Ph.D. in Management (2015), Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

M.B.A. (2000), Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA.

M. Com (1993), Department of Management, Dhaka University, Bangladesh.

B. Com (1992), Department of Management, Dhaka University, Bangladesh.

Biography:

Dr. Samina M. Saifuddin is an Associate Professor of Management in the Department of Business Administration, Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management. Previously, she was a tenured faculty member at the Department of Management at Dhaka University, Bangladesh. Dr. Saifuddin received her Ph.D. in Management from Carleton University, Canada, an MBA from Western Kentucky University, KY, USA, and an M.Com and B. Com in Management from Dhaka University, Bangladesh.

Dr. Saifuddin's research focuses on gender, equality and diversity, careers, leadership, networking behavior, and entrepreneurship. Issues related to gender and careers are paramount to her research orientation. Her research is interdisciplinary and draws from different areas of management (organizational behavior, human resources management, and entrepreneurship) and cultural contexts (e.g., North America and South Asia). Dr. Saifuddin's research has been published in academic journals, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, Gender in Management: An International Journal, and International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, Organization Management Journal, and Applied Management Journal. She has also authored book chapters in the Compendium of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Indices and Research Handbook on New Frontiers of Equality and Diversity at Work. Her ongoing project involves leading an edited book on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Ingenuity in Business in South Asia.

Dr. Saifuddin is an Associate Editor for Applied Management Journal. She is a track chair for OB, Organizational Learning and Leadership at the International Association of Applied Management (IAAM). She has served as a past chair of the Gender and Diversity in Organization (GDO) Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC).

Research Interests

Gender; equality and diversity; careers; leadership; networking behavior; entrepreneurship

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

Saifuddin, S. M., Dyke, L., & Hossain, M. S. (2022). Doing and undoing gender: women professionals persistence in technology occupations. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 41(4), 673-690.

Saifuddin, S. M., & Baker, S. (2020). A conceptual model of leadership aspiration using theory of planned behavior. Applied Management Journal, 21, 103-130.

Saifuddin, S. M., Dyke, L., & Rasouli, M. (2019). Applying a Gender Lens to the Predictors of High-Tech Career Intentions among Engineering Students in Bangladesh. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 11(2), 258-285.

Saifuddin, S., Dyke, L., & Hossain, M. S. (2019). Walls all around: Barriers women face in high-tech careers in Bangladesh. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 38(7), 705-726.

Baker, S., Saifuddin, S. M., & Stites-Doe, S. (2018). Mending the gaps: An exercise in identifying and understanding diverse and multicultural team faultlines. Organization Management Journal, 15(3), 130-143.

Book Chapters

Saifuddin, S. M., Chhina, H., & Zaman, L. (2022). Perspectives on diversity and equality in Bangladesh. In A. Klarsfeld, L. Knappert, A. Kornau, E. Ng, F. Ngunjiri, & B. Sieben (Eds.), Research Handbook on New Frontiers of Equality and Diversity at Work (pp. 36-53). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Gutiérrez-Martínez, I., Saifuddin, S. M., & Haq, R. (2021). The United Nations' gender inequality index. In A. Klarsfeld, E. Ng, & C. Stamper (Eds.), Handbook on Diversity and Inclusion Indices: A Research Compendium (pp. 83-100). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Book Review

Saifuddin, S. (2017). Unveiling women's leadership: Identity and meaning of leadership in India [Review of the book, Unveiling women's leadership: Identity and meaning of leadership in India, Edited by P. Kumar], Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 36 (3), 283-286.

Conference Proceedings

Saifuddin, S. M., Noemi, N., Gutiérrez-Martínez, I., & Blaise, R. (2023). The Role of Gender Role Orientations in Leadership Aspiration: Insights from a Three Nation Investigation. In the Proceedings of 60^th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Li, H., & Saifuddin, S., Kim, S., & Du, L. (2023). AI-enabled recruitment: Should I Apply?  Best Student Paper Award. In the Proceedings of 60th Eastern Academy of Management Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Baker, S., Saifuddin, S. M., & Stites-Doe, S. (2017). Mending the gaps: An exercise in identifying and understanding multicultural team faultlines. In the Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management (EAM) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.