Md. Nafizur Rahman
Lecturer
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Department of Business Administration in Finance & Banking
Faculty of Business Studies (FBS)
nafizur.rahman@bup.edu.bd
BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF
PROFESSIONALS
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216
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Overview
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Education
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Publication
Research Activites
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Awards
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Course Taught
Biography
Driven by a passion for innovation in finance and a commitment to academic excellence, Md. Nafizur Rahman stands at the forefront of contemporary research in Fintech and Corporate Sustainability. As a full-time Lecturer in the Department of Business Administration in Finance and Banking, at the Bangladesh University of Professionals, he shapes the minds of future leaders with the same zeal that earned him the prestigious Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Scholar Award 2023 from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Nafizur's academic journey is marked by distinction: he completed both his MBA and BBA in Finance & Banking from the Bangladesh University of Professionals, excelling as a top scholar. His research prowess extends beyond the classroom, with several high-impact publications in Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journals such as the Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Systems, and the Journal of Social Service Research. Not only has his work been recognized in academic circles, but it has also earned him three Best Paper Awards at prominent international conferences, including the British Academy of Management Conference 2022 in the UK, BAASANA International Conference 2019 in the USA, and the IFIM Business School Annual Conference 2018 in India. Md. Nafizur Rahman's research interests are diverse yet focused, encompassing areas like Fintech, Industry 4.0 Technology, Innovation and Strategy, Energy Economics, and Corporate Sustainability.
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
Education
B.B.A, Bangladesh University of Professionals
M.B.A, Bangladesh University of Professionals
M.B.A, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
Journal Publication
1. Rahman, M.M., Fayolle, A., Dana, L.P. and Rahman, M.N. (2024), "Predicting graduate students’ entrepreneurial intentions through innovative teaching in entrepreneurship education: SEM-ANN approach", Education + Training, 66(2-3), 273-301. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-06-2023-0236 (SSCI, Scopus Q1, ABS-1, IF: 3.7, CS: 7.2)
2. Rahman, M.N., Ferdaous, J. (2024). Linkages between ICT diffusion, renewable energy consumption, and carbon emissions: a comparative analysis of SAARC, MENA, and OECD countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32068-9 (SCIE, Scopus Q1, IF: 5.8, CS: 7.9)
3. Ahmed, F. U., Babu, M. M., Rahman, M. N., Uddin, M. J.,& Dey, B. L. (2023). Strategic orientation, strategic renewal, and the international performance of born global firms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-023-09903-7 (ABDC-A, ABS-3,SSCI, Scopus Q1, IF: 5.4, CS: 7.5)
4. Tian, H., Siddik, A. B., Pertheban, T. R., & Rahman, M. N. (2023). Does fintech innovation and green transformational leadership improve green innovation and corporate environmental performance? A hybrid SEM–ANN approach. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 8(3), 100396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100396 (ABDC-A, ABS-1, SSCI, Scopus Q1, IF: 18.1, CS: 14.9)
5. Siddik, A. B., Rahman, M. N., & Yong, L. (2023). Do fintech adoption and financial literacy improve corporate sustainability performance? The mediating role of access to finance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 137658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137658 (ABDC-A, ABS-2, SCIE, Scopus Q1, IF: 11.1, CS: 18.5)
6. Siddik, A. B., Yong, L., & Rahman, M. N. (2023). The role of Fintech in circular economy practices to improve sustainability performance: A two-staged SEM-ANN approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-25576-7 (SCIE, Scopus Q1,IF: 5.8, CS: 7.9)
7. Yan, C., Siddik, A. B., Yong, L., Dong, Q., Zheng, G. W., & Rahman, M. N. (2022). A two-staged SEM-artificial neural network approach to analyze the impact of FinTech adoption on the sustainability performance of banking firms: The mediating effect of green finance and innovation. Systems, 10(5), 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10050148 (SSCI, Scopus Q2, IF: 1.9, CS: 3.3)
8. Wasima, S., & Rahman, M. N. (2022). Economic vulnerability of the underprivileged during the COVID pandemic: the case of Bangladeshi domestic workers. Journal of Social Service Research, 48(2), 163-175. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2022.2029799 (SSCI, Scopus Q2, IF: 1.6, CS: 2.3)
9. Ferdaous, D. J., & Rahman, M. N. (2021). Banking goes digital: Unearthing the adoption of fintech by Bangladeshi households. Journal of Innovation in Business Studies, 1, 7-42. Bangladesh University of Professionals. Faculty of Business Studies.
10. Rahman, M. N., Rahman, M. M., Ramadani, V., Ferdaous, J., & Siddik, A. B. (2026). Industry 4.0 Technologies and Proactive Environmental Strategies: A Hybrid SEM‐fsQCA Analysis of Corporate Environmental Performance. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.70932 (SSCI, Scopus Q1, ABDC C, IF: 8.2, CS: 14.5)
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
Conference Papers
1. Ahmed, F. U., Li, J., Evers, N., Uddin, M. J., Mostafiz, M. I., & Rahman, M. N. (2024). Is it a Man’s World?: Performance Consequences of Gender Diverse Top Management Team. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2024, No. 1, p. 15560). Valhalla, NY 10595: Academy of Management.Ahmed, F.U., Li, J., Evers, N. Mostafiz, M.I., Uddin, M.J., Rahman, M.N. (2023). Strategic renewal and the performance of early internationalizing firms – A matter of gender diversity? British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2023, University of Sussex, UK. Ahmed, F.U., Rahman, M.N., Wang, C. (2022). Effect of knowledge-based human capital resources of top management team on export performance of early internationalizing firms. British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2022, The University of Manchester, UK. Sarker, D., Rahman, M.M., Rahman, M.N., Hossain, S. (2025). Digital Financial Literacy, Financial Behaviour, and Financial Confidence as the Predictors of Financial Well-Being Through the Lenses of TPB and TAM. International Conference on Financial Literacy and Economic Wellbeing (ICFLEW) 2025, BRAC University, Bangladesh. Islam, N., Rahman, M.N., Nower, N., Rafi, M.M.A., Hassan, R., and Samiha, Z. (2019). Effectiveness of Manpower Planning in Private Commercial Banks of Bangladesh, Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America (BAASANA) Conference 2019, Adelphi University, New York, USA. Islam, N., Mohitul, A.A.M., Rahman, M.N., Nower, N. Rafi, M.M.A., Natasha, M.T., Hassan, R., Afrin, S. (2018). Factors Affecting Customers’ Experience in Mobile Banking of Bangladesh. 13th Annual International Conference - Convergence 2018, Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Bangalore, India.
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Books
1. Rahman, M., Rahman, M. N., Salamzadeh, A. & Dana, L. (2024). Strategic Drivers of Corporate Environmental Sustainability. In L. Dana, R. Boardman, A. Salamzadeh, V. Pereira & M. Brandstrup (Ed.), Fashion and Environmental Sustainability: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology (pp. 251-260). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110795431-020
2. Rahman, M., Rahman, N., Salamzadeh, A., Sarker, D., & Rahaman, S. (2025). Inclusive Talent Management as the Source of Open Innovation. In Handbook of Talent Management and Learning Organizations (pp. 53-67). CRC Press. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003429890-6/inclusive-talent-management-source-open-innovation-mizanur-rahman-nafizur-rahman-aidin-salamzadeh-dhruba-sarker-saidur-rahaman?context=ubx&refId=8e296b7c-5a02-4f5a-8a70-7218bf9a6d64
3. Rahman, M. N., Rahman, M. M., Salamzadeh, A., & Dana, L. P. (2025). Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Development Goals: a review in the context of emerging economies. Handbook of Grand Challenges in Global Production and Innovation Networks, 241-252. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035346516.00026
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
Researchs
Fintech, Financial Literacy, Artificial Intelligence, Energy Economics, Sustainability
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
Awards
Best Researcher Award 2023 | Bangladesh University of Professionals
Bangabandhu Scholar Award 2023 | Prime Minister's Education Trust, Prime Minister Office, Bangladesh
Best Paper Award | British Academy of Management Conference 2022, The University of Manchester, UK. BUP Senate Award 2022
Champion| Supply Chain Research Challenge 2020
Best Paper Award | International Conference on Financial Literacy and Economic Wellbeing (ICFLEW) 2025, BRAC University, Bangladesh
Conference Chair's Award | Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America (BAASANA) Conference 2019, New York, USA
BUP Senate Award 2019
Emerald Best Paper Award | IFIM Business School Annual Conference 2018, Bangalore, India
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
Courses
Basic Business Mathematics
Advanced Business Mathematics
Basic Business Statistics
Human Resource Management
Business Research Methodology
Money & Banking
Strategic Financial Management
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
B.B.A, Bangladesh University of Professionals
M.B.A, Bangladesh University of Professionals
M.B.A, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
1. Rahman, M.M., Fayolle, A., Dana, L.P. and Rahman, M.N. (2024), "Predicting graduate students’ entrepreneurial intentions through innovative teaching in entrepreneurship education: SEM-ANN approach", Education + Training, 66(2-3), 273-301. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-06-2023-0236 (SSCI, Scopus Q1, ABS-1, IF: 3.7, CS: 7.2)
2. Rahman, M.N., Ferdaous, J. (2024). Linkages between ICT diffusion, renewable energy consumption, and carbon emissions: a comparative analysis of SAARC, MENA, and OECD countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32068-9 (SCIE, Scopus Q1, IF: 5.8, CS: 7.9)
3. Ahmed, F. U., Babu, M. M., Rahman, M. N., Uddin, M. J.,& Dey, B. L. (2023). Strategic orientation, strategic renewal, and the international performance of born global firms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-023-09903-7 (ABDC-A, ABS-3,SSCI, Scopus Q1, IF: 5.4, CS: 7.5)
4. Tian, H., Siddik, A. B., Pertheban, T. R., & Rahman, M. N. (2023). Does fintech innovation and green transformational leadership improve green innovation and corporate environmental performance? A hybrid SEM–ANN approach. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 8(3), 100396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100396 (ABDC-A, ABS-1, SSCI, Scopus Q1, IF: 18.1, CS: 14.9)
5. Siddik, A. B., Rahman, M. N., & Yong, L. (2023). Do fintech adoption and financial literacy improve corporate sustainability performance? The mediating role of access to finance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 137658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137658 (ABDC-A, ABS-2, SCIE, Scopus Q1, IF: 11.1, CS: 18.5)
6. Siddik, A. B., Yong, L., & Rahman, M. N. (2023). The role of Fintech in circular economy practices to improve sustainability performance: A two-staged SEM-ANN approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-25576-7 (SCIE, Scopus Q1,IF: 5.8, CS: 7.9)
7. Yan, C., Siddik, A. B., Yong, L., Dong, Q., Zheng, G. W., & Rahman, M. N. (2022). A two-staged SEM-artificial neural network approach to analyze the impact of FinTech adoption on the sustainability performance of banking firms: The mediating effect of green finance and innovation. Systems, 10(5), 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10050148 (SSCI, Scopus Q2, IF: 1.9, CS: 3.3)
8. Wasima, S., & Rahman, M. N. (2022). Economic vulnerability of the underprivileged during the COVID pandemic: the case of Bangladeshi domestic workers. Journal of Social Service Research, 48(2), 163-175. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2022.2029799 (SSCI, Scopus Q2, IF: 1.6, CS: 2.3)
9. Ferdaous, D. J., & Rahman, M. N. (2021). Banking goes digital: Unearthing the adoption of fintech by Bangladeshi households. Journal of Innovation in Business Studies, 1, 7-42. Bangladesh University of Professionals. Faculty of Business Studies.
10. Rahman, M. N., Rahman, M. M., Ramadani, V., Ferdaous, J., & Siddik, A. B. (2026). Industry 4.0 Technologies and Proactive Environmental Strategies: A Hybrid SEM‐fsQCA Analysis of Corporate Environmental Performance. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.70932 (SSCI, Scopus Q1, ABDC C, IF: 8.2, CS: 14.5)
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
1. Ahmed, F. U., Li, J., Evers, N., Uddin, M. J., Mostafiz, M. I., & Rahman, M. N. (2024). Is it a Man’s World?: Performance Consequences of Gender Diverse Top Management Team. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2024, No. 1, p. 15560). Valhalla, NY 10595: Academy of Management.Ahmed, F.U., Li, J., Evers, N. Mostafiz, M.I., Uddin, M.J., Rahman, M.N. (2023). Strategic renewal and the performance of early internationalizing firms – A matter of gender diversity? British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2023, University of Sussex, UK. Ahmed, F.U., Rahman, M.N., Wang, C. (2022). Effect of knowledge-based human capital resources of top management team on export performance of early internationalizing firms. British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference 2022, The University of Manchester, UK. Sarker, D., Rahman, M.M., Rahman, M.N., Hossain, S. (2025). Digital Financial Literacy, Financial Behaviour, and Financial Confidence as the Predictors of Financial Well-Being Through the Lenses of TPB and TAM. International Conference on Financial Literacy and Economic Wellbeing (ICFLEW) 2025, BRAC University, Bangladesh. Islam, N., Rahman, M.N., Nower, N., Rafi, M.M.A., Hassan, R., and Samiha, Z. (2019). Effectiveness of Manpower Planning in Private Commercial Banks of Bangladesh, Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America (BAASANA) Conference 2019, Adelphi University, New York, USA. Islam, N., Mohitul, A.A.M., Rahman, M.N., Nower, N. Rafi, M.M.A., Natasha, M.T., Hassan, R., Afrin, S. (2018). Factors Affecting Customers’ Experience in Mobile Banking of Bangladesh. 13th Annual International Conference - Convergence 2018, Jagdish Sheth School of Management, Bangalore, India.
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
1. Rahman, M., Rahman, M. N., Salamzadeh, A. & Dana, L. (2024). Strategic Drivers of Corporate Environmental Sustainability. In L. Dana, R. Boardman, A. Salamzadeh, V. Pereira & M. Brandstrup (Ed.), Fashion and Environmental Sustainability: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology (pp. 251-260). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110795431-020
2. Rahman, M., Rahman, N., Salamzadeh, A., Sarker, D., & Rahaman, S. (2025). Inclusive Talent Management as the Source of Open Innovation. In Handbook of Talent Management and Learning Organizations (pp. 53-67). CRC Press. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003429890-6/inclusive-talent-management-source-open-innovation-mizanur-rahman-nafizur-rahman-aidin-salamzadeh-dhruba-sarker-saidur-rahaman?context=ubx&refId=8e296b7c-5a02-4f5a-8a70-7218bf9a6d64
3. Rahman, M. N., Rahman, M. M., Salamzadeh, A., & Dana, L. P. (2025). Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Development Goals: a review in the context of emerging economies. Handbook of Grand Challenges in Global Production and Innovation Networks, 241-252. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035346516.00026
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
Fintech, Financial Literacy, Artificial Intelligence, Energy Economics, Sustainability
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
Best Researcher Award 2023 | Bangladesh University of Professionals
Bangabandhu Scholar Award 2023 | Prime Minister's Education Trust, Prime Minister Office, Bangladesh
Best Paper Award | British Academy of Management Conference 2022, The University of Manchester, UK. BUP Senate Award 2022
Champion| Supply Chain Research Challenge 2020
Best Paper Award | International Conference on Financial Literacy and Economic Wellbeing (ICFLEW) 2025, BRAC University, Bangladesh
Conference Chair's Award | Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America (BAASANA) Conference 2019, New York, USA
BUP Senate Award 2019
Emerald Best Paper Award | IFIM Business School Annual Conference 2018, Bangalore, India
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026
Basic Business Mathematics
Advanced Business Mathematics
Basic Business Statistics
Human Resource Management
Business Research Methodology
Money & Banking
Strategic Financial Management
Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026