Associate Professor & Head.
Department of Business Administration
International University of Scholars
PhD Fellow, Islamic University, Kushtia
MBA (major in Marketing), University of Rajshahi
BBA (major in Marketing), University of Rajshahi
Email: [email protected]
Mobile No.- 01712527291

Overview

Md. Julfikar Ali
Associate Professor & Head.
Department of Business Administration
International University of Scholars
PhD Fellow, Islamic University, Kushtia
MBA (major in Marketing), University of Rajshahi
BBA (major in Marketing), University of Rajshahi

Teaching Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, University of Scholars (from November 05, 2017 to present)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Asian University of Bangladesh (January 14, 2014 to November 4, 2017)
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Asian University of Bangladesh (January 01, 2009 to January 13, 2014)
• Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Asian University of Bangladesh (September 01, 2006 to December 31, 2008)
• Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology, (January 01, 2004 to August 30, 2006) 

Administrative Experience:

• Currently I have been serving as Head of the Department in Business Administration, International University of Scholars since 10th March 2018.
• I had been serving as a Coordinator in MBA Program in Asian University of Bangladesh for 1 Year 7th Month.
• I had been serving as an Admission Coordinator from June 2017 to September 2017.

Trainings and Workshops:

• Training on Export Marketing Small & Cottage Industries Training Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh (From 13.05.2012 to 17.05.2012)
• Workshop on Islamization of knowledge & Reforming the curriculum of Economics & Management Sciences, Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought-BIIT, (Bangladesh Chapter of IIIT, USA), 19-20 November 2009

Publications

Published Articles

1. Nasrin Jahan, Munsi Shahid Anis, Md. Julfikar Ali (2017). Economic contribution: Review of Cooperative societies in Bangladesh. Journal of Economics and Development Studies (JEDS), Vol.6, No. 1 (Issn. No. 2304-4160).
2. Masud M. Pervez, Md. Abu Jafar, Mohammed Julfikar Ali (2016). Determinants of Stock Prices in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Bangladesh. Journal of Open School, Bangladesh Open University, 5, No. 1.
3. Mohammad Anowar Hossain, Masud Mohammad Pervez and Mohammed Julfikar Ali. (2016). Factors Affecting Deception of Advertising in Bangladesh: An Empirical Investigation. Bangladesh Open University Journal, Vol. III, No. I, (Issn-2520-3010).

4. Ruhul Amin, Mohammed Julfikar Ali Md. Abdullah (2016). Problem and Prospects of Local Government System: An Empirical Analysis. Development Compilation, Vol. 12, No. 01 (Issn 2072-3334).
5. Zahid Hossain, Md. Julfikar Ali (2016). Customers’ Expectation and Perception towards Grameen Phone Customer Care Center at Rajshahi City in Bangladesh”, Journal of Asian review, Vol-5, No.-1, (Issn. 1729-5122). (Accepted)
6. Mohammed Julfikar Ali (2011). Youth Entrepreneurship-Issues and Policy Support for Development. Journal of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh. XXXIX. No. 5, Page-34-36, (Issn: 1817-5090).
7. J Ali and M.M Hossain Sarker (2011). India-Bangladesh Business Co-operation: Issue Prospects and Constraints of Bilateral Business. Banglavision, 5, No. 1 (Issn: 2079-567X).
8. M T. Quddus and M.Z Islam and M J.Ali (2010). Marketing of Pharmaceutical Industry in Bangladesh: A case study on Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Journal of Socioeconomic Research and Development (JSERD),7, Issue: 1 to 6 (Issn: 1813-0348).
9. Md Zahid Hossain, M J.Ali And M Fazluzzaman (2009). Importance of knowledge management as a part of human capital management: A theoretical perspective. Journal of Socioeconomic Research and Development (JSERD), 6, Issue: 1, 2 and 3 (Issn: 1813-0348).
10. Zahid Hossain and Md Julfikar Ali and Monir Ahmmad (2008). Uses of Financial Derivatives in Financial Markets with the Betterment of Financial Instructions and Others. Journal of the Chartered Secretary, Vol. X, Issue:1 ( Issn: 1998-1597).

Published Books

1. সফলতার দ্বিতীয় পাঠ- চাবুক Sofolotar Detio Path

Ekushey Book Fair, 2018.

Publisher Name: Students Ways, 9, Banglabazer, Dhaka-1000.

2. 2. Principles of Marketing

Gazi Abu Isanoor  (Co-Author),Year 2017

Book  Category – Text Book on Marketing

Publisher Name: Advanced Asia  Publication

3. 3. ইদুঁরের পকেট মানি- Edurer Pocket Money

Book  Category – Sales & Marketing

Publisher Name: Mordoon Prokashoni

Ekushey Book Fair, 2017.

4. 4. সফলতার প্রথম পাঠ “Sofolotar Prothom   Path”

Book  Category- Motivational

Ekushey Book Fair, 2016.

Publisher Name: Students Ways, 9, Banglabazer, Dhaka-1000.

5. 5.লাবনী পয়েন্ট “Loboni Point”,

Book  Category – Short  Story

Ekushey Book Fair, 2016.

Publisher Name: Students Ways, 9, Banglabazer, Dhaka-1000.

Department of Business Administration

Atif Wafik, graduated (MS) from Pittsburg State University, Kansas, United States. Prior to this degree, he did his bachelor in Business Administration with a major in Marketing from Bangladesh and currently he is pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy in the department of Education from University of Malaya, KL, Malaysia.

Along with his academic qualifications, he has more than 7 years of working experience in many different fields which were related to business, advertising, communication, consumer behavior, consumer engagement, quality control management, public speaking, professional presentation, and so on. He is very much cooperative, student friendly, practical, always think out of comfort zone, up for extra-curricular activities along with the academic meals. He believes, “he always teaches to learn, whereas the students learn to teach someday.”

Department of Business Administration
MBA (Major in Finance and Banking), Islamic University, Kushtia
BBA (Major in Finance and Banking), Islamic University, Kushtia
Email- [email protected]
Mobile No.- 01737167006

Overview:

SM Nahidul Islam is currently serving as Lecturer in the Department of Business Administration of the International University of Scholars. He completed his MBA and BBA with concentration in Finance and Banking under the faculty of Business Administration from Islamic University, Kushtia. He obtained CGPA 3.98 (out of 4.00) and CGPA 3.92 (out of 4.00) in BBA and MBA respectively and stood faculty first in both cases. He achieved several scholarships at different stages of academic life for his brilliant results. He is proactive, hardworking, and friendly in nature. He is interested in solving complex business problems in a simple manner so that students can easily understand. He is also interested in research activities in the area accounting and finance. Now he is preparing himself for obtaining M.Phil. and Ph.D degrees.

Publications:

• Hasan, M.B. and Islam, S. N. (2017). Some Selected Macroeconomic Variables and the Performance of Non-Life Insurance Companies: The Case of Bangladesh. Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics. (Under review).
• Hasan, M.B. and Islam, S. N. (2018, April 18). Effect of Macroeconomic Variables on the Performance of Non-Life Insurance Companies: Evidence from Bangladesh. Paper Presented at Management Practices in Bangladesh and Challenges of Twenty First Century. Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh.
• Islam, S. N. (2018, April 18). Effects of firms-specific variables and macroeconomic variables on the deposit mobilization of private commercial banks: evidence from Bangladesh. Journal of Business Research. (Under review) .

 Award & Scholarship:

• He got PM Gold Medal – 2017, Awarded by Prime Minister, Republic of Bangladesh
• He got scholarship from University Grants Commission of Bangladesh for Honors
• He got Jessore Board Scholarship for SSC
• He got Jessore Board Scholarship for HSC

 Membership:

• He was a member of Scout and BNCC in school and university respectively.

Dept. of Business Administration
BBA and MBA (East West University)
PhD in Mobile Marketing (Tsukuba University, Japan)
Email: [email protected]

Overview

Dr. Qazi Mahdia Ghyas received her PhD degree in Mobile Marketing at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. Before joining the faculty at International University of Scholars, she was an adjunct faculty in MBA program of the East West University. Previously she was a teacher assistant and research assistant in the University of Tsukuba, Japan. She published several articles in international conferences and journals. She won best paper award for World Journal of Social Science (WJSS) at the 7^th Global Business Research Conference. She received a research grant of 1440 thousand yen from KDDI (top Japanese mobile company). She was a former member of Japan Institute of Marketing Science. Recently her article has been selected for inclusion as a chapter in the upcoming book titled “Managing Mobile Technologies” by Prof. Dr. Tugrul and Prof. Dr.  Brem (USA). Her research interests include mobile customers’ adoption behavior, contribution of mobile services to improve quality of Life, and structure equation modeling.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Publications

• Ghyas, M. and Fumiyo N. K. (2016). “Behavioral Intention to Use Mobile Entertainment Services among Bangladeshi Students”, International Journal of E-services and Mobile Applications, VOL.8, NO.2, pp. 38-53.
• Ghyas, M. and Fumiyo N. K. (2016). “The Contribution of Mobile Information Services to Improve the Quality of Young User’s Lives Based on Bottom-up Spill over Theory: A case Study on Japan”, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S021987701750002X.
• Fumiyo N. K., Ishida H. and Ghyas, Q. M. (2012). “Utilitarian mobile information services are modeled better by the ACSM than hedonic services on a cross-national comparison”, International Journal of Mobile Marketing, Marketing summer, VOL.7, NO.2, pp.98-114.
• Fumiyo N. K. and Ghyas, Q. M. (2017). “Expanding mobile information service needs to improve quality of life: A cross-temporal comparison of Japanese students”, International Journal of Service and Knowledge Management/ 1(2), 2017-12 .
• Ghyas, M. and Fumiyo N. K. (2015). “Factors towards Intention to Use Mobile Entertainment Services among Young Users: Comparative Cross-country and Cross-temporal Studies”, Discussion Paper Series No. 931, Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba, July, 2015-07.

International Conference Proceedings

• Fumiyo N. Kondo and Ghyas, Q. M. (2017). “Health information service needs are the most important among internet users for improving quality of life in Japan.” 6th IIAI International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, 2017-07.
• Ghyas, M. and Fumiyo N. K. (2017). “Factors towards Intention to Use Mobile Entertainment Services among Young Users: A Comparative Cross-country Study”, 15^th Asian Business Research Conference, BIAM Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Ghyas, M. and Fumiyo N. K. (2017). “A comparative cross-temporal study on the acceptance of mobile information services among Japanese users”, 7^th Global Business Research Conference, BIAM Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Fumiyo N. K. and Ghyas, Q. M. (2016). “Expansion of mobile information service needs toward improving quality of life in Japan”, 5th IIAI International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics/pp.1120-1125, 2016-07.
• Fumiyo N. K. and Ghyas, Q. M. (2016). “The Trends of Mobile Information Services to the Quality of Lives”, 38th ISMS Marketing Science Conference/2016-06.
• Ghyas, Q. M., Fumiyo N. K. and Kawamoto T. (2011). “Communication needs of Japan and the United states: A comparative analysis of the use of mobile information services”, International conference on mobile services, resources and users, Barcelona, Spain, p. 38-46.
• Ghyas, Q. M., Hirotaka S. and Fumiyo N. K. (2012). “Examining user intention behavior to use E-book reader in Japan: By using decomposed theory of planned behavior with extension of two antecedents- hedonic and utilitarian product”, International conference on mobile services, resources and users, Italy, p. 127-134.
• Fumiyo N. K., Ishida H. and Ghyas, Q. M. (2012). “A difference in customer satisfaction model on mobile utilitarian information services between Japan and USA”, The International Conference on Mobile Business, Delft, Netherlands, p. 90-100.
• Ghyas, M. and Fumiyo N. K. (2015). “The Contribution of Mobile Information Services to Improve the Quality of Young User’s Lives Based on Bottom-Up Spillover Theory: A Case Study on Japan”, International Symposium on Marketing and Logistics, Japan, 2015-08.

Invited Presentations

• Ghyas, Q. M. and Fumiyo N. K. (2011). “Communication Needs of Japan and the United States: A Comparative Analysis of the Use of Mobile Information Services”, Japan Institute of Marketing Science, Osaka, Japan.
• Ghyas, Q. M. and Fumiyo N. Kondo (2012). “Examining User Intention Behavior to Use E-book Reader in Japan: By Using Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior with Extension of Two Antecedents-Hedonic and Utilitarian Product”, Japan Institute of marketing Science, Nagoya, Japan.

Best Paper Award

• Ghyas, M. and Fumiyo N. K. (2017). “Factors towards Intention to Use Mobile Entertainment Services among Young Users: A Comparative Cross-country Study”, best paper award for World Journal of Social Sciences.

Past Memberships

• Member of the Japan Institute of Marketing Science.
• Member of the International Conference on Mobile Services, Resources and Users.

SCHOLARSHIP

• Foreign Student Scholarship provided by Top Japanese Mobile Company (KDDI), 2012–2013.

Link: http://www.kddi-foundation.or.jp/support/foreign/result/2011.html

Book

• As a chapter in the upcoming book titled “Managing Mobile Technologies.” -by Prof. Dr. Tugrul, and Prof. Dr.  Brem (USA).