Sustainable Strategies: Kokotel’s Journey in the Thai Hospitality Industry
Md Asif Hossain, Quazi Tahsinul Islam and Quazi Tafsirul Islam
Hospitality strategy and sustainable business, explored through Kokotel in Thailand.
Educator · Researcher · Entrepreneur
MD Asif Hossain.
Connecting business ideas
with real-world practice.
I teach, research and explore how people build businesses, make better decisions and adapt to a changing world.
Education · Enterprise · Ideas
TeachingNorth South University
PostgraduateUniversity of Manchester
UndergraduateNewcastle University
01 / Areas of workOne perspective.
A little about meOne perspective.
Several ways to apply it.
01
Teaching
Business education through cases, decisions, experiments and entrepreneurial thinking.
Explore teaching02Training
Practical professional learning in business, communication and technology.
Explore training03Research
Entrepreneurship, sustainable business and the changing ways we learn and work.
Explore research04Enterprise
Experience building ventures and connecting entrepreneurial ideas with practice.
Explore enterprise02 / Training & workshopsLearning that goes
Learning that goes
beyond the room.
I’m extending my classroom approach into professional learning: real decisions, useful frameworks and space to practise.
Explore established teaching areas and the next generation of workshops I’m developing.
03 / Inside the classroom
Good learning asks you to make a decision.
My students test business ideas, debate strategic choices and learn from the consequences. The classroom is a place to try things.
Selected teaching project / MGT 368
New Entry Strategy Lab
A case-based learning experience that puts students in the founder’s seat.
01Explore a case
02Make choices
03Defend a strategy
04 / Selected researchBusiness questions.
All selected researchBusiness questions.
Academic curiosity.
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The Journey of Zaman Group and Best Electronics: An SME Success Story in Bangladesh
Quazi Tafsirul Islam, Md Asif Hossain, Ahanaf Akif, Ronayat Ramiz Dia and Quazi Tahsinul Islam
A Bangladesh business story for examining enterprise development and growth.
05 / Published perspectives
Browse writingIdeas worth examining.
Responsible consumption: Why we should care
The Business Standard · 2021
Read articleIndustry 4.0: Is Bangladesh ready?
The Daily Observer · 2021
Read articleFuture of recruitment in Bangladesh
The Daily Observer · 2021
Read article
Beyond the classroomIdeas come alive
Ideas come alive
in conversation.
Speaking, discussion and practical learning create space to connect business ideas with the people who use them.