Assistant Professor

DBA, Room No. 427
e-mail : alima@uap-bd.edu; alima.uum@gmail.com

PhD in Human Resource Management (HRM) (2018)
School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) (AACSB & AMBA Accredited)
Title of Dissertation: Soft HRM Practices, Organizational Commitment, Work-Related Support and Employee Engagement in Bangladesh banking Sector

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), (2009) Major in Finance United International University (UIU), School of Business

• Human Resource Management
• Industrial Psychology
• Industrial Law and Labor relations
• Introduction to Business
• Fundamentals of Economics
• Principles of Accounting

Research Interests

• Employee Engagement
• Human Resource Management Practices
• Organizational Commitment
• Industrial Psychology
• Employee Behavior
• Organizational Development
• Organizational culture
• HR value Addition
• Social Exchange Theory

• Aktar, A. & Pangil F. (2018), “Mediating role of Organizational Commitment in the relationship between Human Resource Management practices and Employee Engagement: Does black box stage exist?” International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (IJSSP) Scopus index, Vol. 38 No. 7/8
• Aktar, A. & Pangil F. (2018), “The relationship between Human Resource Management Practices on Employee Engagement: moderating role of organizational Culture.” Journal of Knowledge Globalization, Vol. 10 No. 1.
• Aktar, A. & Pangil F. (2017), “The Relationship between Employee Engagement, HRM practices and Perceived Organizational Support: Evidence from Banking Employees” International Journal of Human Resource Studies, Vol. 7 No. 3. ISSN 2162-3058
• Aktar, A. & Pangil F. (2017), “Antecedents and Consequences of Employee Engagement: A Conceptual Study” IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), Vol. 19 No. 6. ISSN 2319-7668
• Aktar, A. (2017), “Are banking employees engaged with their work?” CRISL Business Review. Vol. 1 No. 2
• Aktar, A. & Khan, S. N. (2016), “The role of Perceived Organizational Support in the relationship of Organizational Commitment and Employee Engagement: a conceptual model” Independent Business Review, Vol. 09 No. 1 &2. ISSN 1995-3572
• Aktar, A. (2016), “Employee Engagement: Does it matter for employee performance?” The cost and Management, The Journal of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB), Vol.44 No. 4. ISSN 1817-5090
• Aktar, A. (2011), “Board Composition and firm performance in Bangladesh: an empirical study on listed financial institutions” The cost and Management, The Journal of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB), Vol.40 No. 2. ISSN 1817-5090
• Aktar, A. (2011), “Challenges of Organizational Restructuring for HR managers in Bangladesh.” AIUB faculty Journal, Vol. 3 No. 1.
• Aktar, A. (2010), “Convergence of Corporate Governance in Bangladesh: An empirical study on listed Financial Institutions”. The cost and Management, The Journal of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB), Vol.40 No. 4. ISSN 1817-5090

• Aktar, A., & Pangil, F. (2017). High-performance HRM practices and organizational commitment: an empirical study of banking employees in Bangladesh. 4th Conference on business management (CBM), Penang, Malaysia.
• Aktar, A., & Pangil, F. (2014). The impact of Human Resource Management on Employee Engagement: a conceptual analysis. International conference on business management (ICBM), Putra World Trade Center (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Aktar, A., (2014). The impact of Human Resource Management on Employee Engagement: mediating role of organizational commitment. The 2nd Symposium on Business Postgraduate Research. EDC Hotel, Universiti Utara Malaysia.

• Aktar, A. & Pangil F. (2014), “The impact of HRM on Employee Engagement: a conceptual analysis. Sustaining Business Competitiveness: Practices & Issues in HR.” UUM Press.