Kyushu University, Japan  (2025)
PhD in Human Resource Management (HRM) 
Topic: "Impact of Automation on Labor and Global Supply Chains: A Bangladesh RMG Case"

Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)  (2016)
MBA in Human Resource Management (HRM) 

United International University (UIU)  (2013)
BBA in Human Resource Management (HRM) 

• Adjunct Faculty  |  BRAC Business School, BRAC University  |  February 2026 – June 2026
• Lecturer  |  School of Business, Presidency University  |  May 2017 – January 2024 (with study leave)
• Lecturer (Adjunct)  |  School of Business, Presidency University  |  January 2017 – April 2017

Journal Articles:

1. Akter, P. & Mahmud, M.T. (2017). Effective Job Satisfaction Model for a Commercial Bank in Bangladesh: A Case Study on City Bank Ltd. AIUB Journal of Business and Economics, 14(1):130-152. (Econpapers, National, First author) https://ajbe.aiub.edu/index.php/ajbe/article/view/57
2. Akter, P. (2020). An Overview of the Ready-made Garment (RMG) Sector of Bangladesh: From Origin to the Current State of Pinnacle. Keizai Ronkyu, 167. (CiNii, IRDB, International, First author) https://doi.org/10.15017/4067129
3. Akter, P. (2022). Managerial Perspectives on Automation and Human Factors: Evidence from the Bangladeshi Garment Industry. AIUB Journal of Business and Economics, 19(2):65-80. (Econpapers, National, First author) https://ajbe.aiub.edu/index.php/ajbe/article/view/134/120
4. Akter, P. (2023). Role of International Buyers in the Compliance Management Process of the RMG Industry and Mitigation of Human Factors Thereby: A Bangladeshi Case. Journal of Innovation in Business Studies, 3(1). (Crossref, National, First author) https://journal.bup.edu.bd/Journals/Article/2097
5. Akter, P., Nakamoto, R. & Mahmud, M.T. (2025). A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garment Industry Research. BUFT Journal of Business and Economics, 6(2). (J-Gate, ASCI, SCILIT, ESJI, Crossref, National, First author) https://doi.org/10.58481/BJBE/2509
6. Islam, S.M.M., Kalam, A., Akter, P., Islam, M.J., Akterujjaman, S.M., Ying, T.Y., & Ali, M.I. (2026). Impetus of E-Customer Satisfaction and Its Effects on E-Customer Loyalty: An SEM Approach on App-Based Instant Home Delivery Services in an Emerging Market Context. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 13(1). (Scopus, International, Third author) https://doi.org/10.14419/rxf7qz05
7. Mahmud, M.T., Adnan, A., & Akter, P. (2026). Examining Japanese Integrated Reports for Materiality: An Interpretive Content Analysis Approach. Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Economics and Business. (DOAJ, EBSCO, SCILIT, J-Gate, International, Third author)
8. Mahmud, M.T., Adnan, A., and Akter, P. (2026). Decoding the nexus of economic growth, CO2 emissions, and energy use: Panel evidence from Asia-Pacific countries. Journal of Economic and Social Measurement. (Scopus, International, Third author) https://doi.org/10.1177/07479662261458732

Conference Presentations:

• Akter, P., Mahmud, M.T. and Nakamoto, R. (2024). Managerial Perspective on the Post-Automation Human Factor Management and Its Alignment to the Compliance Process in the Bangladeshi RMG Industry. Presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the Japanese Operations Management and Strategy Association (JOMSA), Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, 12 October.
• Akter, P. (2022). Managerial Perspectives on Automation and Human Factors: Evidence from the Bangladeshi Garment Industry. Presented at the International Conference on Business, Management, Humanities and Social Science (ICBMHSS), Dhaka, 13 September.

• Human Resource Management
• Automation and the Future of Labor
• Ready-Made Garment (RMG) Industry & Global Supply Chains
• Compliance Management and Human Factors

• Vice Chancellor Gold-Medalist — Bangladesh University of Professionals’ MBA program
• Scholarship holder at United International University for academic achievement
• Full tuition fee waiver — Kyushu University, Japan
• Championship cup (twice) as the best athlete of the school