Mahbubul Alam
 | PhD (York University, Canada), MBA (Ryerson University, Canada), MSc and BSc in Economics (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh) Assistant Professor
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Mahbubul Alam joined the School of Business at Trent University in July 2024 as Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour. Prior to joining Trent, he held full-time faculty positions at the School of Business and Economics, Algoma University, Canada (2022-2024), Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfried Laurier University, Canada (2021-2022), and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship (funded by SSHRC, 2020-2021) at the School of Human Resource Management, York University, Canada. He published several research on the topics of human resource management and organizational behavior in reputable journals. Prior to entering academia, Mahbub led human resources and learning and development functions of several business organizations in North America and South Asia.
Teaching Interests
Courses of Human Resource Management (HRM), Organizational Behavior (OB), Leadership, and Strategic Management
Major Research Streams
Emotional labour/regulation of organizational members (both leaders and employees)
International labour regulation in global supply chain
Newcomer socialization and identity development
Indigenization of HRM education in Canadian Business Schools
Journal Publications (Peer-reviewed)
Alam, M. (2026). A Relational Process of Newcomer Identity Development: The Role of
Proactive Relationship-Building Behavior Through Respect. Acta Psychologica, 268, 107221. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107221
Alam, M., & Singh, P. (2026). Managerial interpersonal emotion regulation during negative and
positive affective events. Applied Psychology, 75(2), e70082.
https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.70082
Alam, M., Singh, P. & Kelly Pike. (2022). The Post-Rana Plaza Regime: Multi-level labour
regulation in Bangladesh’s RMG sector. Relations industrielles/Industrial Relations, ISSN 1703-8138 – RI/IR, 76-4. https://doi.org/10.7202/1086007ar
Alam, M., & Singh, P. (2021). Performance feedback interviews as affective events: An
exploration of the impact of emotion regulation of negative performance feedback on
supervisor–employee dyads. Human Resource Management Review, 31(2), 100740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2019.100740
Alam, M., & Latham, S. D. (2020). ‘Its not my fault’: Employee response to negative
performance feedback. Organizational Dynamics, 49(2), 100693
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2018.11.005
Alam, M., Ezzedeen, S. R., & Latham, S. D. (2019). Managing work-generated emotions at
home: An exploration of the “Bright Side” of emotion regulation. Human Resource
Management Review, 29(4), 100678.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2018.12.002
Conference Proceedings and Presentations (Peer-reviewed)
Alam, M., Singh, P., Podolsky, M. Budworth, M. H. (2026). Interpersonal Effects of the
Perception of Managerial Emotional Labor in Leading Employees. Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association (SMA).
Alam, M., & Malik, A. (2026). The state of perceived preparedness of HRM faculty members of
Canadian business schools to teach Indigenous aspects of HRM. Annual Meeting of Association of Administrative Studies of Canada (ASAC). May 22-25, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Alam, M. (2026). Identity Development of Newcomers: An Interactionist Perspective. 42nd EGOS
(European Group of Organizational Studies) Online Colloquium, July 9-11, Bergamo,Italy.
Alam M. (2026). Tapping into a growth mind-set in your teaching. Annual Conference of Society
for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). June 16–19, 2026, Hamilton, Ontario
Alam, (2026). Newcomer Socialization: A Relational Process of the Role of Proactive
Relationship Building Behavior through Respect. Annual Meeting of European Academy of Management (EURAM), June 15-19, University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway.).
Alam, M. (2026). Intrapersonal Effects of Managerial Interpersonal Emotion Regulation: The
Case for Deep Acting. Annual Meeting of Association of Administrative Studies of Canada (ASAC). May 22-25, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Alam, M., & Malik, A. (2026). The state of perceived preparedness of HRM faculty members of
Canadian Business Schools to educate students on Indigenous employment issues (paper). Annual Conference of Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). June 16–19, 2026, Hamilton, Ontario
Alam, M. (2026). The Effects of Employee Perception of Managerial Emotional Labor on
Employee Outcomes. Annual Meeting of Association of Administrative Studies of Canada (ASAC). May 22-25, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Alam, M. (2025). “Role of Respect in Newcomers Socialization Through Identity Enactment”. In
Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2025, No. 1, p. 14047). Valhalla, NY 10595: Academy of Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2025.14047abstract
Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, July, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Alam, M. (2025). “A Relational Process of Newcomer Identity Development: The Role of
Proactive Relationship Building Behavior through Respect. Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association (SMA). Greenville, South Carolina. USA
Alam, M. (2025). Workers’ voice through legally mandated workers’ participation committee in
non-unionized Bangladeshi RMG factories post Rana Plaza Disaster. Annual Meeting of Canadian Industrial Relations Association (CIRA). Toronto, Canada.
Alam, M., Singh, P., Budworth, M. H, & Podolsky (2025). Leading with emotion regulation during
challenging organizational events. Annual Meeting of European Academy of Management (EURAM), June 22-25, Florence, Italy.
Alam, M. (2025). Managers’ Emotional Labour in Leading Employees: An Exploration of the
Causes, Motives, and Outcomes. Annual Meeting of Canadian Industrial Relations Association (CIRA). Toronto, Canada
Alam, M., Singh, P., Budworth, M. H. E., & Podolsky, M. (2024). Does Managers’ Emotion
`Regulation in Leading Employees Help or Hurt? In Academy of Management
Proceedings (Vol. 2024, No. 1, p. 11762). Valhalla, NY 10595: Academy of
Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.11762abstract
- Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August, Chicago, USA
Zhu, X., Lee, J., Le, H., Ashkanasy, N. M., Rafferty, A., Troth, A., Alam M., … & White, M.
(2024, August). How Do You Feel Today? Emotion Regulation and Work Outcomes. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2024, No. 1). Academy of Management.
https://doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2024.19762symposium
- Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August, Boston, USA.
Alam, M. (2024). Impact of Holding Behaviour on Employee Learning and Performance
Improvement. Annual Meeting of Association of Administrative Studies of Canada
(ASAC). June 1-3, Montreal, Canada.
Alam, M. & Rebek., J. (2024). Creating a Growth Mind-Set in Classrooms (Workshop).
Academy of Management, Teaching & Learning Conference, August, Chicago, USA
Alam, M. & Gordon, A. (2024). Newcomers’ Socialization in Organizations: Role of Respect in
Identity Enactment Annual Meeting of Association of Administrative Studies of Canada
(ASAC). June 1-3, Montreal, Canada.
Alam, M. (2024). Balancing Between Work, Family and Life Roles: The Role of Task
Significance. Annual Meeting of Association of Administrative Studies of Canada (ASAC).
June 1-3, Montreal, Canada.
Alam, M. (2023). Does Emotion Regulation in Work-to-Family Role Transition Buffer the
Negative Impact of Job Stress? In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2023, No. 1, p. 11325). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.11325abstract
- Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August, Boston, USA
Alam, M., Hurst, D., Rebek, J., Thompson, D. & Wei, W. (2023). Indigenization and
decolonization in Canadian business schools (Symposium). Annual Meeting Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC). June 3-5, Toronto.
Alam, M. & Rebek, J. (2023). Creating a growth mind-set in class (Workshop). Annual
Meeting Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC). Toronto, June 3-5.
Alam, M. (2022), Workshop on “Growth mind-set in classroom (Workshop). Upper Peninsula
Teaching Learning Conference (UPTLC), May 15-16, Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste Marie, MI.
Alam, M. (2019). Hard-work does not always hurt: Task significance in balancing between
work, family and life roles. Workshop on Research Advances in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management. University of Paris Dauphine, France.
Alam, M., Singh, P. and Kelly Pike. (2019). Impact of labour regulation approaches: A case
study of Bangladesh’s RMG (Readymade Garments) sector post Rana Plaza Tragedy.
Annual Meeting of Canadian Industrial Relations Association (CIRA). Vancouver,
Canada.
Alam, M., Ezzedeen, S. R., & Latham, S. (2018). The ‘Bright Side’ of Emotion Regulation:
A Conceptual Exploration of the Work-to-Family Interface. In Academy of Management
Proceedings (Vol. 2018, No. 1, p. 10589). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of
Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2018.10589abstract
- Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August, Chicago, USA.
Alam, M. (20018). Role of Respect in Newcomers’ Socialization and Identity Enactment. Annual
Meeting of the Southern Management Association (SMA). Lexington, Kentucky. USA.
Alam, M. (2017). Employees’ Interpretations of Negative Performance Feedback in
Organizational Context. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2017, No. 1, p.
11059). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2017.11059abstract
- Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August, Atlanta, USA.
Alam, M., Singh, P. (2017). A new approach on enhancing labour standards and working
conditions in global value chains: A Case Study of Bangladesh Post-Rana Plaza Tragedy. Annual Meeting of Canadian Industrial Relations Association (CIRA). Toronto, Canada.
Alam, M. (2018) Employee Learning and Performance Improvement: The Role of Holding
Behaviour. Annual Meeting of Association of Administrative Studies of Canada
(ASAC). Toronto, Canada.
Alam, M. (2017). Impact of task significance on job performance: employee engagement &
organizational commitment as mediators. Annual Meeting of Association of Administrative Studies of Canada (ASAC). Montreal, Canada.
Alam, M., Singh, P. (2017). A new approach on enhancing labour standards and working
conditions in global value chains: A Case Study of Bangladesh Post-Rana Plaza Tragedy. Annual Meeting of Canadian Industrial Relations Association (CIRA). Toronto, Canada
Alam, M. (2014). Role of Bangladesh Employers Federation in promoting OSH & CSR among
its member organizations: a post Rana Plaza tragedy review. XX World Congress on
Safety and Health at Work. Frankfurt, Germany.
