I led the module on research methods and global governance in international business. I have also taught numerous modules in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. I worked in the industry before joining academia.

My research interests are academic entrepreneurship, academia-industry collaboration, strategic management, international business and knowledge management. I have dexterity in qualitative and quantitative methods and have used SEM, configurational and necessary condition analysis using fsQCA, growth curve modelling, and thematic analysis in my papers.

I achieved my PhD from Sheffield Hallam University, MPhil from the University of Manchester and an MBA and BBA from the University of Dhaka. I am a member of the British Academy of Management. In addition, I have supervised numerous MSc dissertations to completion.

Journal Article

Ahsan, R., & Mostafiz, M. I., (2023) “Business relatedness and parent firm performance: is accumulated knowledge stock the missing link?”, DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2023.10057248

Ahsan, R., & Cullen, U., (2022), “An Analysis of Female Academic Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh”, Journal of Enterprising Culture, Vol. 30, No. 03, pp. 343-374

Ahsan, R., Hossain, S. M., & Akter, S., (2016), ‘The Strategic Interplay among Work Life Balance, Age, Employee Experience and Employee Retention: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry of Bangladesh, Independent Business Review, Vol. 9, No. 1-2, pp. 87-103

Conference Paper

Ahsan, R., Darabi, F., Johnson, S., & Claire, H., (2022), Challenges in collecting documentary evidence: an exploration of Academic Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh. Manchester, UK: British Academy of Management conference.

Ahsan, R., Darabi, F., Johnson, S., & Claire, H., (2020), Academic Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh. Manchester, UK: British Academy of Management conference in the cloud.

Book Chapter

Ahsan, R. (2023), "Female Academic Entrepreneurship: Evidence From a Developing Country", Cullen, U.A. (Ed.) New Horizons and Global Perspectives in Female Entrepreneurship Research, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 113-139. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-780-820231005