Department of Business Administration
Faculty
Faculty of Business and EconomicsAddress
A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
M.B.A in International Business (Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka)
B.B.A. in International Business (Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka)
Jannatul Ferdous Shetu has been working in East West University (EWU) since September, 2018. Ms. Shetu graduated holding the 1st merit position in her class. Having a great opportunity to work as a full-time researcher for a year before joining EWU has spiked her keen interest in extensive academic research. She is focused on learning and teaching while nurturing her potential for research.
Since childhood, Ms. Shetu dreamt of becoming a teacher. She considers the scope of staying in close proximity with some of the brightest young minds of the country at EWU and being responsible for shaping and guiding them as a life-time opportunity.
Jannatul Ferdous Shetu has been working as a Lecturer in International Business in the Department of Business Administration since September, 2018. She has gathered expertise in teaching the following courses:
- Introduction to Business
- Principles of Management
- Business Communication
- and International Business.
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Before this, Ms. Shetu worked as a full-time Research Associate at BUILD (Business Initiative Leading Development) from August, 2017 to September, 2018. She was assigned to coordinate and oversee the researches initiated under the mandate of SME Development Working Committee (SMEDWC) of BUILD, an European Union and DFID funded and DCCI, MCCI, CCCI sponsored public-private dialogue platform. she also worked as a Public- Private Dialogue Specialist in a joint project by Ministry of Commerce and IFC-World Bank Group; titled ‘Export Competitiveness for Non-Traditional Sectors in Bangladesh: Leather and Leather Goods, Plastic, and Electronics and engineering goods.'
- Internationalization of business
- Consumer behavior
- COVID-19 and its impact
- Glass ceiling for women in Bangladesh
- Social Media Influencers
- F-Commerce Platform in Bangladesh
1. Title: 'The Interaction Among Foreign Direct Investment, GDP Growth and Unemployment Rate in Emerging Economies Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study on Bangladesh'
Mahbub, F.B., Shetu, J.F. and Khandker, L.L, (2022), ‘The Interaction Among Foreign Direct Investment, GDP Growth and Unemployment Rate in Emerging Economies Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study on Bangladesh’, International Journal of Education, Business and Economics Research (IJEBER) 2 (6): 176-192. ISSN: 2583-3006
Abstract: This study examines Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and Unemployment growth and their relationships with each other; whether there’s a structural break for COVID-19; and how Bangladesh can use this information to ensure stable economic growth. Using a qualitative and quantitative approach, this paper uses time series analysis such as Augmented Dickey–Fuller (ADF) test, Johansen cointegration test, and Granger Causality are used to determine the underlining interconnection and any causal relationship among variables. The Bai-Perron test was performed to identify structural breaks in the series for COVID-19. Long-run equilibrium relationships exist between FDI and GDP growth and between FDI and the unemployment rate. There is a unidirectional relationship between the unemployment rate and GDP and between FDI and the unemployment rate. A structural break exists in all the variables that manifest the extent of the pandemic’s effect. This study proposes several policy reforms too. Even though most recent research has focused on the impact of FDI on both developed and developing countries’ economies during COVID-19; very few studies have focused specifically on Bangladesh, drawing on the impact of FDI on GDP, economic growth, and employment during then by examining the relationship and identifying a structural break among the variables.
2. Title: 'Glass Ceiling for Professional Women: A Study on Bangladesh'
Shetu, J.F. and Ferdous, C.S., 2017. Glass ceiling for professional women: a study on Bangladesh. World, 7(2), pp.78-87.
Abstract: The ‘glass ceiling’ metaphor is used to describe invisible barriers (glass) through which women see elite positions but cannot reach them (ceiling). The scenario poses as if there is not sufficient room for women at the top positions like a board member, authoritarian bodies, and top executive committees. Under such circumstances, whether the glass ceiling exists in Bangladesh, the obstacles the professional women face because of their gender, the kind of support they need, and the factors that assist them to overcome those: these were the research areas of this study. This study gained insight by interviewing high position holder female professionals from versatile and challenging sectors. The barriers found were many: stereotypical undervaluation of women, child-care challenges, social underestimation and disobedience due to professional jealousy, scarcity of family support and additional work efforts due to gender. Factors like support from family and husband, urge for a separate identity, self-determination, educational excellence was found to assist women to shatter the ceiling. The study provides interesting findings that can be rendered useful and essential.
Link: https://zantworldpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/11.-Jannatul.pdf
1. International Conference on Economics, Business Management & Social Sciences (IACEBMSS), March 09, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Title of the paper: "A Trend Analysis of Inward FDI between Vietnam and Bangladesh: Identifying How Vietnam is Doing Better’
ISBN: 978-93-90150-32-8 (Page no: 61-68). Published by: Institute for Technology and Research (ITRESEARCH)
2. International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research in Technology & Management (IRTM), February 2021. Organized by Institute of Engineering & Management, Kolkata; University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata and Jaipur; in collaboration with Taylor and Francis Group. Title of the paper: A Predictive Model Anticipating Consumer Behavior in Online Purchasing in an E-Commerce Environment in the COVID-19 era: A Study on Dhaka, Bangladesh
3. International Conference on Business and Sustainable Development (ICBSD), March, 2018. Organized by Faculty of Business Studies, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. Title of the paper: 'Challenges of Career Women: A Case Study on Public and Private Sector Professionals in Bangladesh'
4. International Conference on Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration, and Development in South Asia and Beyond, November, 2017. Organized by the Public Policy and Governance Program at Department of Political Science and Sociology, North South University, Bangladesh. Title of the paper: Work-Life Balance: A Study on Professional Women in Dhaka
5. 14th Asian Business Research Conference, 2016. Title of the paper: Glass Ceiling in Bangladesh: Women Who Have Broken It.
