Dr. Abdullah Al Masud |
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Associate Professor & Chairman | |
Management Studies | |
PhD | |
+8801711968949 | |
aamasud@bu.ac.bd, masud_ru_bd@yahoo.com | |
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Barishal, Bangladesh, where I also serve as the Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies. My research interests include, but are not limited to, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Business Management, Human Resource Management (HRM), entrepreneurship, technology, sustainability, and leadership. Over 60 peer-reviewed articles of mine have been published, garnering more than 600 citations on Google Scholar, with many appearing in prestigious journals indexed in Web of Science, SSCI, Scopus, ABS, and ABDC. Additionally, I actively serve as a reviewer for leading Q1 journals, further reinforcing my reputation and engagement within the global academic community. |
1. Gazi MAI, Rahman MKH, Masud AA, Amin MB, Chaity NS, Senathirajah ARbS, Abdullah M. AI Capability and Sustainable Performance: Unveiling the Mediating Effects of Organizational Creativity and Green Innovation with Knowledge Sharing Culture as a Moderator. Sustainability. 2024; 16(17):7466. https://doi.org/10.3390/su1617746 [SCOPUS; Q1; SSCI; Q2, and others Impact Factor: 3.3 (2023); CiteScore: 6.8 (2023) (Q1)] 2. Hossain, M. A., Jahan, N., Al Masud, A., Nabi, M. N., Hossain, M. S., & Ahmed, S. (2024). Dynamic effect of critical success factors of SMEs on entrepreneurial performance via e-commerce performance. The Journal of High Technology Management Research, 35(2), 100515. [SCOPUS; Q2 and others CiteScore: 5.8 (2023) (Q2)] 3. Masud, A. A., Ahmed, S., Kaisar, M. T., Hossain, B., Shimu, M., & Islam, M. F. (2024). Unveiling brand loyalty in emerging markets: Analyzing smartphone user preferences: Robustness of Structural Equation modeling (SEM) and Simultaneous equation Modeling (SEMS). Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity, 100353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joitmc.2024.100353 [SCOPUS; Q2 and others CiteScore: 5.8 (2023) (Q2)] 4. Gazi, M. a. I., Masud, A. A., Chowdhury, M. a. M., Senathirajah, A. R. B. S., & Begum, Z. A. (2024). Socio-economic and educational implications of COVID-19: Evidence from the higher education sector in a developing country. Journal of Infrastructure Policy and Development, 8(7), 3785. https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v8i7.3785 [WoS; SCOPUS-Q2; ESCI and others] 5. Gazi, M. a. I., Masud, A. A., Rahman, M. K. H., Islam, M. R., & Senathirajah, A. R. B. S. (2024). Adaptability and resilience: Insights into Bangladeshi E-commerce customer behavior during COVID-19. Environment and Social Psychology, 9(7). https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v9i7.2626 [SCOPUS-Q2] 6. Firdaus, H. B., Liza, S. A., Masud, A. A., & Hossain, M. A. (2024). Impact of knowledge management on knowledge worker productivity: individual knowledge management engagement as a mediator. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14778238.2024.2380728 [SSCI; Q1: SCOPUS; Q1: ABDC: A and others Impact Factor: 3.2 (2023): Q1; 3.2 (2023) 5 year IF; CiteScore: 7.0 (2023)] 7. Gazi, M. a. I., Islam, M. A., Masud, A. A., Senathirajah, A. R. B. S., Biswas, S., & Shuvro, R. A. (2024). The moderating impacts of COVID-19 fear on hotel service quality and tourist satisfaction: Evidence from a developing country. Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2024.2331079 [WoS; SCOPUS-Q2; ESCI; ABS and others] 8. Gazi, M. a. I., Rahman, M. K. H., Yusof, M. F. B., Masud, A. A., Islam, M. A., Senathirajah, A. R. B. S., & Hossain, M. A. (2024). Mediating role of entrepreneurial intention on the relationship between entrepreneurship education and employability: a study on university students from a developing country. Cogent Business & Management, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2023.2294514 [WoS; SCOPUS-Q2; ESCI; ABS and others] 9. Gazi, M. a. I., Masud, A. A., Yusof, M. F. B., Billah, M., Islam, M. A., & Hossain, M. A. (2024). The green mindset: how consumers’ attitudes, intentions, and concerns shape their purchase decisions. Environmental Research Communications, 6(2), 025009. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad23f4 [WoS; SSCI/SCIE/SCI; SCOPUS-Q1; and others] 10. Gazi, M. a. I., Mamun, A. A., Masud, A. A., Senathirajah, A. R. B. S., & Rahman, T. (2024). The Relationship between CRM, Knowledge Management, Organization Commitment, Customer Profitability and Customer Loyalty in Telecommunication Industry: The Mediating Role of Customer Satisfaction and the Moderating Role of Brand Image. Journal of Open Innovation, 100227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joitmc.2024.100227 [Scopus Q1; Cite Score-11] 11. Gazi, M. A. I., Al Masud, A., & bin S Senathirajah, A. R. (2024). Impact of COVID-19 on the Economic Growth of Developing Countries: Evidence from the Readymade Garment (RMG) Sector in Bangladesh. Kurdish Studies, 12(1), 2598-2620. [Scopus, WoS] 12. Ali, S. M., Masud, A. A., Hossain, M. A., Islam, K., & ShafiulAlam, S. (2024). Weaving a greener future: The impact of green human resources management and green supply chain management on sustainable performance in Bangladesh’s textile industry. Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, 10, 100143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clscn.2024.100143 [WoS; ESCI; SCOPUS- Q1; ABS and others] 13. Wang, Q., Amin, M. B., Gazi, M. a. I., Khan, W., Masud, A. A., & Alam, M. N. (2023). Mediation of Technology Adaptation Capabilities between the Relationship of Service Quality and Satisfaction: An investigation on Young Customers towards E-Commerce in China. IEEE Access, 11, 123904–123923. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2023.3328775 [WoS/SSCI/SCI/SCIE-Q1; SCOPUS-Q1; and Others; H-Index: 204; IF: 3.9; Cite Score of 9.0] 14. Dhali, K., Masud, A. A., Hossain, M. A., Lipy, N. S., & Chaity, N. S. (2023). The effects of abusive supervision on the behaviors of employees in an organization. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 8(1), 100695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100695 [Scopus, Q1] 15. Hasan, M., Hossain, M. A., Hossain, M. S., Masud, A. A., Yesmin, M. N., & Wu, R. (2023). Investigating consumers’ intentions regarding the adoption of mobile payments: An SEM-based empirical investigation. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 13(9), 662–676. https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v13i9.4846 [Scopus, WoS] 16. Masud, A. A., Gazi, M. A. I., Islam, M. T., Zohurul, M., & Anis, A. I. H. Investigating the Impacts of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Socio-political, Education and Economics: Evidence from a South Asian Country. [Scopus, WoS] 17. Masud, A. A., Nabi, M. N., & Kumar, D. (2023). Socioeconomic and psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on various occupational groups in Bangladesh. BUFT Journal of Business and Economics, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.58481/bjbe2305 18. Masud, A. A., Hossain, M. A., Biswas, S., Ruma, A. P., Rahman, K. S., & Tagore, S. (2023). The emergence of digital learning in higher education: a lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic. Campus-wide Information Systems, 40(3), 202–224. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijilt-08-2022-0176 [Scopus, Q1, WoS] 19. Gazi, A. I., Miah, S., Al Masud, A., Hossain, A. I., & Rahman, M. (2023). Contribution of the Banking Sector to Entrepreneurial Development: Paradigm Interventions and Enterprise Proliferation. Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies (Formerly known as Iranian Journal of Management Studies), 16(3), 647-665. doi: 10.22059/ijms.2022.338747.674962 [Scopus, WoS] 20. Gazi, M. a. I., Masud, A. A., Sobhani, F. A., Dhar, B. K., Hossain, M. S., & Hossain, A. I. (2023). An Empirical Study on Emergency of Distant Tertiary Education in the Southern Region of Bangladesh during COVID-19: Policy Implication. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4372. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054372 [Scopus, WoS] 21. Hossain, M. M., Islam, K., Masud, A. A., Hossain, M. A., & Jahan, N. (2023). Antecedents and Consequences of Self-Disclosure in Subjective Well-Being: A Facebook case with a social support mediator. SAGE Open, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231179925 [SSCI, Scopus, Q2, WoS] 22. Hossain, M. A., Amin, R., Masud, A. A., Hossain, M. I., Hossen, M. A., & Hossain, M. K. (2023g). What drives people’s behavioral intention toward telemedicine? An emerging economy perspective. SAGE Open, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231181394 [SSCI, Scopus, Q2, WoS] 23. Wang, Q., Gazi, M. a. I., Sobhani, F. A., Masud, A. A., Islam, M. A., & Akter, T. (2023). Green human resource management and job pursuit intention: mediating role of corporate social responsibility and organizational reputation. Environmental Research Communications, 5(7), 075001. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/acda81 [WoS; SSCI/SCIE/SCI; SCOPUS-Q1; and others] 24. Hossain, M. S., Hossain, M. A., Masud, A. A., Islam, K., Mostafa, M. G., & Hossain, M. T. (2023). The integrated power of gastronomic experience quality and accommodation experience to build tourists’ satisfaction, revisit intention, and word-of-mouth intention. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/1528008x.2023.2173710 [Scopus-Q1, ABDC, WoS] 25. Al Masud, A., Gazi, M. A. I., Islam, M. T., Zohurul, M., & Anis, A. I. H. Investigating the Impacts of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Socio-political, Education and Economics: Evidence from a South Asian Country. [Scopus, WoS, Published] 26. Hossain, G. M. S., Shuvo, S. K., Al Masud, A., Hasan, N., Zahan, I., & Rahman, M. S. (2023). Nexus between human resource management practice and employees’ attitudes and behavior. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 12(2), 139-147. [ABI, WoS] 27. Nabi, M. N., Masud, A. A., Shuvro, R. A., Milon, M., Islam, M. F. and Akter, M. M. (2022). COVID-2019 DISRUPTION ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) OF THE TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY: EVIDENCE-BASED ANALYSIS. Journal of Information, Business and Management, Vol. 14, No.4. [ROAD, OALib, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, ProQuest (ABI/INFORM Global) , ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive), IndexCopernicus, JournalSeek and others] 28. Gazi, M. A. I., Masud, A. A., Shuvro, R. A., Hossain, A. I. and Rahman, M. K. (2022). Bangladesh and SAARC Countries; Bilateral Trade and Flaring of Economic Cooperation. Etikonomi, Volume 21(2), 2022: xx – xx. P-ISSN: 1412-8969; E-ISSN: 2461-0771. [Scopus. Wos] 29. Gazi, M. A. I., Nahiduzzaman, M., Harymawan, I., Masud, A. A. and Dhar, B. K. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Performance and Profitability of Banking Sector in Special Reference to Private Commercial Banks: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh. Sustainability, 14(10), 6260. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14106260 MDPI [SSCI, Q1, Scopus, WoS] 30. Liza, S. A., Mondal, S. K. and Masud, A. A. (2022). Examining Factors Influencing Intention and Adoption of Using social media: An Exploratory Study on the Tertiary Level Students in Southern Part of Bangladesh. Barishal University Journal A Journal of Business Studies 6 (Part-3), 1-28. 31. Hossain, M. M., Islam, K. M. A., Masud, A. A., Biswas, S. and Hossain, M. A. (2021). Behavioral intention and continued adoption of Facebook: An exploratory study of graduate students in Bangladesh during the Covid-19 pandemic. Management, 25(2), 153–186. https://doi.org/10.2478/manment-2019-0078 [ESCI, WoS] 32. Nabi, M. N., Akter, M. S., Habib, M. A., Masud, A. A. and Pal, S. (2022). Influence of CSR stakeholders on the textile firms' performances. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science, 10(8), 25–38. https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v10i8.1502 [Index Copernicus (Journals Master List), ProQuest and others] 33. Masud, A. A., Hossain, M. A., Roy, D. K., Hossain, S., Nabi, M. N., Ferdous, A. and Hossain, M. A. (2021). Global Pandemic Situation, Responses and Measures in Bangladesh: New Normal and Sustainability Perspective. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 11(7), 314–332. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.1.2021.117.314.332 [ERA Indexing] 34. Masud, A. A., Hossain, M. A. and Biswas, S. (2021). Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on the Performance of the Textile Employees in Barishal Region. Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology, 5291-5304. [Scopus, Q4, SJR] 35. Islam, M. T., Abdullah Al Masud, S. M., Hasan, A. A. T., & Momin, M. Mobile Shopping Service Quality Dimensions and its Effects on Customer Trust and Loyalty. Barishal University Journal of Business Studies 36. Modak, K., Al Masud, A., Uddin, M. M., & Hossain, M. A. (2024). Social Media’s Importance and Value to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. BARISHAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, 59. 37. Sumsunnaher, M., Al Masud, A., Rana, M. S., Rahman, T., Ahmed, M. T., & Hossain, M. A. (2024). Determining the impact of reliability, responsiveness, ease of use, security & privacy on customers satisfaction and behavioral intentions of ATM users in Bangladesh: An empirical analysis. BARISHAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, 139. 38. Masud, A. A., Islam, M. T. and Solaiman, S. M., (2020). Factors Affecting Young Generations’ Attitude towards Mobile Marketing in Bangladesh. Barishal University Journal a Journal of Business Studies, 7(1), 25–32. 39. Hossain, M. T. and Masud, A. A., (2020). The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the financial performance of manufacturing companies: The moderating role of corporate reputation. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Management Research, 3, 107-126. 40. Amint, R., Hossain, M. A. and Masud, A. A. (2020). Job stress and organizational citizenship behavior among university teachers within Bangladesh: mediating influence of occupational commitment. Management, 24(2), 107–131. https://doi.org/10.2478/manment-2019-0049 [ESCI, WoS] 41. Masud, A. A. and Islam, M. M. R. (2020). Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Customer Loyalty A Study on Sonargaon Textile Ltd. Journal of Business Studies Special Issue on Business and Sustainable Development, 1, 259-284. 42. Masud, A. A. and Hossain, G. M. S. (2019). A model to explain how an organization’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributes to corporate image and financial performance: By using structural equation modeling (SEM). International Journal of Management IT and Engineering, 9(12), 32-52. 43. Liza, S. A., Mondal, S. K. and Masud, A. A. (2019). Examining users of Facebook Addiction among University going Students: A flow experiences an exploratory study in Southern region of Bangladesh. Barishal University Journal A Journal of Business Studies, 6(Part-3), 1-28. 44. Masud, A. A. and Liza, A. S. (2019). Corporate Social Responsibility and its Impact on Financial and Nonfinancial Performance of Ready-Made Garments sector on Bangladesh: A proof of Barishal. Barishal University Journal: A Journal of Business Studies, 6(1), 23-52. 45. Masud, A. A., Taniya, R. K. and Rahman, M. S. (2019). The mediating effect of customer loyalty between corporate social responsibility and firm performance: A study on textile sector in southern Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Management Research, 2, 73-86. Department of Management Studies, Jahangirnagar University Bangladesh. 46. Masud, A. A. (2019). Adoption of Human Resource Information Systems in Manufacturing and Service Firms in Dhaka City. Pabna University of Science and Technology STUDIES, 3(2), 41-45. Pabna University of Science and Technology Pabna-6600, Bangladesh. 47. Masud, A. A. and Mondal, S. D. (2018). Human resource management practices (HRMP) and its impact on employee’s performance of the textile industry: An exploratory study in the readymade garments sector in southern region of Bangladesh. Barishal University Journal (Part-3), 5(2), 91-115. 48. Mondal, S. D. and Masud, A. A. (2018). Corporate Social Responsibility and Customer Loyalty: How corporate Social Responsibility led to Firm Performance; A Study on textile sector in Southern Bangladesh. Barishal University Journal (Part-3) A Journal of Business Studies, 5(1), 146. ISSN: 2411-247x. 49. Masud, A. A. and Islam, S. (2018). The relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance of textiles sector in Bangladesh especially in Barishal Division. IJASSH. 50. Masud, A. A., Ferdous, R. and Hossain, D. M. M. (2017). Corporate Social Responsibility practices on the productivity of readymade garments sector in Bangladesh. Barishal University Journal, a Journal of Art & Humanities, Social Sciences & Law, 1(2), 5-18. ISSN 2411-247X. 51. Masud, A. A. and Mondal, S. D. (2017). Green Garments plant and its impact on RMG industry in Bangladesh-As study on Barishal region. Barishal University Journal, Part-3, A journal of Business Studies, 4(188), 165. 52. Chowdhury, M. S., Masud, A. A., Hossain, M. S. and Mollah, M. A. (2017). Factors Contributing to Employees ‘Turnover Decisions': A Quantitative Study on Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s) in Bangladesh. Barishal University Journal: A Journal of Business Studies, 4(Part-3), 11-28. 53. Masud, A. A. and Islam, M. T. (2017) Ongoing Practices of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) in Bangladesh. Barishal University Journal: A Journal of Business Studies. University of Barishal. 54. Masud, A. A. and Ferdous, R. (2016). Relationship between the Expenditure of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Export Growth of Readymade Garments Sector; An Econometric Review based on Bangladesh perspective. Journal of Business Research, 1(02), 23-44. 55. Masud, A. A. and Alam, M. (2014). Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility in Garments Sector of Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Study to know how Corporate Social Responsibility leads to Better Social Compliance. The Islamic University Studies (Part-C) A Journal of the Faculty of Business Administration (JFBA), 119-142. 56. Kaium, M. A., Biswas, J. and Masud, A. A. (2015). Measuring Service Quality through SERVQUAL Model: A study on public hospitals in Bangladesh. Barishal University Journal, 1(1), 105-115. 57. Hossain, M. M., Alam, M. and Masud, A. A. (2014). The overall practices of Corporate Social Responsibility in Garment Sectors of Bangladesh: A Study of Some Compliance Situation as well as Some Failure in Garment Industry of Bangladesh and Possible way out. Journal of Faculty of Business Administration (JFBA) (Part-C), 10(2), 36-56. 58. Paul, S. C., Bhowmik, P. K., Islam, M. R., Kaium, M. A. and Masud, A. A. (2013). Profitability and Liquidity of Conventional Banking and Islamic Banking in Bangladesh: A Comparative Study. European Journal of Business and Management, 5(24), 113-123. 59. Masud, A. A., Hoque, A. A. M., Hossain, M. S. and Hoque, M. R. (2013). Corporate social responsibility practices in garments sector of Bangladesh, A study of multinational garments, CSR view in Dhaka EPZ. Developing Country Studies, 3(5), 27-37. 60. Hossain, M. S. and Masud, A. A. (2012). Value stream analysis of dried fish’s supply chain in Bangladesh. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 3(9), 11-15. Conference Abstracts 1. Hossain, M. S., Hossain, M. A., Masud, A. A., Islam, K. M. Z., Mostafa, M. G. and Hossain, M. T. (2023). The integrated power of gastronomic experience quality and accommodation experience to build tourists’ satisfaction, revisit intention, and word-of-mouth intention. Asia Pacific Annual Conference. Nagoya, Japan. 2. Gazi, M. A. I., Nahiduzzaman, M., Harymawan, I., Masud, A. A. and Dhar, B. K. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Performance and Profitability of Banking Sector in Special Reference to Private Commercial Banks: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh. International Conference on Business and Sustainable Development (ICBSD). Rajshahi. Bangladesh. 3. Masud, A. A. and Mondal, S. D. (2018). Human resource management practices (HRMP) and its impact on employee’s performance of the textile industry: An exploratory study in the readymade garments sector in southern region of Bangladesh. Management Practices in Bangladesh and Challenges of Twenty First Century. Kushtia. Bangladesh. 4. Masud, A. A., Islam, M. T. and Solaiman, S. M., (2020). Factors Affecting Young Generations’ Attitude towards Mobile Marketing in Bangladesh. 2nd International Conference on Business and Management (ICBM). Dhaka, Bangladesh 5. Masud, A. A., Ferdous, R. and Hossain, D. M. M. (2017). Corporate Social Responsibility practices on the productivity of readymade garments sector in Bangladesh. 1st International Conference on Social Sciences & Law. Barishal, Bangladesh. |
Awards and Honors
2005: Awarded by Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, for achieving 1st position in both the Department and Faculty in the BBA program.
2007: Awarded by Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, for achieving 1st position in both the Department and Faculty in the MBA program. Administrative Experience:
University of Barishal, Bangladesh
Bata Shoe Company (BD) Ltd. Research Grants:
1. Impact of the expenditure on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the productivity of the RMG sector of Bangladesh. University Grants Commission (UGC) Project (2019-2020)
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