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Analyzing a Fintech/Lendtech company through the business model canvas lens
(IUB, 2019)This case examines ShopUp, a Bangladesh-based fintech and lendtech platform founded in 2016 that supports social-media-driven micro-entrepreneurs through credit evaluation and business service solutions. Using the Business ... -
An Appraisal of the Memorable Contribution of Nobel Laureate Professor Elinor Ostroin in the Perspective of a few Case Studies in Bangladesh
(School of Business, Independent University,Bangladesh, 2011-01-01)The present paper is an outgrowth of a research work based on a few case studies of Bangladesh in light of the memorable contribution of Nobel Laureate Prof. Elinor Ostrom. The paper observes that the resources meant for ... -
An Approach to Change Management in Higher Education: Developed Country Perspective
(School of Business, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2009-01-01)This article is an endeavour to show that organisational learning is linked to organisational performance in higher education sector. This study is the outcome of an exploratory research. It has reviewed literature related ... -
Approaches to Economic Development, Growth, HDI and Bangladesh: A Methodological Shift
(School of Business, Independent University,Bangladesh, 2009-01-01)This paper briefly investigates the traditional approaches to economic development, growth, poverty reduction initiatives and the rank of Bangladesh within the human development index (HDI) of UNDP. The traditional approaches ... -
Artificial intelligence (AI) in service marketing: an avalanche of change is in the horizon
(School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-06)Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to change the landscape of service marketing. Customer service is especially set for a radical change in the coming days. Recent advancements in Generative AI, which is large language ... -
Assessing the determinants of dividend policy of banks: a study in Bangladesh
(IUB, 2020)This study aims to examine different determinants of the dividend policy of banking companies in Bangladesh. The current study considers profitability, investment opportunities, and business risk and ownership concentration ... -
Attitude towards risk and entrepreneurship development in emerging economies: the Case of Bangladesh
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2012-01)Bangladesh is a large and densely populated country which is striving to advance its economic growth. Stimulating entrepreneurship activities could be an effective vehicle for achieving progress. Risk is an integral part ... -
Awareness of electronic resources: the case of university libraries of Bangladesh
(IUB, 2020)Electronic resources are converting libraries into access points. These resources are gaining popularity because of their useful nature. Considering the value of these resources, libraries are acting accordingly and ... -
Bangladesh Law and Order Situation: Clustering-Based Discriminant Analysis
(School of Business, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2010-07-01)In this paper an attempt has been made to analyze people ’s perception about law and order situation and law enforcing bodies in Bangladesh in the framework of Clustering-based Discriminant analysis in addition to descriptive ... -
Barriers to green startups in Bangladesh
(School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2026-06)This study examines the barriers that constrain green startups in Bangladesh and explains why formal sustainability policies have not translated into accessible support for early-stage entrepreneurs. Using an exploratory ... -
Blockchain technology adoption in e-commerce platforms
(School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-06)Internet expansion changed how people obtain services and how organizations operate. The Internet and related services are crucial for most people nowadays. Ecommerce is a service and industry. E-commerce transfers a lot ... -
Book Review: Akhter Hameed Khan
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Book Review: Bagchi, Amiya Kumar. The Political Economy of Underdevelopment (London: The Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1982, pp. viii+280, Index. Hardcover£20, Paperback £7.50)
(School of Business, Independent University,Bangladesh, 2008-01-01)Since Professor Amiya Kumar Bagchi’s above mentioned book has been wonderfully written, We could, not help checking our desire to review it once again although several expert scholars (such as Tussie, 1983; Bvres, 1984: ... -
Book Review: Kareithi, Peter and Nixon Karethi. Untold Stories; Economics and Business Journalism in African Media, eds. (Johannesburg South Africa: Wits University Press), 2005, xii + 275 pages
(School of Business, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2009-01-01)The business press plays a key role in the overall development of a nation’s economy. This is evident in the widespread use of a business press in virtually all developed nations. The necessity of collecting, analyzing and ... -
BOOK REVIEW: Rehman Sobhan, Challenging the Injustice of Poverty, (Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 2010, xxx+ 486 pages) ISBN-978-81-321-0580-0 (PB)
(Independent University, Bangladesh, 2012-01)The author of the volume being reviewed, Professor Rehman Sobhan is recognized as one of the foremost scholars of economics in Bangladesh. He is the author of nearly thirty books and hundreds of scholarly articles. Six ... -
BOOK REVIEW: Sen, Dilip Kumar. Anatomy of Human Resource Measurement and Accounting (Dhaka: The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh), June 2008, pp.XXVI+443, Hardcover TK.365.00, US $10.00
(School of Business, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2008-07-01)Numerous challenges for the decade of 1990s still facing the industrial and economic world, where the distinctive feature of an emerging economy is the increasing emphasis on "human capital"—the knowledge, skills and ... -
Book Review: Swadesh Ranjan Bose Edited by Jaseem Ahmed
(School of Business, Independent University,Bangladesh, 2013-01-01)Swadesh Ranjan Bose Edited by Jaseem Ahmed, Collected Works Volume 1, Regional Cooperation for Development in South Asia and Volume II, Essays on Economic Policies, Inequality and Problems of Development (The University ... -
BOOK REVIEW: Vane, Howard R. and Mulhearn, Chris.
(School of Business, Independent University,Bangladesh, 2011-01-01)Students embarking on their post-secondary education, particularly in business or social sciences, quite often take courses in introductory economics during their first year. They come across a variety of introductory ... -
BOQK REVIEW: Writing About Business: The New Columbia Knight-Bageho! Guide to Economics and Business Journalism, Terri Thompson, ed., NY: Columbia University Press, 2001, xxvi-422 pages.
(School of Business, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2010-07-01)Writing About Business: The New Columbia Knight-Bagehot Guide to Economics and Business Journalism, Terri Thompson, ed., NY: Columbia University Press, 2001, xxv+422 pages. Terri Thompson, director of the Knight-Bagehot ... -
Bridging the gender gap in telecom: women’s voices and perspectives
(School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Independent University, Bangladesh, 2025-06)The issue of women’s representation in corporate practices is a major concern in today's business world. This study examines the telecom sector in Bangladesh to explore women's perspectives. The study first provides an ...
