Projekter pr. år
Personlig profil
Forskningsprofil
I am an Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at Aalborg University Business School, Denmark.
My research focuses on diverse areas in international management and strategies with special emphasis on sustainable international strategic management, new technology-enabled value creation, and the institutional impacts on firm capabilities and sustainability-driven business modelling strategies such as Circular Economy.
In the past, I have studied how European multinational enterprises develop and co-develop strategies and capabilities to earn synergy (acceptance and efficiency) in national business systems. It was the first study of its kind on Bangladeshi institutions and firms (national and multinationals) to explain how multinational subsidiaries legitimize their behaviour in Bangladeshi business systems, and what role national institutions, civil society actors, and transnational communities play in the process of firms’ internationalization, legitimation, and sustainability.
The following three themes can well describe my research areas: 1) Multinational Corporations’ strategies in relation to internationalization, capabilities, legitimation, and sustainable management in emerging markets. 2) Business modelling including sustainability-driven business modelling and its impact on and relationship with global value chain, climate change, and circular economy transition. 3) Firm's technology adoption and digital strategies (Artificial intelligence, 3D, & Modular Innovation) for value creation and sustainable adaptation.
Despite multiple areas on which my studies focus, the core concentration of my research is on the cross-border management and multinationals strategies using institutionalism and business systems perspectives. I aim to understand the strategic choices, antecedents, and mechanisms affecting sustainable international strategic management.
In relation to research and consulting, I have worked on and investigated a number of large multinational corporations such as Novo Nordisk, Arla, Glaxo Smith Clyne (GSK), Nestle, Telenor (Grameenphone), Tesla, iRobot Romba, and have been currently working on H&M, Bestseller, Oticon & Kube Data. In addition, I have also studied Bangladeshi multinational corporations such as Walton Electronics, DBL Apparel Company, Micro Fibre Apparel Group, GMS Apparel Group, ABA Apparel Group, and Interstoff Apparel Limited etc.
I have just completed a project on ‘Artificial Intelligence, Value creation and Adaptation in International Context’ which I led in collaboration with the Department of Media Technology, AAU, funded by Aalborg University Business School (AAUBS).
Recently, I have received a grant of 12 million DKK to study the circular economy transition in Bangladesh's apparel industry. This is the first project on circular economy study in apparel industry funded by Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will commence in October 2022 and will continue till 2027.
However, my other on-going projects are: ‘Climate Change and Global Value Chains in Textile and Garments industry in Bangladesh’ (11.7 Million DKK) in which I work as a principal researcher and the lead from AAUBS, which is a consortium project with Copenhagen Business School, Roskilde University, DK, and BRAC University, Bangladesh; and ‘The Practical Tools for Sustainable Business Model Innovation for SMEs in Denmark and Sweden’ (3 million DKK funded by EU) in which I am a principal investigator and the steering committee member for the project.
At present, my current projects and research heavily focus on understanding the dynamics of Apparel industry transition aiming to explore firms' transition to circular business model, capability reconfiguration in GVC, technology adoption, and the impact of institutions on green industrialisation in the context of circular economy adoption.
I am a member of the Dean’s Signature Project Committee on Sustainability-driven Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, and a core committee member of Aalborg University’s central initiative to Climate Change Mitigation by 2045.
I have co-edited a book titled 'Upgrading the Global Garment Industry', published by Edward Elgar, UK, which is the first book of its kind to focus on Global Garments Industry from the perspective of three under-focused areas - internationalisation, capabilities, and sustainability. I have brought the garments industry into the forefront of research in international business and strategy, which has been ignored for long, but which has affected the international business of many emerging economies and influenced the history of international business of many western countries in 17th and 18th century in the colonial era.
I primarily use qualitative method including case studies, qualitative data analysis techniques, comparative case analysis and storytelling science. However, I am interested to work with panel data and quantitative techniques.
I have published in leading academic journals such as Global Strategy Journal, Technovation, International Business Review, Journal of International Management, and so forth.
I personally enjoy travelling, reading books, watching movies. I am a black belt holder and I love training karate.
Ekspertise relateret til FN’s Verdensmål
I 2015 blev FN's medlemslande enige om 17 Verdensmål til at bekæmpe fattigdom, beskytte planeten og sikre velstand for alle. Denne persons arbejde bidrager til følgende verdensmål:
Uddannelse (Akademiske kvalifikationer)
International Management and Strategy, PhD
… → 2014
Dimissionsdato: 1 jun. 2014
Specialization in International Marketing, MSc-IB, University of Groningen
… → 2005
Dimissionsdato: 1 jan. 2005
International Business , MSc, University of Stirling
… → 2004
Dimissionsdato: 1 jan. 2005
Marketing, MBA, The University of Rajshahi
1994 → 1996
Dimissionsdato: 31 dec. 1996
Marketing, BBS (Honours), The University of Rajshahi
1991 → 1994
Dimissionsdato: 31 dec. 1994
Emneord
- Erhvervsøkonomi og Handel
- Diskurs og samfund
- Ledelse og Organisation
- Problembaseret Læring
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Netværk
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Practical tool for sustainable business model innovation
01/08/2021 → 30/09/2022
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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Climate change and global value chains in Bangladesh
Lund-Thomsen, P., Rana, M. B. & Riisgaard, L.
01/07/2021 → 30/06/2025
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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Artificial Intelligence, Value Creation, & Adaptation in International Market Management
Rana, M. B., Moeslund, T. B., Hasan, M. R. & Nasrollahi, K.
01/01/2019 → …
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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CREATE: Circular Economy in Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry
Rana, M. B., Rana, M. B., Whitfield, L., Allen, M., Sørensen, O. J., Khan, M. & Louise Syrett, H.
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2027
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
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UPGRADING THE GLOBAL GARMENT INDUSTRY: INTERNATIONALIZATION, CAPABILITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY New Perspectives on the Modern Corporation series
Rana, M. B. & Allen, M.
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2020
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
Publikationer
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Climate Change Strategies in Institutional Perspectives: A Reflection on International Business and the Global Value Chain
Rana, M. B., 2022, Handbook of Global Sustainable Production – exploring the relevancy of the SDGs. Edward Elgar PublishingPublikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport/konference proceeding › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review
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Circular Economy and Sustainability Capability: The Case of H&M
Rana, M. B. & Tajuddin, S. A., maj 2021, Upgrading the Global Garment Industry: Internationalization, Capabilities and Sustainability. Rana, M. B. & M.C. Allen, M. (red.). Edward Elgar Publishing, s. 253-282 (New Perspectives on the Modern Corporation series).Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport/konference proceeding › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review
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Defining a Sustainability-Driven Business Modeling Strategy with a ‘Storytelling Science’ Approach
Boje, D. M. & Rana, M. B., 2021, Handbook of Sustainability-driven Business Strategies in Practice. Markovic, S., Sancha, C. & Lindgreen, A. (red.). Edward Elgar Publishing, s. 59-77Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport/konference proceeding › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review
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Levels of legitimacy development in internationalization: Multinational enterprise and civil society interplay in institutional void
Rana, M. B. & Sørensen, O. J., 16 maj 2021, I: Global Strategy Journal. 11, 2, s. 269-303 35 s., 6.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Multinational Enterprises’ Responses to Institutional Voids
Allen, M., Rana, M. B. & Liu, J., 28 jun. 2021. 39 s.Publikation: Konferencebidrag uden forlag/tidsskrift › Paper uden forlag/tidsskrift › Forskning › peer review
Aktiviteter
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Panel Discussant on 'Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability-driven GVCs’
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Foredragsholder)
8 apr. 2022Aktivitet: Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag › Foredrag og præsentationer i privat eller offentlig virksomhed
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Panel discussion on Transformational Impact of Digital Platforms Ecosystems on Global Value Chains accelerated by COVID-19 held in AIB_UKI at Henley Business School, Organised by the IB Research Group of Leeds University, UK.
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Foredragsholder), David Schulzmann (Foredragsholder), Roger Strange (Oplægsholder), Marina Papanastassiou (Foredragsholder), Savanid (Nui) Vatanasakdakul (Foredragsholder) & Matteo Borghi (Foredragsholder)
8 apr. 2022Aktivitet: Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag › Konferenceoplæg
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Multinational Enterprises’ Responses to Institutional Voids
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Foredragsholder), Matthew Allen (Foredragsholder) & Jijia Liu (Foredragsholder)
30 jun. 2021 → 31 jul. 2021Aktivitet: Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag › Konferenceoplæg
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Edward Elgar Publishing (Forlag)
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Redaktør) & Matthew Allen (Redaktør)
31 maj 2021Aktivitet: Redaktionelt arbejde og fagfællebedømmelse › Redaktør af serie › Forskning
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IUC Syd (IUC SYD Research Project on Business Model Innovation) (Ekstern organisation)
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Medlem)
2021 → 2022Aktivitet: Medlemskab › Medlemskab af forskningsnetværk eller ekspertgruppe
Presse/medier
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AAU CONTRIBUTES TO SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION FOR SCANDINAVIAN SMES
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana & Yariv Taran
15/09/2021
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
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DKK 11.95M AWARDED TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON GLOBAL APPAREL VALUE CHAIN IN BANGLADESH
14/06/2021
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
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Danish university helps improve Bangla garment sector
31/05/2019
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
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AAU HELPS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THE BANGLADESHI GARMENT INDUSTRY
01/05/2019
1 element af Mediedækning
Presse/medie
Impacts
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Aktionsforskningsprojekt skal bidrage til mere bæredygtige forretninger
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Deltager)
Impact: Social impact
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AAU HELPS TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THE BANGLADESHI GARMENT INDUSTRY
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Deltager)
Impact: Politisk impact, Social impact, Økonomisk impact
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Bæredygtige globale værdikæder med multinationalt projekt
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Deltager)
Impact: Kulturel impact, Politisk impact, Social impact
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Creation and Organisation of 'Denmark Alumni Network Bangladesh'
Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Deltager)
Impact: Social impact, Økonomisk impact, Kulturel impact
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Role of Systematic Quality Control on Bangladeshi Garment Suppliers' Productivity, Profitability, Worker Welfare, Community Development and Relations with a Lead Buyer
Imranul Hoque (Deltager) & Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana (Deltager)
Impact: Økonomisk impact, Social impact, Livskvalitets impact