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mahbub.mkt@ru.ac.bd

Professor, Department of Marketing, University of Rajshahi


M. MAHBUBAR RAHMAN
PROFESSOR
Marketing


Education Summary  
Ph.D (Department of Business Administration, Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia.)

Research Interest  
Total Quality Management, Service quality and Tourism, Hospitality Mannagement, Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty, Services Marketing, Relationship Marketing, Medical Tourism
Level Institution Year
Doctoral
(PhD in Total Quality Management)
Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. 2018
Masters
(Master of Business Studies)
Department of Marketing, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh 1991
Bachelor/Honors
(Bachelor of Commerce (Honors))
Department of Marketing, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. 1990

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2018-06-30 to Department of Marketing, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. PROFESSOR
2008-04-23 to 2018-05-28 Department of Marketing, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
1999-01-11 to 2008-03-12 Department of Marketing, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Assistant Professor
1996-01-16 to 1999-01-20 Department of Marketing, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Lecturer

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2020-06-09 to 2024-12-11 Tourism Development and Livelihoods of Local Communities in Protected Areas of Bangladesh, Institute of Bangladesh Studies, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh PhD Supervisor
2015-01-13 to 2017-12-14 Department of Business Administration, Kuliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. Sessional Academic

Journal

1. Bala, T., Jahan, I., Al Amin, M., Tanin, M. H., Islam, M. F., Rahman, M., & Khatun, T. (2021). "Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction of Mobile Banking during COVID-19 Lockdown; Evidence from Rural Area of Bangladesh." Open Journal of Business and Management, 9, 2329-2357

Published: September 2026
2. Hossain, Z., Rahman, M., & Islam, M. F. "“Digitalisation Challenges in Grassroots Tourism: Contextualising Innovation Resistance Theory for Informal Homestays in Bangladesh." Asian Journal of Business Research (AJBR); 16(1), 149-168. [Scopus: Q2, ABDC Ranked C]

Published: April 2026
3. Hossain, Z., Rahman, M., Hossain, K., & Kumar, S. "Investigating Tourists' online Travel Agency Selection Intention: An Empirical Analysis on Bangladesh." Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, 50(4), 1212-1223. [Scopus: Q1]

Published: September 2023
4. Khanom, S., Rahman, M., & Islam, F. (2023). "Stakeholders’ Role in Protected Area Tourism Development: A Thematic Analysis." SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, 10(5), 11-18.

Published: May 2023
5. Mahmud, M. S., Rahman, M., Lima, R. P., & Annie, E. J. (2021) "Outbound medical tourism experience, satisfaction and loyalty: lesson from a developing country." ournal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, 4(5), 545-564. . [Scopus: Q1, ABDC Ranked C]

Published: November 2021
6. Islam, R., Ahmed, S., Rahman, M., & Al Asheq, A. (2021) "Determinants of service quality and its effect on customer satisfaction and loyalty: an empirical study of private banking sector" The TQM Journal, 33(6), 1163-1182. [Scopus: Q1, ABDC Ranked B]

Published: October 2021
7. Rahman, M., Islam, R., & Mahmud, M. S. (2021). "Spread of COVID-19 and citizens' behaviour: a comparison of importance-compliance analyses among Bangladeshis and Malaysians." International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research, 7(4), 264-288.

Published: July 2021
8. Mahmud, M. S., Rahman, M., Masud-Ul-Hasan, M., & Islam, M. A. (2021). "Does ‘COVID-19 phobia’ stimulate career anxiety?: Experience from a developing country." Heliyon, 7(3). [Scopus: Q1]

Published: March 2021
9. Rahman, M., Islam, R., Wan Husain, W. R., & Ahmad, K. (2019). "Developing a hierarchical model to enhance business excellence in hotel industry of Bangladesh." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 31(4), 1836-1856. [Scopus: Q1, ABDC Ranked A]

Published: April 2019
10. Rahman, M., & Islam, R. (2018). "Importance-performance analysis of service quality dimensions for the Bangladeshi hotel industry." International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 12(4), 365-390. [Scopus: Q4]

Published: October 2018
11. Rahman, M., "A Comparative Study on Customers Attitude towards the Microcredit Services of Two NGOS in Bangladesh." IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM) e-ISSN: 2278-487X, p-ISSN: 2319-7668. Volume 20, Issue 4. Ver. V (April. 2018), PP 15-20

Published: June 2018
12. Rahman, M., & Islam, R. (2016). "Selection of institution of higher learning for study abroad: A Malaysian case study." Malaysian Management Review, 51(1), 33-48.

Published: June 2016
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