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I am an Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at Aalborg University Business School, Denmark, and a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge, UK.
My research focuses on diverse areas in international management and strategies with special focus on sustainable international strategic management, new technology-enabled value creation, and institutional impact on firm capabilities and sustainability-driven business modelling strategies such as Circular Economy.
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 i.e., their activities and strategies are accepted 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.
My view of firm strategy is that it is shaped and reshaped by the interactions between firms (or collectivities of firms) and institutions in which they operate. Firms operate within the rules, norms, values, and logics of institutional systems, not in isolation. So, their missions, perspectives, goals, strategies, activities, and offerings are shaped by the nature and performance of institutional arrangement. However, the nature of national institutions changes over time. One of the external forces to change national institutions is the ways in which transnational institutions (e.g., UN, EU, OECD) become dominant and how MNEs collaborate with transnational institutions, civil society, national institutional actors, and large firms (primariliy local) to evolve new rules of business. I view strategy development as a complex process. Understanding the role of institutions and their influence on firm strategies are, therefore, critical in this process. Unlike the view of institution as macro constraints, I consider institution as external condition and internal logics/rationales that shape both strategies and strategization process.
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.
Recently, I completed an action-project in 2022 on ‘The Practical Tools for Sustainable Business Model Innovation for SMEs in Denmark and Sweden’ (3 million DKK funded by EU). I was a principal investigator and the member of steering committee for the project. In 2022, I also completed a project on ‘Artificial Intelligence, Value creation and Adaptation in International Context’, which I led in collaboration with the Department of Media Technology at AAU, funded by Aalborg University Business School (AAUBS).
As a principal investigator and the lead, 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 research in apparel industry, funded by Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project has commenced in October 2022 and will continue till 2027.
However, my another on-going project on the apparel industry is: ‘Climate Change and Global Value Chains in Textile and Garments industry in Bangladesh’ (11.7 million DKK) in collaboration with CBS. I am a principal researcher and the lead from AAUBS, which is a consortium project with Copenhagen Business School, Roskilde University, DK, and BRAC University, Bangladesh.
At present, my current projects and research heavily focus on understanding the dynamics of Apparel industry transit
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Progress in International Business Research Walking the Talk? MNEs Transitioning Towards a Sustainable Worldpp.265-294, (2024)
Proceedings - Academy of Managementno. 1 (2023)
Mohammad B. Rana, Matthew M.C Allen
Upgrading the Global Garment Industrypp.1-11, (2021)
Mohammad B. Rana, Syed Ahmed Tajuddin
Upgrading the Global Garment Industrypp.253-282, (2021)
Upgrading the Global Garment Industrypp.13-45, (2021)
Mohammad B. Rana, Matthew M.C Allen
Upgrading the Global Garment Industrypp.138-161, (2021)
Management Review Quarterlyno. 1 (2019): 1-50
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