Zahed Mannan
Professor of Management
Articles & Textbooks in review, in press, or recently published
Mannan has over 11 articles and books to his credit. Some of articles are in press and for review. Most of the journal articles are available as PDF files. To read these papers, subject to any copyright restrictions, please simply email at zahed@fiveminfo.com.
Public Private Partnerships:
From Contested Concepts to Prevalent Practice
Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a well established methodology for procuring public works projects. By incorporating the private sector’s expertise, efficiency, innovation, business sense, risk sharing, financing etc. into public works projects, the quality of public services and facilities can be uplifted. Like many jurisdictions, Bangladesh is also keen to take abroad this methodology which is so familiar but yet to distant. Although they have been one of the first jurisdictions to utilize the private sector in public works projects, their comfortable financial reserves has meant that there has been no urge to push the movement until recently. PPP has become increasingly popular amongst governments. To develop a best practice framework will require thorough investigation into the benefits, difficulties and critical success factor of PPP. PPP should also be compared with other procurement methods. In order to do so it is important to clearly understand the local situation by an analysis of projects conducted to date.
Public Private Partnership in Higher Education: An Explorative Study of Current Status and Future Potentials in Bangladesh
The paper examines the benefits and importance of public private partnership (PPP) for implementing quality in higher education, and then explores the future potentials of education sector in order for setting the stage for formulating the possible ways of PPPs. Public Private Partnership (PPP) is an increasingly popular choice for policymakers in implementing important public projects. Many government projects were delivered via PPP. To ensure the ultimate objectives of PPP, identifying the critical success factors (CSFs) of PPP implementation is crucial. Based on secondary data, the paper argues that good governance, commitment of the public and private sectors, favorable legal framework, sound economic policy and availability of finance market are the top five CSFs of PPP implementation in Bangladesh. It also attempts to identify the potential benefits of establishing a strong linkage between higher education institutions and industries. Current status of PPP in higher education and the potentials in the context of Bangladesh is presented, along with the directions for future research.
Human Effectiveness and HR Practices in Bangladesh
The paper examines the human effectiveness in an organization and how human capital can increase revenue if they properly trained. It also explored the current situation of human resource practices in Bangladesh. A typical organization spends up to 45 percent of its revenue on human capital, few attempts to quantify the contribution that human capital makes. Accenture helps organizations pursue a comprehensive human capital strategy that integrates talent, leadership, culture and organization models with business goals to maximize the investment in people. Human Resource Management is concerned with the “people” dimension in management. Since every organization is made up of people, acquiring their services, developing their skills, motivating them to high levels of performance, and ensuring that they continue to maintain their commitment to the organization are essential to achieving organizational objectives. This is true regardless of the type of organization-government, business, education, health recreation, or social action. Getting and keeping good people is critical to the success of every organization, whether profit or nonprofit, public or private.