Dr. Md Asadul Islam has held academic positions across prestigious institutions, most recently serving as Senior Lecturer at the AACSB-accredited Sunway Business School, Sunway University (Malaysia), where he was honored with the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence in 2024. Prior to this, he was an Assistant Professor of Management at BRAC Business School, BRAC University (Bangladesh), earning multiple awards for his excellent teaching and publications in top-tier journals. He has also worked as an Adjunct Lecturer at the AACSB-accredited School of Business, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia (Sarawak Campus), where he received a research grant and best research award for his scholarly achievements. Dr. Asadul holds a PhD from the School of Business and Economics (AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA accredited), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia, and MBA in Human Resource Management from the University of Sunderland, United Kingdom (UK). He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK and EuroMed Academy, Cyprus. He is also a distinguished member of Academy of Management (AOM). Dr. Asadul’s research has been published in high impact journals including International Journal of Hospitality Management, Employee Relations: The International Journal, Studies in Higher Education, Journal of Industrial Relations, International Journal of Tourism Research, Tourism Recreation Research, The Service Industries Journal, EuroMed Journal of Business, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, and Journal of Strategic Marketing, among others. He has published multiple business cases in SAGE Business Cases. Beyond academia, Dr. Asadul regularly writes opinion pieces and policy commentaries for major Bangladeshi newspapers in both English and Bengali, and his articles appear in the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). He serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including Business Strategy and Development (BSD), Global Business and Organisational Excellence (GBOE) published by WILEY.

PhD (Management), School of Business and Economics (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS Accredited), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Management, HRM, Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Sustainability, Industry 

1. Islam, M. A., Hassan, M. M., Jantan, A. H., Rescalvo-Martin, E., & Karatepe, O. M. (2026). Test of a moderated mediation model of green team resilience. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 133, P.1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104444
2. Islam, M. A., Lim, M. W., Islam, M. S. & Lim, B. C. Y. (2026) Green transformational leadership and employees’ green ambidexterity: the role of green organizational support and market turbulence. Employee Relations: The International Journal, 48(9), P.101–120. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-09-2025-0745
3. Islam, M. A., Lim, W. M., Thakur, P., Hosen, M., & Khoo, C. (2026). Women’s advancement into leadership in tourism and hospitality: a feminist interactionist perspective in a collectivist, developing Asian country. Tourism Recreation Research, P.1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2026.2643637
4. Islam, M. A*., Somu, S. & Vrontis, D. (2026) Leadership and learning mechanisms for circular economy practices: a moderated mediation model of circular relational capital and stakeholder pressure. Journal of Intellectual Capital, P.1–25. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-01-2026-0035
5. Islam, M. A., Somu, S., & Karatepe, O. M. (2026). Antecedents and consequences of quiet quitting: a systematic literature review. Service Industries Journal,1–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2026.2650783
6. Islam, M. A. (2026). Factors affecting job-hopping behaviour of employees: a systematic literature review and future research directions. EuroMed Journal of Business,1–24. https://doi.org/10.1108/emjb-12-2025-0506
7. Islam, M. A., Almashayekhi, A., Rahman, M., & Somu, S. (2026). Igniting intention to use agentic AI: role of agentic AI explainability, perceived autonomy, knowledge-sharing culture and technical efficacy. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, P.1–22. https://doi.org/10.1108/vjikms-01-2026-0004
8. Somu, S., Islam, M. A*., Ali, N. A., Vrontis, D., McQuade, L., & Rahman, M. (2026). Leader expressiveness and aggression as affective routes to engagement: a multilevel analysis across individual and team levels. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, P.1–23. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoa-12-2025-6301
9. Islam, A.,Adekoya, O. D., & Olawoyin, F. S. (2025). Team Reflexivity for Employee Engagement and Retention During Market Turbulence: A Moderated Mediation Study. International Journal of Tourism Research, 27 (3), e70067. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.70067
10. Ajonbadi, H. A., Adekoya, O. D., Mordi, C., Cronk, H., Islam, M. A.,& Taofik, I. (2025). Exploring the voice and representation mechanisms of platform workers and implications for decent work in the Nigerian gig economy. Journal of Industrial Relations,1-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/00221856251337191   
11. Islam, M. A*., Somu, S., & Aldaihani, F. M. F. (2025). The rise of Agentic AI: Synthesis of current knowledge and future research agenda. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 45(3), P.402–416. https://doi.org/10.1002/joe.70019
12. Islam, M. A.,(2025) Leadership in crisis periods: a bibliometric analysis and future research agenda, International Journal of Management Practice, 18(5), P.548-564 http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMP.2025.10069192
13. Ukil, M. I., Islam, M. A*.,& Abbasi, G. A. (2025). Participative Leadership in Improving Employee Performance Quality in the Hotel Industry: The Role of Perceived Organizational Support, Job Autonomy and Market Turbulence. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/1528008X.2025.2464914
14. Islam, M. A., Hack‐Polay, D., Rahman, M., Fijałkowska, J., & Dal Mas, F. (2025). Women and leadership in non‐listed private companies in an emerging country: An analysis of barriers and facilitators. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 32(2), P.2037-2050 https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.3050
15. Islam, M. A., Hack-polay, D., Rahman, M., Dal Mas, Francesca (2024) Positioning marketing analytics for organisational agility in the ready-made garments industry in an emerging country context, Journal of Strategic Marketing, 32(4), P.1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2024.2325530
16. Islam, A., Hack-polay, D., Rahman, M., Hamza, Amer, Dal Mas, Francesca and Kordowicz, Maria (2023) Gender and Leadership in Public Higher Education in South Asia: Examining the Individual, Socio-cultural and Organizational Barriers to Female Inclusion. Studies in Higher Education, 48(8), P.1197-1215. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2187771