Research Areas
Dr. Shamsuddin Ahamad is an Associate Professor of Economics and the Director of the MBA and Executive MBA programs at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). His research spans economics and finance, with a particular focus on institutional sustainability, ESG practices, microfinance, gender diversity, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, human and intellectual capital, and poverty reduction. His work applies rigorous quantitative and empirical methodologies to global and developing-economy contexts.
In addition to his academic leadership at ULAB, Dr. Ahamad has made a strong contribution to research quality and international visibility. He has published extensively in SSCI-, ESCI-, and Scopus-indexed journals, including Q1 and Q2 outlets, with leading publishers such as Wiley, Springer, Emerald, and Taylor & Francis. He has also represented ULAB at high-value international academic conferences, including forums associated with the British Accounting Review, BAFA, and FEM.
Selected Publications
- Ahamad, S., Ahmed, S. U., Islam, M. A., Yusof, M. F. B., Ali, M. H., Mostafiz, M. I., & Joarder, M. H. R. (2025). Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices and Microfinance Institutions Sustainability: A Global Study. Sustainable Development (SSCI, IF 8.2, Scopus Q1, Wiley).
- Ahamad, S., Islam, M. A., Yusof, M. F. B., Chowdhury, M. F., & Reaz, M. T. (2025). The Moderating Role of Board Gender Diversity on the Funding Sources and Microfinance Institutions’ Efficiency Nexus: A Global Analysis. Cogent Business & Management (ESCI, Scopus Q2, Taylor & Francis).
- Ahamad, S., Islam, M. A., Yusof, M. F. B., Al-Jaifi, H. A., & Ehigiamusoe, K. U. (2024). Relationship between Microfinance Institutions’ Self-Sustainability and Financing Sources: Moderating Role of External Governance. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics (SSCI, Scopus Q1, Wiley).
- Ahamad, S., Joarder, M. H. R., Nadzri, F. A. B. A., Ehigiamusoe, K. U., Bhuiyan, A. B., Reaz, M. T., & Islam, S. (2024). The Influence of Female Leadership and Workforce Roles on Microfinance Institutions’ Financial Performance. In IoT and Digital Transformation, Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1575 (Springer, Scopus).
- Uddin, M., Rashid, M. H. U., Ahamad, S., & Ehigiamusoe, K. U. (2023). Impact of Militarization, Energy Consumption, and ICT on CO₂ Emissions in G20 Countries. Environment, Development and Sustainability (SSCI, Scopus Q1, Springer).
- Ahamad, S., Al-Jaifi, H. A., & Ehigiamusoe, K. U. (2022). Intellectual Capital and Microfinance Institutions Efficiency: The Moderating Role of External Governance. Journal of the Knowledge Economy (SSCI, Scopus Q1, Springer).
- Ahamad, S., Al-Jaifi, H. A., & Mostafiz, M. I. (2020). Conceptualizing Resources as Antecedents to the Economic Performance of Family-Based Microenterprises. Journal of Family Business Management (ESCI, Scopus Q1, Emerald).
- Ahamad, S., Islam, M. A., & Baten, A. (2023). The Nexus of Microfinance Intervention and Borrowers’ Well-Being: Does Religion Matter? Business, Management and Economics Engineering, 21(1) (Scopus Q3).
- Thottoli, M. M. M., Islam, M. A., Ahamad, S., & Hassan, M. S. (2023). Does E-Learning Enhance Accounting Students’ Employability Skills? Business, Management and Economics Engineering, 21(1) (Scopus Q3).
- Ahamad, S., Bhuiyan, A. B., Solaiman, M., & Joarder, M. H. R. (2021). The Impact of Microfinance Programs on Borrowers’ Asset Accumulation: Evidence from Bangladesh. Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 8(5).
- Ahamad, S. (2020). Conceptualizing the Role of Financial Capital, Human Capital and Innovation Capacity in the Development of Microenterprises in Bangladesh. Development Review, 29.
