Iqbal Hossain Moral (ইকবাল হোসেন মোড়ল)
Lecturer

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    Email:

    iqbal@hrm.ku.ac.bd


    Contact:

    +8801725666515

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    Room no. 3111, 3rd Academic Building, Khulna University, Khulna - 9208.


IIqbal Hossain Moral has completed his MBA, major in Human Resource Management (2016), and BBA in Management Studies (2015) degrees from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He has around six years of working experience as an academician in the Department of Business Administration at Northern University of Business and Technology Khulna, Bangladesh. Besides, Mr. Moral has experience as a trainer and researcher of an international project known as More Entrepreneurial Life at Bangladeshi Universities (MELBU). The project MELBU (https://melbu.eu/) has been co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union and is a transnational project based on multilateral partnerships between eight Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from Germany, Poland and Bangladesh. The research areas of Moral are Women Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Entrepreneurship, AI and Entrepreneurship, Technology Adaptation and Sustainability of SMEs, and International Entrepreneurship. Last but not least, Moral is highly committed to contributing to the different entrepreneurial projects around the world for the sustainable and inclusive global economic development.

2015-2016: Master of Business Administration (MBA): Major in Human Resource Management, Department of Management Studies, University of Rajshahi. 

2012-2015: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA): Department of Management Studies, University Rajshahi. 

2008- 2010: Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC): Business Studies Group, Shahid Muktijodhya Mahabidyalaya, Tala, Satkhira, Jessore Board.

2006- 2008: Secondary School Certificate (SSC): Shaheed Kamel Model High School, Tala, Satkhira, Jessore Board.

Women Entrepreneurship, AI and Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, International Entrepreneurship, SMEs

Current Research Project/Collaboration

SL Title Research Role Awarded Date Completion Date Funding Agency
1 More Entrepreneurial Life at Bangladeshi Universities (MELBU) Co-Principal Investigator 14th January, 2020 14th January, 2023 International
2 Women, Climate and Dignified Livelihoods: Co-Producing a Local Charter for Climate-Resilient Work in Satkhira, Bangladesh Co-Principal Investigator International

        Position

Department

Employment

Time Period

 

Assistant Professor

Business Administration

Northern University of Business & Technology Khulna

26-10-2024 to 23-09-2025

Senior Lecturer

Business Administration

Northern University of Business & Technology Khulna

01-02-2024 to 25-10-2024

Lecturer

Business Administration

Northern University of Business & Technology Khulna

22-09-2019 to 31-01-2024

Academic Coordinator

Business Administration

Northern University of Business & Technology Khulna

26-12-2024 to 23-09-2025

Assistant Proctor

N/A

Northern University of Business & Technology Khulna

17-02-2025 to 23-09-2025

  1. Best Paper Award (4th International Conference on Business and Economics. Dhaka University, FBS)
  2. Best Paper Award ( 6th NORDIC IB, Export Marketing, Int.   Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Brand Management, Consumer Behaviour, and Tourism Conference 2025)

Supervision

SL Title Degree Role Start Date End Date
No Supervision Available

More Entrepreneurial Life at Bangladeshi Universities (MELBU) Project Experience

Date

Visited Institutions

Project Activity

My Contributions

20.02.22-05.03.22

Khulna University, Bangladesh

Online Summer School

Participated in all the sessions

18.08.22-29.08.22

Leipzig University, Germany

MELBU Physical Summer School

Delivered lectures on “Innovation in Business Models and Business Risk Analysis”

Worked as a coach for 12 days in that summer school.

19.09.22-23.09.22

Leipzig University, Germany

MELBU Final Conference

Internal evaluation of the outcomes of the MELBU project, discussing the partner-level preparation for the evaluation by the European Union.

Participating SEPT 30 years of anniversary and SEPT conference.

24.10.22-28.10.22

Maritime University of Stettin, Poland

MELBU Dissemination Event

Sharing the learnings outcome of the MELBU project with stakeholders from different level in academia and the industry.


Online Training, Workshop and Webinar Participation

Date

Title

Organizer

23rd – 29th March

Global Entrepreneurship and Management Summit

Student Research & Development Cell – SDRC, ATLAS SKILLTECH UNIVERSITY, India

15th  January, 2021

Purpose-Filled Life

Institute of Global Professionals, Bangladesh

29th January, 2021

Heal Your Emotions

Institute of Global Professionals, Bangladesh

2nd -10th August, 2021

International Level Research Summit ‘AVLOKAN’

Faculty Research Cell, CMS, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), India

9th October, 2021

Publishing Impactful Research in Journal: An International Dialogue

Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Gujrat, India

6th – 7th November, 2021

World Marketing Summit

Kotler Impact Inc.

7th July, 2020

Tips for writing a high quality research paper

Fortune Institute of International Business, India

8th – 9th August, 2020

International Conference on “Rediscovering Management of Business Post Covid-19”

Center for Management Studies, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), India.

19th August, 2020

Etiquette for Online Class

Department of Management, Christ College of Science and Management, India

2nd  September, 2020

Entrepreneurship

Institute of Global Professionals, Bangladesh



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Books

Silk Industry Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

Challenges, Motivational Drivers and Success Factors

 

ISBN-13: 978-620-7-84335-0

ISBN-10: 6207843355

 

LAMBERT Academic Publishing

Research Articles

Akter, N., Chowdhury, M. S., Sadique, M. S., Hasan, M. M., & Moral, I. H. (2026). Bridging the gap: Factors influencing AI adoption in higher education institutions in Bangladesh. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 22, 006.https://doi.org/10.58459/rptel.2027.22006

Hasan, M. M., Moral, I. H., Reza, S. M. A., & Chowdhury, M. S. (2026). Burden to blessing: exploring the competencies and motivations of physically challenged women entrepreneurs in the emerging economies. IIMT Journal of Management, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/iimtjm-06-2024-0062 

Chowdhury, M. S., Hasan, M. M., Nepo, M. N. I., Haque, M. E., Moral, I. H., & Rahman, A. (2026). Corporate Social Responsibility in the Banking Sector of Bangladesh: Managerial Perceptions. South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics, 23(2), 13-43. https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i21261 

Nahar, S., Li, R. Y., & Moral, I. H. (2025). Shadows of Finance: Unveiling the Role of Illegal Microfinance in Bangladeshi Entrepreneurship. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2025, No. 1, p. 16065). Valhalla, NY 10595: Academy of Management.  https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.16065abstract 

Moral, I. H., Rahman, M. M., Rahman, M. S., Chowdhury, M. S., & Rahaman, M. S. (2024). Breaking barriers and empowering marginal women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh for sustainable economic growth: a narrative inquiry. Social Enterprise Journal, 20(4), 585-610. https://doi.org/10.1108/SEJ-04-2023-0050      

Rahman, M. S., Hasan, N., Zhang, J., Moral, I. H., & Hossain, G. M. S. (2025). Women’s adoption of wearable health-monitoring technology: empirical evidence from a least developed country. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 77(3), 577-598. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-06-2023-0190 

Rahman, M. S., Moral, I. H., Akther, S., Hossain, G. M. S., & Islam, W. (2025). What drives green banking operations in Bangladesh? Findings from PLS-SEM and BSEM. Asian Journal of Economics and Banking, 9(1), 83-104. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEB-09-2023-0088 

Rahman, M. S., Sabbir, M. M., Zhang, J., Moral, I. H., & Hossain, G. M. S. (2023). Examining students’ intention to use ChatGPT: Does trust matter?. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 39(6), 51-71. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.8956     

Rahman, M. M., Barua, P., Rahaman, M. S., & Moral, I. H. (2023). The Use of Computer Information Systems (CIS) in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) Industry in Bangladesh: Applications, Challenges, and Recommendations. In The Garment Economy: Understanding History, Developing Business Models, and Leveraging Digital Technologies (pp. 307-317). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33302-6_16 

Rahman, M. M., Dana, L. P., Moral, I. H., Anjum, N., & Rahaman, M. S. (2023). Challenges of rural women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh to survive their family entrepreneurship: a narrative inquiry through storytelling. Journal of Family Business Management, 13(3), 645-664. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFBM-04-2022-0054  

Rahman, M. M., Rahaman, M. S., Moral, I. H., & Chowdhury, M. S. (2022, October). Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention of Business Graduates: Does Artificial Intelligence Matter?. In Proceedings of International Conference on Fourth Industrial Revolution and Beyond 2021 (pp. 109-123). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2445-3_8 

Moral, I. H., Rahaman, M. S., Imran, M. S., & Rahman, M. M. (2023). Mental health of hawkers during COVID-19: a marginal community in Bangladesh. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 17(4), 926-939. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-01-2022-0006 

Rahman, M. M., Rahaman, M. S., Uddin, M. J., Samuel, A. B., & Moral, I. H. (2022). Does organisational support moderate the relationships between work-family/family-work conflict and well-being of private university academicians?. International Journal of Business Excellence, 28(1), 32-50. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBEX.2022.125718 

Chowdhury, M. S., Hasan, M. M., Moral, I. H., Reza, S. M. A., Rahman, M. S., & Haque, M. E. (2024). Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Education, and Intention: Does Sustainability Orientation Matter? Economics and Business Quarterly Reviews, 7(3), 54-74. https://ssrn.com/abstract=4897334 

Rahman, M. S., Moral, I. H., Kaium, M. A., Sarker, G. A., Zahan, I., Hossain, G. M. S., & Khan, M. A. M. (2024). FinTech in sustainable banking: An integrated systematic literature review and future research agenda with a TCCM framework. Green Finance, 6(1), 92-116. https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/GF.2024005 

Rahaman, M. S., Anjum, N., Moral, I. H., & Dana, L. P. (2023). 22 Business Models in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects. Fashion and Environmental Sustainability, 279. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110795431-022 

Rahman, S., Moral, I. H., Hassan, M., Hossain, G. S., & Perveen, R. (2022). A systematic review of green finance in the banking industry: perspectives from a developing country. Green Finance, 4(3), 347. https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/GF.2022017 

Hasan, M., Solaiman Chowdhury, M., Ali Reza, S. M., Moral, I. H., & Haque, E. (2024). Education's New Normal: From Classroom to Digital Screen in Post-COVID-19 Bangladesh. South Asian Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 5(6). https://doi.org/10.48165/sajssh.2024.5605 

Rahaman, M. S., Dana, L. P., Rahman, M. M., & Moral, I. H. (2023). A Socio-Economic Scenario of Cooperative Societies Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis. In Cooperatives as a Catalyst for Sustainability: Lessons Learned from Asian Models (pp. 1-27). https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811253799_0001 

Moral, I. H., Rahaman, M. S., Rahman, M. M., Ramadani, V., Kawamorita, H., & Salamzadeh, A. (2022). Narrative success stories of overcoming the challenges of women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. Inter-Disciplinary Entrepreneurship and Innovation Studies, Efe Akademi Yayınevi, Istanbul, 27-46. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFBM-04-2022-0054 

Rahaman, M. S., Moral, I. H., Rahman, M. M., Sahabuddin, M., & Samuel, A. B. (2021). Online learning in Bangladesh during COVID-19: perceived effectiveness, challenges, and suggestions. Journal of Education, Management and Development Studies, 1(3), 35-47. https://dx.doi.org/10.52631/jemds.v1i3.51 

Rahaman, M. S., Rahman, M. M., & Moral, I. H. (2020). Informative knowledge and challenges of home quarantine during COVID-19 in Bangladesh. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 17(4), 354-367. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTTC.2020.113212 

Rahaman. M.S., Uddin M.J., Chowdhury. N. S. and Moral. I. H., (2020). Effect of Information Technology on Work-life Balance of the Commercial Bank Employees in Bangladesh. Journal of Social Science, Education and Humanities. 1(1).

Ahmed, S., Rahaman, S., Hamid, M. A., & Moral, I. H. (2018). Expected Actual Waiting Time and Service Delivery Evidence Using Queuing Theory in Selected Banking Institutions in Bangladesh. Journal of International Business and Management, 1(2), 1-14.