Md Sajjad Hossain

Md Sajjad Hossain is an aspiring researcher and dedicated educator with strong interests in entrepreneurship, strategy, management, and human resource management. He holds an MSc in Management and is currently completing his PhD in Management (All But Dissertation) at Toronto Metropolitan University, specializing in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Strategy. He brings over nine years of university-level teaching experience and has supervised and mentored more than 5,000 students. Alongside teaching, he has over eight years of research and industry collaboration experience, including consultancy work on more than 25 projects across startups and established organizations, as well as experience in project coordination. He has been published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at academic conferences, received competitive research funding, and taught across business, entrepreneurship, human resource management, strategy, and organizational behaviour courses.

Courses taught

Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Introduction to Emerging Technologies, Finding Business Opportunities

Areas of academic interest

Strategy and entrepreneurship, human resource management, emerging technologies and innovation

Areas of specialization

Entrepreneurship and strategy, human resource management

Awards

• Ontario Graduate Scholarship: 2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
• TRSM Grad Dean’s Scholarship: 2020-21; 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
• Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence: 2008

Publications

Journal articles

• Hossain, M. S., & Valliere, D. (2024). Emotional transformation of failure: Passion, resilience, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 29(4), 2450022.
• Saifuddin, S., Dyke, L., & Hossain, M. S. (2021). Doing and undoing gender: Women professionals’ persistence in technology occupations. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 41(4), 673–690. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-03-2021-0083
• Saifuddin, S., Dyke, L., & Hossain, M. S. (2019). Walls all around: Barriers women professionals face in high-tech careers in Bangladesh. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 38(7), 705–726. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-11-2017-0247
• Khan, S., Bartram, T., Cavanagh, J., Hossain, M. S., & Akter, S. (2019). “Decent work” in the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh: The role for ethical human resource management, trade unions, and situated moral agency. Personnel Review, 48(1), 40–55. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-01-2018-0001
• Hossain, M. S., & Akter, S. (2016–2017). Issues, challenges, and opportunities of women’s entrepreneurship in Bangladesh: A case study on online business. Dhaka University Journal of Management, 8(1), 103–124.
• Eva, T. P., & Hossain, M. S. (2017–2018). Compensation strategies and practices in the banking sector of Bangladesh: A comparative study. Dhaka University Journal of Management, 9(3), 65–81.

Conference papers

• Saifuddin, S. M., Zaman, L., & Hossain, M. S. (2023). Understanding mentoring in the context of Bangladesh. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), August 4 - 8, Boston, MA, USA.
• Hossain, M. S. (2023). An experimental study on the impact of micromanagement during a liminal phase of entrepreneurship: Exploring the case of start-up visa program entrepreneurs in a Canadian incubator environment. Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Conference, June 3 – 5, Toronto, Canada.
• Hossain, M. S., & Valliere, D. (2022). The effect of entrepreneurial failure on resilience and entrepreneurial self-efficacy for new venture creation. CCSBE 2022 - Canada's Preeminent Entrepreneurship Conference (Virtual), October 29 – 30, Canada.
• Saifuddin, S. M., Dyke, L., & Hossain, M. S. (2014). Doing and undoing gender: Women professionals in Bangladesh high-tech careers. In the Proceedings of 7th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) International Conference, Munich, Germany. [Received The Best Paper Award]
• Saifuddin, S. M., Dyke, L., & Hossain, M. S. (2014). Barriers women face in high-tech careers: A Bangladesh perspective. Academy of Management (AoM), August 1 – 5, Philadelphia, PA., USA.