh.

Participated and presented paper at the International Conference on Business, Technology and Innovation, 2024, arranged by the ICMAB, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and November, 2024.

Participated and presented paper at International conference on 4th Industrial Revolution and Beyond (IC4IR) 10-11 December 2021 arranged by the UGC, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Participated and presented paper at 2nd International Conference on the Art of Social Changes (ICASC) 2024, arranged by the Rabindra University Bangladesh.

Participated and presented paper at 2nd International Conference on South Asia in the Post- COVID Global Crisis: Politics, Economy, and Society, 30-31 October 2023, arranged by the Faculty of Social Science, University of Rajshahi.

Participated and presented paper at International Conference on Management of Innovation and Sustainability: Vision 2041-2020, organized by the IBA, University of Dhaka.

Participated and presented paper at 20th Biennial Conference 2017, arranged by the Bangladesh Economic Association, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Participated and presented paper at International Conference on Business and Sustainable Development (ICBSD) 2018, arranged by the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Participated and presented paper at International Conference on Business Management, Economics, 21-23 December 2016, arranged by Uttara University (Bangladesh), AMDISA, and GBMF (USA).

Participated and presented paper at 1st International Conference on Entrepreneurship, SMEs Development and Management, 2013 Jointly Organized by Faculty of Business Studies, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and Center for Entrepreneurship and SMEs Development (UKM- CESMED).

Participated and presented paper on 5th Asian Business Research Conference, 23-24 December, Biam Dhaka, Organized by the World Business Institute, Australia.

Seminar

Presented empirical research findings were articulated during a seminar held on the 8th of October, 2024, entitled "Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Education, and Intention: Does Sustainability Orientation Matter?" organized by the Department of Management at the University of Rajshahi.

 

 

 

 

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