Md. Nafizur Rahman is serving as a full-time Lecturer in the Department of Business Administration in Finance and Banking at the Bangladesh University of Professionals. He completed his MBA and BBA in Finance & Banking from the Bangladesh University of Professionals with the highest distinction. Md. Nafizur Rahman is an experienced researcher with several publications in International indexed journals. His publications appeared in high-impact journals including 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. He received three Best Paper Awards in international conferences, including the British Academy of Management Conference 2022 (UK), BAASANA International Conference 2019 (USA), and the IFIM Business School Annual Conference 2018 (India). His research interests lie in the areas of Fintech, Corporate Governance, Energy Economics, and Corporate Sustainability. Nafizur is the recipient of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Scholar Award 2023 from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for his excellent academic and research accomplishments. 

B.B.A, বাংলাদেশ ইউনিভার্সিটি অব প্রফেশনালস
M.B.A, বাংলাদেশ ইউনিভার্সিটি অব প্রফেশনালস

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)
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)

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: 18.5, CS: 11.1)

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)

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)

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)

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. 

Fintech, Green Finance, Industry 4,0, Energy Economics, Sustainability

Best Paper Award | British Academy of Management Conference 2022, The University of Manchester, UK.