Mohammad Rokibul Hossain, Fahmida Akhter, Mir Misnad Sultana
The paper intends to understand the research trends in “Covid-19 and SME” through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and extract themes to explore the most affected areas of SMEs during the Covid-19 pandemic. Subsequently, the study attempts to know the struggles of SME during Covid-19 crisis in a...
David Hulme
This note focuses on the ‘downside’ of microfinance: on the way in which some microfinance activities can damage the prospects of poor people. It is not a polemic that argues that microfinance has failed—there is much evidence, not least from my work with colleagues, that it can help many poor peopl...
Johanna Mair, Oliver Schoen
Purpose – Social entrepreneurial organizations have gained in awareness and interest among researchers, yet we know relatively little about how these organizations are able to create social and economic value. This paper seeks to understand how such organizations have managed to achieve scale and su...
Surajit Bag, Muhammad Sabbir Rahman
Purpose A circular economy is a popular approach considered by many firms to address sustainable development goals strategically. Literature indicates that collaborative relationships among supply chain partners facilitate circular economy practices. However, there is a dearth of studies in lower-mi...
Ricardo Hernández, Ben Belton, Thomas Reardon, Chaoran Hu et al.
The study has produced a single, powerful finding: the fish value chain in Bangladesh is growing and transforming very rapidly, in all segments. (1) The quiet revolution in the fish value chain is a domestic market revolution: 94% of aquaculture production is destined for domestic consumption. (2) T...
Ataur Rahman Belal, Stuart M. Cooper, Niaz Ahmed Khan
Bangladesh has recently been enjoying significant economic growth mainly arising from an export led development strategy. However, in that process its natural environment has been degraded and become more vulnerable in geophysical terms (e.g. environmental pollution). Much of the Bangladeshi populat...
Md Mehedi Hasan Emon, Tahsina Khan
The objective of this study is to examine the significant impact of cultural norms on sustainable entrepreneurship initiatives in the context of small and medium-sized firms in Bangladesh's dynamic business environment. Utilizing a rigorous research technique, this study conducts semi-structured int...
Shahidur R. Khandker, Hussain A. Samad, Zahed Hossain Khan
Micro‐credit programmes, having made their mark in providing credit and other development services to the poor in a non‐traditional way, are able to make significant changes in a rural economy. This article attempts to quantify the village‐level impacts of the three most important micro‐credit progr...
Veland Ramadani, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Aidin Salamzadeh, Md. Saidur Rahaman et al.
Dawit Teclemariam Bahta, Jiang Yun, Md. Rashidul Islam, Muhammad Ashfaq
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its effect on small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) innovation capability and financial performance from the perspective of a developing country. It also aims to explore the role of innovation capability as a me...
Mehdi Hussain, Abu Taher Mollik, Rechel Johns, Muhammad Sabbir Rahman
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine m-payment adoption for the bottom of pyramid (BoP) segment in a developing country context. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was distributed to 247 BoP customers in Bangladesh. Data were analysed by employing confirmatory factor analysis and...
Mujahid Mohiuddin Babu, Bidit Lal Dey, Mizan Rahman, Sanjit Kumar Roy et al.
The formulation of strategic alliance by commercial, social and government organizations has potential to simultaneously achieve market related success and develop solution to social problems. Social innovation that leads to positive changes in society by providing solutions to social and environmen...
Md Mehedi Hasan Emon, Meherun Nisa Nipa
This systematic literature review explores the nuanced gender dimension in Bangladesh's entrepreneurship development. Employing a meticulous research methodology, including a comprehensive search strategy, data extraction, thematic analysis, and ethical considerations, the review synthesizes academi...
Sk. Mahmudul Hasan, Eijaz Ahmed Khan, Md. Noor Un Nabi
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature on effectiveness of entrepreneurship education by empirically assessing the role of university entrepreneurial education in entrepreneurship development and reporting the results. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative method w...
Muhammad Faress Bhuiyan, Artjoms Ivļevs
Microcredit has long been hailed as a powerful tool to promote livelihoods and reduce poverty through entrepreneurship. However, its impacts on people's subjective well-being remain underexplored. We present a unified theoretical framework for analyzing the effect of microcredit-enabled entrepreneur...