Tarikul Islam

Research Interests

Business Ethics Business systems in context Corporate Governance Corporate social responsibility Economic Geography Ecosystem adaptation to climate change Entrepreneurship International Business Logistics and Supply Chain Management Organisation and Management Theory Strategy Technology management

Dr Tarikul Islam

Lecturer, International Business

School of Management

College of Business and Law

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Tarikul Islam is a Lecturer in International Business within the School of Management at Adelaide University. He completed his PhD in International Business Strategy from Deakin Business School, where his research focused on the role of organisational capabilities in emerging economy supplier firms' upgrading in global value chains. His current research interests include internationalisation of emerging economy firms via global value chains (GVCs), governance of cross-border buyer-supplier relationships, GVCs in the era of digitalisation and circular economy, organisational resilience, sustainability, and innovation. His research has received numerous international recognitions and funding. His work has been published in journals such as International Business Review, Management International Review, Journal of Business Research, Business Strategy and the Environment, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, and International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Sustainability in global value/supply chains.

Date Position Institution name
2026 - ongoing Lecturer Adelaide University
2024 - 2025 Lecturer in International Business University of South Australia
2020 - 2024 Senior Lecturer Torrens University Australia
2019 - 2020 Lecturer Torrens University Australia
2006 - 2006 Marketing Executive Tally India Private Ltd.

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2025 Research Award AIB Insights Award for Actionable International Business Research Academy of International Business United States -
2024 Teaching Award Teaching Excellence University of South Australia Australia -
2020 Teaching Award Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award Torrens University Australia Australia 1000
2019 Research Award Early Career Research Excellence Award Torrens University Australia Australia 1000
2017 Award Early Career Research Grant National University of Singapore Singapore 1700

Language Competency
Bengali Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Hindi Can understand spoken
Urdu Can understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2025 - 2017 Deakin University Australia PhD
2010 - 2025 University of Hull United Kingdom MSc

Date Title Institution name Country
2021 Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching Torrens University Australia Australia

Year Citation
2026 Islam, M. T., Polonsky, M. J., & Khan, Z. (2026). Upgrading to Escape the Low Value-Added Trap in Global Value Chains: The Mediating Role of Strategic Learning Capability. Management International Review, 40 pages.
DOI
2024 Ren, S., Islam, M. T., & Chadee, D. (2024). Careers in disarray? COVID-19 and self-perceived employability. Journal of Career Assessment, 32(2), 207-225.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2024 Chowdhury, M. M. H., Islam, M. T., Ali, I., & Quaddus, M. (2024). The role of social capital, resilience, and network complexity in attaining supply chain sustainability. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(3), 2621-2639.
DOI Scopus22 WoS22
2024 Islam, M. T., & Chadee, D. (2024). Adaptive governance and resilience of global value chains: a framework for sustaining the performance of developing-country suppliers during exogenous shocks. International Business Review, 33(2, article no. 102248), 1-12.
DOI Scopus18 WoS15
2023 Ren, S., Islam, T., & Chadee, D. (2023). Career adaptability of international hospitality management students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Focus on the role of language communication competence. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 54, 231-239.
DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2023 Islam, M. T., Chadee, D., & Polonsky, M. J. (2023). How and when does relational governance impact lead-time performance of developing-country suppliers in global value chains?. Supply Chain Management, 28(1), 179-192.
DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2023 Islam, M. T., & Chadee, D. (2023). Stuck at the bottom: role of tacit and explicit knowledge on innovation of developing-country suppliers in global value chains. International Business Review, 32(2, article no.101898), 1-12.
DOI Scopus18 WoS23
2020 Islam, M. T., & Polonsky, M. J. (2020). Validating scales for economic upgrading in global value chains and assessing the impact of upgrading on supplier firms' performance. Journal of Business Research, 110, 144-159.
DOI Scopus37 WoS34
2018 Islam, M. T., & Stringer, C. (2018). Challenges of achieving social upgrading in Bangladesh's apparel industry. Society and business review, 15(2), 77-94.
DOI WoS12
2016 Rana, M. B., Islam, T., & Dholakia, N. (2016). Walton: Building a Global Brand Through Internationalization. Harvard Business Review.
2013 Islam, T., Raihan, A., & Mollah, M. M. (2013). Is Bangladesh a Beneficiary of South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)?. Journal of Economics and Development, 15(3).
2011 Rahman, M. M., Ali, M. I., & Islam, T. (2011). Competitive Intelligence System in SMEs of Bangladesh: A sense making approach. Journal of Business & Economics, 3(2).
- Islam, T. (2026). Upgrading to Escape the Low Value-Added Trap in Global Value Chains: The Mediating Role of Strategic Learning Capability. SSRN Electronic Journal.
DOI

Year Citation
2025 Islam, T., Polonsky, M., & Khan, Z. (2025). Upgrading to Escape the Low Value-Added Trap: What is The Role of Strategic Learning Capability?. In Online proceeding. Louisville.
2025 Islam, T., & Xu, C. (2025). The Role of Power in Suppliers Sustainability Capabilities Development for Improving Sustainability Performance in Global Value Chains. In Conference proceedings. Kuala Lumpur.
2024 Islam, T., & Freeman, S. (2024). Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains: The Mediating Role of Fairness and Moderating Role of Supplier Commitment. In Conference proceedings. Dubai.
2024 Islam, T., & Zhu, Y. (2024). The Role of Private Standards in Social Upgrading in Global Value Chain. In Conference proceedings. University of Adelaide, Adelaide.
2022 Islam, T., & Perera, P. (2022). A Conceptual Framework to Explain the Mechanism and Boundary Conditions for Managing Sustainability in Global Value Chains. In Conference proceedings. Vienna, Austria.
2022 Islam, T., & Perera, P. (2022). The Role of Power Asymmetry and Institutions in Suppliers Capabilities for Sustainability in Global Value Chains. In Conference proceedings. Greece.
2018 Islam, T., & Polonsky, M. (2018). Development and Validation of Measurement Scales for Economic Upgrading within Global Value Chains (GVCs). In Conference proceedings. The University of Queensland.
2017 Islam, T. (2017). Do Cooperation within Buyer-Supplier Relationships and Supplier Firms Entrepreneurial Orientation Matter to Upgrading within the Global Value Chains (GVCs)? The Mediating Roles of Organisational Capabilities. In Conference proceedings. National University of Singapore.
2017 Islam, T., & Polonksy, M. (2017). Scale Development and Validation for Economic Upgrading within Global Value Chains (GVCs). In Conference proceedings. Dubai.
2014 Islam, T., & Stringer, C. (2014). Is Social Upgrading Occurring in the Apparel Industry of Bangladesh?. In Conference proceedings. The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
2012 Islam, T., & Rana, M. B. (2012). Upgradation of Bangladeshi Apparel Firms in the Global Value Chains: Knowledge Spillover and Dynamic Capability Perspective. In Conference proceedings. Casablanca, Morocco.
2012 Islam, T., & Rana, M. B. (2012). Dynamic Capability helps Upgrading Bangladeshi Apparel Firms in the Global Value Chain: Knowledge Spillover Perspective. In Conference proceedings. Aalborg University, Denmark.

Courses I teach

  • BUSS 3103 International Business Environments (2025)
  • BUSS 3103 International Business Environments (2024)
  • BUSS 5300 Global Business Environment (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor The Impact of Digital Transformation on the Enhancement of Innovative Capabilities of Enterprises in the Integrated Regional-based Eco-systems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Jin Yang

Date Role Membership Country
2021 - ongoing Member Academy of Management -
2017 - ongoing Member Academy of International Business -
2015 - ongoing Member ANZIBA & AIB Oceania -

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