Papers by Samsul Alam
Bangladesh Journal of MIS, 2024
The Rana Plaza (RP) collapse is considered one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history, ... more The Rana Plaza (RP) collapse is considered one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history, and it exposed critical ethical failures within the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry. This paper explores the tragedy through the theoretical lens of unethical business practices that contributed to the occurrence of such a disaster and increased the magnitude of the disaster. The present research, adopting a qualitative case study approach on the basis of secondary data, explores eight illustrative cases in order to look at the human, social, and economic impacts of the collapse. The findings detail how unethical practices, including violations of building codes, unsafe working conditions, and employee exploitation, resulted in immense human suffering among vulnerable victims hailing from the poorest sections of Bangladesh. The study highlights specific gaps in organizational accountability and systemic failure within the rehabilitation process among survivors. This study identifies that unethical business practices lead to the RP tragedy and contributes to the literature on the RMG industry, industrial hazards, and business ethics. Additionally, it offers actionable recommendations to promote ethical adherence and strengthen regulatory enforcement within the RMG industry. The urgency of taking proactive measures to prevent future disasters and ensure sustainable development through ethics-oriented business practices has been clearly underscored.
Daffodil International University Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 2023
The study first looks at the fundamentals of growth rate, trade balance, coverage rate, openness ... more The study first looks at the fundamentals of growth rate, trade balance, coverage rate, openness rate, and the share of global indicators before presenting each of them in more detail. It thus assesses India's overall commercial dynamism. A thorough analysis is made using data gathered from the World Bank (WB)'s databank in order to carry out this study. An analysis of time series data is performed using data from 2000 to 2021. MS Excel is then used to analyze the data and provide a suitable interpretation. The results show that India has an average growth rate of 12.16 for imports and 12.02 for exports, a deficit trade balance over the years, a coverage rate that ranges from 78.49 (2012) to 97.97 (2020), trade openness that ranges from 26 (2001) to 56 (2012) percent, and a total global market share of 2.52 (2021) and 0.79. (2000). Researchers, other stakeholders in the field, and policymakers in nearby countries, specifically mentioning Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Myanmar and Indian governments, could all benefit from this study's findings.
International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 2015
The focus of this study is to seek the relevance of investing in Information Technology (IT) by t... more The focus of this study is to seek the relevance of investing in Information Technology (IT) by the students. The research takes into account 50 students studying at different disciplines at Dhaka University. The respondents were visited randomly to get the relevant data. The result of the study suggests that students' academic quality and knowledge enhancement have a relationship with investment in IT though the relationship is not significant. The result of hypothesis testing shows that students those have invested in personal computer and internet secure comparatively higher cumulative grade point average (CGPA) rather than those who haven't invested on these IT tools. But the likelihood of investing higher amount in IT will pay-off better CGPA is not found thus there is no association of good result and investing heavily on IT. However, the findings of this exploratory study offer insights that the money invested in IT for academic purpose is more advantageous than otherwise be invested especially for those students whose academic curriculum mainly decorated in accordance with the modern up-to-date era of Information Technology. Eventually, this study will help concerned students, guardians and academicians understanding how important IT is for student's academic performance.
The International Journal of Management Education, 2022
The objective of this study was to analyze the intention of a University's business department st... more The objective of this study was to analyze the intention of a University's business department students to continue their studies on e-learning platforms during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, a questionnaire was developed to collect primary data from students in business fields. The study took into account more than 285 respondents from two different universities and relied on the expectation confirmation model (ECM) theory and the structural equation model. The partial least squares (SEM-PLS) method was used to analyze the data. The results of the study showed that task skills (TS) and task challenges (TC) were significant for the enjoyment (EN) of the students which in turn had a positive effect on the satisfaction levels. Confirmation (CON) had an impact on the post adoption perceived usefulness (PAPU), which was deemed positive for student satisfaction (SAT). The SAT and psychological safety (PS) of online learning platforms were found to positively influence the continuance intention (CI) on e-learning platforms. Finally, both SAT and PS of online learning platforms were observed to positively influence CI on e-learning platforms. Further research in this area could be useful in making decisions about promoting educational programs based on e-learning. The researchers recommend that academicians and policymakers must ensure appropriate arrangements for teaching on e-learning platforms.
Technology Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development. Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022
With the accelerated pace of technological innovation, many local and international corporations ... more With the accelerated pace of technological innovation, many local and international corporations have been entering into e-Marketplace, launching new business models, and constantly generating new ideas for serving the society. The rising labor costs of business necessitate the exploitation of the evolving e-Business technologies for the optimal utilization of corporate donations. Such technologies have transformed the B2B global marketing of products and services from developing countries, as seen from the success of the Alibaba group in China. The purpose of this study is to develop a B2B social e-Business (SeB) model and subsequent implementation of a digital platform to facilitate donations from donors to eligible recipients all over the world. A case study has been presented to illustrate the practical feasibility of the model.
International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), 2022
Understanding how human resource information system (HRIS) is linked with competitive strategies ... more Understanding how human resource information system (HRIS) is linked with competitive strategies (CSs) has become an important research topic in the field of strategic human resource management (SHRM) and information systems (IS). This study intends to find a relationship between HRIS and CSs and the resulting competitive advantages gained from the relationship that impact the organization's overall performance. A semi-structured questionnaire survey based on the face-to-face interview method was conducted among human resource (HR) executives of the selected Bangladeshi business organizations to collect data and find results. The result shows that HRIS implementation has a significant influence on CSs. Again, HRIS contributes to leveraging benefits from these strategies. The statistical findings reveal that HRIS pay-off (36%) is positively correlated (37%) with CSs to a lower-medium extent, but this correlation insignificantly affects business performance in this horizon. Finally, a framework is developed showing how to leverage HRIS pay-off based on findings and literature.
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2022
Popular social media Facebook-oriented social commerce (S-commerce), commonly known as Facebook c... more Popular social media Facebook-oriented social commerce (S-commerce), commonly known as Facebook commerce (F-commerce) has progressed towards a bevy business in Bangladesh. Many young people, especially at the age of 20-28, are now in this industry. The pandemic situation due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) forces people to buy more from the online market because of the safety issue. People are getting more interested in the new trend of buying from an online store. The current study aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on F-commerce, particularly in Bangladesh. It uses the non-probability purposive sampling method and collects 181 usable responses through an online questionnaire. A research model is developed following the social commerce acceptance model (SCAM), and structural equation model partial least square (SEM-PLS) using SmartPLS 3.0 is applied to find out and justify the result. Likert fivepoint scale for determining the independent variables, including COVID-19 awareness (CA), consumer behavior (CB), and purchase intention (PI), is used. The study result confirms that these three variables have a positive impact on F-commerce. The survey covers other measurable items that indicate some assumptions, which reflect F-commerce consumers' behavior. The researchers recommend that F-commerce businesspeople must emphasize on mitigating trust issues and provide enhanced home delivery service.
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 2021
The global smartphone brands were progressing aggressively over time. A sudden unexpected turbule... more The global smartphone brands were progressing aggressively over time. A sudden unexpected turbulent situation known as a global pandemic declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) about a century later in the history of human civilization stops this progress. It makes the industry bound to fall behind. This study aims to review and analyze the impact of the present pandemic situation due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the global smartphone industry. It shows the competitive scenarios focusing on smartphone demand and supply as-well-as suggests a strategic approach to combat this situation. It is done by reviewing the latest literature published explicitly in 2020. The findings of this study reveal a significant negative impact of COVID-19 on global smartphone brands, primarily especially in the big markets of this industry, namely China, India, USA, Europe. Conversely, it can also positively impact the industry, especially in some developing countries. The positivity is seen due to the expanded demand for smartphones in some sectors like education, business, and entertainment media that shifted online. This shifting triggers the user's need to purchase a new smart device. Lastly, based on the understanding of the current scenario, some strategic approaches are discussed. Again appropriate solutions are given for the industry to cope up with the pandemic crisis and, at the same time, attain success. The strategic directions given at the end can be applied to the industry's sustainability and growth.
International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, 2019
The Ready-Made Garments (RMG) might have a remarkable contribution to a country's economy once it... more The Ready-Made Garments (RMG) might have a remarkable contribution to a country's economy once it possesses an understandable application of technology and innovation in its style attractiveness, healthier aspects of body and its environmental settings. The primary purpose of this study is to explore the relevance of including RMG sector in the Science and Technology Park of Extremadura (PCTEx) in Badajoz province of Spain. For this purpose, a case study based on face to face interview method is followed where primary data was collected through an unstructured open ended questionnaire. The author's observation in this case is also used. The findings of this qualitative study support that it is relevant to include the sector in this particular zone. It concludes with the statement that PCTEx has the opportunity to include the sector in this area which can ensure greater impact in social and financial gain in this region. The findings also support that if this proposal is implemented and is supervised by the PCTEx authority in Badajoz, with the influence of this non-government association, it will flourish with its superior performance and in turn will contribute to the development of the region by creating employment opportunity for a number of unemployed people especially for women as well as to the country economy as a whole. The availability of low cost human resources especially high tech infrastructure and industry-friendly environment all work behind the motivation of the sector inclusion in this region.
IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2017
This study is based on the pros and cons of the Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) that offers users a fra... more This study is based on the pros and cons of the Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) that offers users a framework for creating uncontested market space and diverts the views from the current competition to the creation of innovative value and demand. The main objective of the study is to show the overall scenario of BOS and its impact on organizational performance. The study includes the history of BOS, comparison with Red Ocean Strategy (ROS), relevance of applying BOS, Applications, Critics, Findings, Recommendations and Conclusion. The Findings of the study tries to show the ultimate results of applying the BOS and the recommendations urge some precautions to apply BOS. The result found that BOS positively affects the organization performance if applied in organizations. Overall, the study is effective to decide the adoption of BOS within the organization. The recommendation for the organization is to do an in-depth analysis on BOS before implementation to see the suitability considering the company size, industry condition, and adaptability.
International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 2015
The focus of this study is to seek the relevance of investing in Information Technology (IT) by t... more The focus of this study is to seek the relevance of investing in Information Technology (IT) by the students. The research takes into account 50 students studying at different disciplines at Dhaka University. The respondents were visited randomly to get the relevant data. The result of the study suggests that students' academic quality and knowledge enhancement have a relationship with investment in IT though the relationship is not significant. The result of hypothesis testing shows that students those have invested in personal computer and internet secure comparatively higher cumulative grade point average (CGPA) rather than those who haven't invested on these IT tools. But the likelihood of investing higher amount in IT will pay-off better CGPA is not found thus there is no association of good result and investing heavily on IT. However, the findings of this exploratory study offer insights that the money invested in IT for academic purpose is more advantageous than otherwise be invested especially for those students whose academic curriculum mainly decorated in accordance with the modern up-to-date era of Information Technology. Eventually, this study will help concerned students, guardians and academicians understanding how important IT is for student's academic performance.
Daffodil International University Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 2019
Though the concept of ethical leadership is not so old, it has huge interest for practitioners an... more Though the concept of ethical leadership is not so old, it has huge interest for practitioners and business leaders. Organizations need to know how to select, develop and retain ethical leader. By reviewing different literatures as well as observing employees at different levels within different organizations, it is realized that leadership attributes have a greater impact on organizational goal achievement The purpose of this study is to analyze the association between leadership traits and organizational goal achievement by using secondary data. The study finds that the appropriate leaders' attributes can contribute to the pay-off for the organization in the form of organizational development, employee morale and organizational transparency In this study subjective judgments are made by using qualitative data which are expected to assist business people in focusing on the ethical leadership in greater scale globally.
Nile Journal of Business and Economics, 2017
The main objective of this study is to present the Walmart's financial performance, making the im... more The main objective of this study is to present the Walmart's financial performance, making the important valuation of the company. The study used quantitative method using secondary sources. The finding of this descriptive study is that Walmart is the lucrative choice for the past, present and future investors with the estimation of terminal value at the end of the fiscal year 2026 estimated US $580 billion and the fundamental value of US $736 billion. The result shows that due to the emergence of stronger competitors and for being matured, Walmart is not performing as expected by investors, but its gigantic market size will make it capable of doing business profitably over a longer period of time. The ultimate decision given for the investors is to buy. The assumption is made on in-depth financial analysis with reliable data and calculation. The study has noteworthy importance to the financial market stakeholders.
Daffodil International University Journal of Business and Economics, 2016
The purpose of this study was to show the effect of current country risk on international finance... more The purpose of this study was to show the effect of current country risk on international finance. The findings of this exploratory study shows that country risk considerably affect the operations of international finance but this correlation cannot be stated with sufficient level of confidence. Data and analysis of the study give us a notion that there are effects of country risk on international finance and that effect is negatively correlated that means when the country risk tends to be higher as in turn making the country rating lower, the international finance is negatively affected. In contrary, when the country risk is lower giving a higher country rating, international finance is positively affected. The result shown gives us perception that due to political instability, high interest rate, high inflation rate, and frequently volatile currency exchange rate cause disturbance in the normal operations of the international trade that reduce the country risk rating score and in turn the global international finance gets hampered.
Conference Presentations by Samsul Alam
3rd Global Social Business Summit (GSBS) Academia Conference, 2015
In this modern age of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), many local and internationa... more In this modern age of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), many local and international firms are entering into the e-marketplace, launching new business models and constantly generating new ideas for serving the society. While there are a number of top rated companies running through e-Business platforms worldwide that thrive only for profit; they also can run non-profit, charity-based businesses (social business) which can utilize e-Business platforms to save administrative costs which can then be used to directly help the underprivileged sections of the population. This study develops a Social Business B2B model for the B2B market to help in developing effective strategies in a social business environment. Given the fact that Alibaba provides a very successful B2B e-Business model based in a developing country (China) and that there is an ongoing interest of the proprietor of Alibaba in social business, we examine the suitability of Alibaba as a model for social business B2B framework.
Books by Samsul Alam
GRIN Verlag, 2015
In the modern, fast-paced economy, competition is inevitable for commercial organizations that fo... more In the modern, fast-paced economy, competition is inevitable for commercial organizations that focus on providing services and products in highly dynamic and uncertain contexts. There has been a significant amount of emphasis on how to provide the best service and the best product possible and how to do so by utilizing Human Resources (HR). This research highlights the competitive strategy concepts and models, competitive advantages from Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), and the relationship between them that have a major impact on the performance of the business as a whole.
In the discipline of HR strategic management, comprehending how HRIS is connected to competitive strategies has emerged as a key research topic. This study's main objective is to establish a connection between competitive strategies and HRIS, as well as the applicability of such a relationship to organizational setting. The study takes into consideration an extensive investigation of the HRIS implementation in contemporary technological-based firms, which employ competitive strategies for operating their business effectively and for accomplishing goal. These strategies significantly affect how HRIS is implemented and how smoothly it operates, and HRIS itself helps to maximize the advantages of these tactics. These systems are never useful for exploiting competitive advantage, except from knowledgeable individuals like analysts.
People will perform better and will help achieve both short-term and long-term goals if they are effectively managed and organized. On the other side, bad performance will occur if they are not adequately controlled. This research provides a comprehensive overview of the HRIS used by organizations in Bangladesh that fall under the HR or People and Organization (P&O) division.
We are aware that good management of an organization's HR is crucial to achieving efficiency and effectiveness in day-to-day operations. This study provides the knowledge required to comprehend the HRIS, which is essential for gaining a competitive edge. In order to achieve a long-term competitive advantage, this research starts by identifying some of the data that will be essential for the final implementation of an HRIS. The results of this study point to a lower-to-medium degree positive correlation between HRIS payoff and organizational competitive strategies, but they also came to the conclusion that this correlation has little impact on business performance in Bangladesh.
Book Reviews by Samsul Alam
Management Information Systems and Digitalization: Current Status and Future Trends, 2022
Technological innovation is transforming the world quickly, especially in the Fourth Industrial R... more Technological innovation is transforming the world quickly, especially in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) age. The financial sector is also changing overwhelmingly with technology. This sector is considered the backbone of an economy. It is evident that without the direct support of Management Information Systems (MIS) in this sector, commonly known as Financial Management Information System (FMIS), or Financial Information System (FIS), or Financial Technology (FinTech), this milestone cannot be reached. Moreover, it is Information Technology (IT) that facilitates the rapid development of this sector while ensuring a high level of safety and security through the application of FinTech. The development of this sector demands security, transparency, efficiency, integrity, and accountability. The most widely adopted FinTech innovations include virtual currencies, instant payments, digital lending, Wealth Technology (WealthTech), Insurance Technology (InsurTech), Islamic FinTech or ShariahTech, Regulatory Technology (RegTech), Supervisory Technology (SupTech), etc., which are shaping the future of the financial sector. For instance, one of the major revolutions in the financial sector is green banking, made possible through FinTech, which creates a win-win situation for multiple stakeholders by accelerating financial services and preserving the environment. Therefore, embracing MIS not only facilitates the growth of the financial sector but ensures sustainable practices.
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In the discipline of HR strategic management, comprehending how HRIS is connected to competitive strategies has emerged as a key research topic. This study's main objective is to establish a connection between competitive strategies and HRIS, as well as the applicability of such a relationship to organizational setting. The study takes into consideration an extensive investigation of the HRIS implementation in contemporary technological-based firms, which employ competitive strategies for operating their business effectively and for accomplishing goal. These strategies significantly affect how HRIS is implemented and how smoothly it operates, and HRIS itself helps to maximize the advantages of these tactics. These systems are never useful for exploiting competitive advantage, except from knowledgeable individuals like analysts.
People will perform better and will help achieve both short-term and long-term goals if they are effectively managed and organized. On the other side, bad performance will occur if they are not adequately controlled. This research provides a comprehensive overview of the HRIS used by organizations in Bangladesh that fall under the HR or People and Organization (P&O) division.
We are aware that good management of an organization's HR is crucial to achieving efficiency and effectiveness in day-to-day operations. This study provides the knowledge required to comprehend the HRIS, which is essential for gaining a competitive edge. In order to achieve a long-term competitive advantage, this research starts by identifying some of the data that will be essential for the final implementation of an HRIS. The results of this study point to a lower-to-medium degree positive correlation between HRIS payoff and organizational competitive strategies, but they also came to the conclusion that this correlation has little impact on business performance in Bangladesh.
Book Reviews by Samsul Alam