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OPEN ACCESS2026 • IIMT Journal of Management
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Burden to blessing: exploring the competencies and motivations of physically challenged women entrepreneurs in emerging economies

personMd. Solaiman Chowdhury, Iqbal Hossain Moral, Md. Saidur Rahaman

Explores the psychological resilience, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and business model adaptation of physically challenged female micro-entrepreneurs in emerging economies, modeling how adversity quotient and social capital foster venture sustainability.

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OPEN ACCESS2026 • International Journal of Information and Learning Technology
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Responsible AI integration in higher education: drivers and effects in the context of Bangladesh

personMd. Solaiman Chowdhury, Md. Rabiul Awal

Investigates institutional readiness, faculty pedagogical perceptions, and ethical governance mechanisms driving generative AI integration across universities in developing nations, proposing a comprehensive ethical AI adoption framework.

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OPEN ACCESS2026 • Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
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Bridging the gap: Factors influencing AI adoption in higher education institutions in Bangladesh

personMd. Solaiman Chowdhury, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Rabiul Awal

Examines technology acceptance factors, institutional ICT infrastructure hurdles, and psychological factors governing AI tool adoption among academic researchers and students utilizing an extended UTAUT2 model.

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OPEN ACCESS2026 • South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics
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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Banking Sector of Bangladesh: Managerial Perceptions

personMd. Solaiman Chowdhury, Md. Mostafizur Rahman

Investigates managerial attitudes toward strategic CSR investments versus philanthropic spending across private commercial banks in Bangladesh, demonstrating an empirical shift toward ESG-aligned green financing.

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OPEN ACCESS2026 • CISR Journal of Innovation and Technology
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Empirical Adoption of Explainable AI and Distributed Ledger Architectures in Higher Education and Developing Public Administration

personDr. Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Dr. Ahsan Rahman

This paper examines the institutional and behavioral determinants influencing the implementation of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) and blockchain-enabled verifiable credentials across tertiary universities and municipal agencies in developing South Asian economies. Utilizing a stratified structural equation modeling (SEM) design across 412 academic administrators and ICT officers, the empirical findings reveal that technological transparency and regulatory congruence significantly mitigate algorithmic aversion, resulting in a 41.2% higher adoption readiness. Policy frameworks for ethical AI governance in public service are formulated.

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OPEN ACCESS2026 • CISR Journal of Innovation and Technology
trending_up9 cites

Digital Transformation Capabilities, Industry 4.0 Readiness, and SME Innovation Performance in South Asian Manufacturing Hubs

personProf. Farzana Ahmed, Dr. Imran Khan

Small and medium manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) face distinct capital and capability constraints during industrial digital transitions. This study investigates the mediating role of dynamic technological absorptive capacity on the relationship between Industry 4.0 investments and export performance. Drawing on empirical data from 284 export-oriented manufacturing firms, we identify modular IoT telemetry and localized ERP integration as critical inflection points yielding measurable total factor productivity gains.

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OPEN ACCESS2026 • CISR Journal of Innovation and Technology
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Algorithmic Governance and Ethical Risk Frameworks in Sustainable Supply Chain Automation

personDr. Md. Saidur Rahaman, Dr. Md. Solaiman Chowdhury

Autonomous procurement algorithms and predictive inventory systems are rapidly reconfiguring global supply chains. However, unintended biases and opaque decision matrices introduce systemic operational and labor risks. This systematic literature review synthesizes 142 peer-reviewed articles to propose an integrated 5-layer Algorithmic Supply Chain Governance (ASCG) framework, establishing accountability protocols for procurement algorithms.

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OPEN ACCESS2026 • CISR Journal of Sustainability and Society
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Marginal Women Entrepreneurs in Rural Bangladesh: Institutional Voids, Social Business Resilience, and Microfinance Interventions

personDr. Md. Solaiman Chowdhury, Prof. Nazrul Islam

Rural women entrepreneurs in emerging markets operate under severe asymmetric capital access and deeply entrenched socio-cultural constraints. Through in-depth narrative inquiry and phenomenological interviews with 64 rural women enterprise founders across northwestern Bangladesh, this study theorizes how social businesses bridge institutional voids. The empirical findings reveal that peer-to-peer cooperative mentoring and digital mobile payment adoption generate a resilient buffer against debt traps, elevating household reinvestment rates by 38.6%.

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