SK Tasthekur Hossain Kowshik, PhD

Dr. SK Tasthekur Hossain Kowshik is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Coordinator of the Faculty Research Office at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). He earned his Ph.D. in Management from the AACSB-accredited Monash School of Business, funded by the Monash University Graduate Research Merit Scholarship. Additionally, he holds a postgraduate research degree in Management from Monash University and a BBA in HRM & Marketing from the American International University-Bangladesh. Dr. Tasthekur specializes in qualitative research on knowledge management and expatriate management, with a growing interest in tourism management. His work has been featured at leading international conferences such as the Academy of Management (USA), the British Academy of Management (UK), and the Asian Conference on Education & International Development (Japan). He brings his extensive qualitative research expertise into the classroom, enriching the learning experience in management and change-related courses at ULAB.

PhD in Management, School of Business (AACSB-accredited), Monash University, Australia. Award Date: 11 Apr 2024.

Postgraduate Diploma in Business & Commerce (PgDip), School of Business (AACSB-accredited), Monash University, Australia. Award Date: 4 Apr 2020.

BBA in HRM & Marketing, Faculty of Business Administration, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Bangladesh. Award Date: 11 Feb 2017.

Knowledge Management, Cross-Cultural Management, Expatriate Management, Organizational Behaviour, Tourism Management, Qualitative research, Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Academic Awards & Honours

1. Monash University Graduate Research Merit Scholarship for PhD [Fully Funded], Monash University [Scholarship Accepted, 2019-2023].
2. Monash University Graduate Research Pathway Scholarship for PgDip [Partially Funded], Monash University [Scholarship Accepted, 2018-2019].
3. Umeå School of Business and Economics Scholarship for Masters [Fully Funded], Umeå University [Scholarship Offered].
4. Vice Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship for MSc [Partially funded], University of Salford [Scholarship Offered].
5. School of Business Graduate Research Travel Grant, Monash University (Utilised the fund to attend a conference in Tokyo, Japan, 2023).

1. Academy of Management (AOM), USA.
2. British Academy of Management (BAM), UK.
3. The International Academic Forum (iafor), Japan.

1. Academy of Management (AOM) Conference, USA. Human Resource Division & International Management Division. (2023-).
2. European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference, Belgium. Global Mobility Track. (2024-).
3. Academy of International Business (AIB) Conference, USA. International HRM, Global Leadership, and Cross-Cultural Management Track. Global Strategy, Organization, and Value Chains Track. Knowledge, Innovation, and Technology Track. (2024-).

1. Kowshik, S. T. H., Shabnaz, S., & Rodrick, S. S. (2018). Relationship of Individual Factors and HRM Practices on Employee Retention in Private Banking Sector of Bangladesh. International Journal of Business & Management Study, 5(1), 151-154. (International peer-reviewed).
2. Kowshik, S. T. H., Shabnaz, S., Rodrick, S. S., & Islam, H. (2018). Factors Persuading the Intention of Using E-recruitment by Job Seekers in Bangladesh. International Journal of Business & Management Study, 5(1), 146-150. (International peer-reviewed).
3. Shabnaz, S., & Kowshik, S. T. H. (2017). Organizational Factors Affecting Employees Retention: A Study on Private Commercial Banks of Bangladesh. International Journal of Business and Management Study, 4(1), 19-24. (International peer-reviewed).

1. Kowshik, S. T. H., Lee, S. W. H., & Chew, E. Y. T. (2023). Meta-Analysis of Knowledge Management Process: Learning, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation as Outcomes for the International Development of Multinational Corporations. In Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Education & International Development, Tokyo, Japan, 27-30 March, 2023.
2. Kowshik, S. T. H., & Chew, Y. T. (2022). A Systematic Literature Review of Knowledge Management: Directions for Future Research. In Academy of Management Proceedings (AOM 2022) (Vol. 2022, No. 1, p. 17172). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510, USA: Academy of Management.
3. Kowshik, S. T. H., & Chew, Y. T. (2021). Expatriate Job Embeddedness in Bangladesh. In Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management (BAM 2021), United Kingdom, 31 August – 3 September 2021.
4. Kowshik, S. T. H., & Chew, Y. T. (2020). Understanding Expatriate Adjustment in Bangladesh: An Examination of the Theory of Work Adjustment. In Academy of Management Proceedings (AOM 2020) (Vol. 2020, No. 1, p. 21610). Briarcliff Manor, NY, 10510, USA: Academy of Management.
5. Kowshik, S. T. H., Shabnaz, S., & Rodrick, S. S. (2018). Relationship of Individual Factors and HRM Practices on Employee Retention in Private Banking Sector of Bangladesh. In Eighth International Conference on Advances in Economics, Management and Social Study - EMS 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 03-04 February 2018.
6. Kowshik, S. T. H., Shabnaz, S., Rodrick, S. S., & Islam, H. (2018). Factors Persuading the Intention of Using E-recruitment by Job Seekers in Bangladesh. In Eighth International Conference on Advances in Economics, Management and Social Study - EMS 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 03-04 February 2018.
7. Shabnaz, S., & Kowshik, S. T. H. (2016). Organizational Factors Affecting Employees Retention: A Study on Private Commercial Banks of Bangladesh. In Sixth International Conference on Advances in Economics, Management and Social Study - EMS 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26-27 November 2016.