Dr. Dalowar Hossan

Dr. Dalowar Hossan is a researcher and academic specializing in leadership, organizational psychology, employee engagement, and research methodology. He earned his Ph.D. in Corporate Leadership from Universiti Putra Malaysia, where his research focused on transformational leadership, meaningful work, and employee engagement within banking organizations. He also holds a Master of Science in Business Economics from Universiti Putra Malaysia and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Northern University Bangladesh.

Professionally, Dr. Hossan serves as a Researcher at SBS Swiss Business School in Switzerland and works as Personal Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Bert Wolfs, supporting academic research and doctoral program activities. Prior to his academic career, he gained entrepreneurial and industry experience as a Data Analyst and Consultant at Beta Consultancy, as well as founder and co-founder of several technology and e-commerce ventures.

Dr. Hossan has extensive expertise in quantitative research, data analysis, leadership studies, and employee engagement. He has published numerous articles in international academic journals and regularly conducts workshops and training sessions on research methods, structural equation modeling (SEM), SPSS, SmartPLS, and quantitative data analysis. His research interests include management, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and corporate governance.

List of Publication

• Dalowar Hossan, Qing Zhang, Bert Wolfs & Noor -E-Medina Suraiya Jesmin (2026). New Principles for Work Engagement in Switzerland. Administrative Sciences, 16(2), 86.
• Dalowar Hossan, Bert Wolfs, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, Noor -E-Medina Suraiya Jesmin & Ayesha Akter. (2025). Balancing demands and resources with control variables: a model for sustainable employee work engagement. Journal of Management Sciences and Applications, 4(2), 189-208.
• Nurjahan Akter Monira, Mohammad Sahabuddin & Dalowar Hossan (2025). Factors influencing the adoption of blockchain technology in an emerging country’s banking sector: an analysis of the UTAUT model. Journal of Banking and Financial Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42786-025-00060-7
• Dalowar Hossan, Bert Wolfs, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, Noor -E-Medina Suraiya Jesmin, and Milos Petkovic. (2025). Bridging Theory and Practice: Theoretical, Conceptual, and Research Frameworks. International Journal of Business and Technopreneurship (IJBT), 15(3), 267–278.
• Alhasnawi, Mushtaq Yousif, Guojing Hu, Sajead Mowafaq Alshdaifat, Dalowar Hossan, and Ahmed Abbas Jasim Al-Hchaimi (2025, April). The Role of Technology Leadership in Shaping Behavioral Intention to Use Artificial Intelligence Among Accountants and Auditing. In Conference on Sustainability and Cutting-Edge Business Technologies (pp. 52-61). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
• Dalowar Hossan, Bert Wolfs, Noor -E-Medina Suraiya Jesmin & Milos Petkovic (2025). Questionnaire Validity and Reliability: A Review with Practical Guidelines. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 13(1), 135-186.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor & Mahmoud Abdelrehim (2025). Balancing Demands and Resources to Enhance Employee Work Engagement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 10(SI28), 187-193.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, Nor Siah Jaharuddin & Md. Mizanur Rahman (2024). Antecedents of Employee Work Engagement in Malaysia in Light of Job Demands-Resources Theory. Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, 12(1), 36–65.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, & Nor Siah Jaharuddin (2023). Research Population and Sampling in Quantitative Study. International Journal of Business and Technopreneurship (IJBT), 13(3), 209–222.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, & Nor Siah Jaharuddin (2023). Revisiting of Job Demands-Resources Theory in Malaysia. SBS Journal of Applied Business Research, 11 (2023), 43-61.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, Nor Siah Jaharuddin, & Buvaneswaren Nair Gunnasekaran (2023). Non-government Employee Engagement in the Light of Job Demands-Resources Theory in Malaysia. E-proceedings Terengganu international business and economics conference 2023 (TiBÉC VIII), Published by Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Terengganu Malaysia, 254-259.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, Nor Siah Jaharuddin & Amer Hamzah Jantan (2022). Transformation of Job Demands-Resources Model to Job Demands-Resources Theory. City University eJournal of Academic Research (CUeJAR), 4 (3), 1-30.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato' Mansor, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, Abu Naser Mohammad Saif & Amer Hamzah Jantan (2022). Effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh. Global Business and Economics Review, 27 (1), 96-115.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato' Mansor, Md. Raijul Islam, Ayub Nabi Khan, Nor Siah Jaharuddin, Noor -E-Medina Suraiya Jesmin (2022). Relationship between motivational factors and employee engagement in Bangladesh's Readymade Garments (RMG) industry. Italian Journal of Psychology and Occupational Health, 2 (2), 91-104.
• Qing Zhang, Rulia Akhtar, Abu Naser Mohammad Saif, Hamida Akhter, Dalowar Hossan, SM Ashraful Alam, Md Fakhrudoza Bari (2023). The symmetric and asymmetric effects of climate change on rice productivity in Malaysia. Heliyon, Elsevier Publisher. 9 (5), 1-16.
• Dalowar Hossan, Md. Raijul Islam, Zuraina Dato' Mansor, Ayub Nabi Khan, Nor Siah Jaharuddin, Noor -E-Medina Suraiya Jesmin (2022). Effect of motivational factors on employee engagement in the readymade garments industry in Bangladesh. BJFT 2022 Volume 7: 97-106.
• Yasuko Tsuchida Namita Maharjan, Nayani Daranagama, Dalowar Hossan, Yoshihiro Ominato, Michiaki Omori, Shozo Urabe, Noboru Fukuda, Kastumi Ichimura (2022). Students’ perspectives on asynchronous online learning for English course. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies. 2 (2), 245-251.
• Dalowar Hossan (2021). Effect of leadership style on employee engagement with motivational factor as mediator. Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, 27 (S2), 1-15.
• Dalowar Hossan (2021). Moderating role of motivational factor between the relationship of leadership style and employee engagement. Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 20 (S2), 1-14.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato' Mansor & Amer Hamzah Jantan (2021). Motivational Factors and Mediating Role of Leadership on Employee Engagement in Ready-Made Garments Industry in Bangladesh. City University eJournal of Academic Research (CUeJAR), 3(3), 135-151.
• Zuraina Dato’ Mansor & Dalowar Hossan (2021). Effect of team cohesion on employee engagement among the millennials in Malaysia. International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 25 (S4), 1-18.
• Zuraina Dato’ Mansor & Dalowar Hossan (2021). The effect of successor related factors on business continuity on Agro-based SMEs In Malaysia. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 12 (7), 1923-1930.
• Adeyefa Adedayo Emmanuel, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, Roziah Binti MohD Rasdi, Abdul Rashid Abdullah, Dalowar Hossan (2021). Mediating Role of Empowerment on Green Human Resource Management Practices and Employee Retention in the Nigerian Hotel Industry. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 10 (3), 932-954.
• Zhang Qing, Abdullah Abdul Rashid, Dalowar Hossan, Hou Zongxiang (2021). The effect of transformational leadership on innovative work behaviour with moderating role of internal locus of control and psychological empowerment. Management Science Letters, Growing Science, Canada, 1267–1276.
• Dalowar Hossan, Ayesha Aktar, Qing Zhang (2020). A Study on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (Pls-Sem) As Emerging Tool in Action Research. LC International Journal Of Stem, 1(4), 130-145.
• Md. Abdur Rashid, Dalowar Hossan, Anika Parvin (2020). Role of Microcredit on The Rural Poor: Evidence from Gaibandha District of Bangladesh. Universe International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 1 (5), 212-216.
• Dalowar Hossan (2020). Predatory Journals are Indexing in Reputed Databases: A Case Study of Unsolved Issues, International Journal of Social Science Research, 2(3), 126-143.
• Dalowar Hossan (2021). The game: predatory journal vs. Scopus. Universe International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research 1 (12), 79-98.
• Mst Fahima Aktar, Abdul Rashid Abdullah, Amer Hamzah Jantan & Dalowar Hossan (2020). Factors Influencing Entrepreneurial Success among The Rural Women Entrepreneurs In Bangladesh. International Journal of Business and Economy, 2(3), 42-58.
• Md. Abdur Rashid, Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato Mansor & Anika Parvin (2020). Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in Bank: A Case of Bangladesh, BAUET JOURNAL Published by Bangladesh. Army University of Engineering & Technology (BAUET), 233-241.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, Amer Hamzah Bin Jantan & Md. Raijul Islam (2020). Extrinsic Motivational Factors and Workers Engagement at the Readymade Garments Industry in Bangladesh with Transactional Leadership as Mediator. TEST magazine, May –June 2020, 23620–23629.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor & Ayesha Aktar (2020). Conceptual Framework of City Branding and Film Festivals: A Case of Dubai. Al Dar Research Journal for Sustainability, 5 (1), 29-45.
• Dalowar Hossan, Zuraina Dato’ Mansor, Mst Fahima Aktar, Nurain binti mohd roshedi & Saurov Roy (2020), The role of Motivational Factors on Employee Engagement at Readymade Garments Industry, with Leadership as Moderator. Journal of Xi’an University of Architecture & Technology, XII (4), 5220-5234.