RESEARCH

Research Interests

Emerging Retail Strategies, Supply Chain Management, Omnichannel Consumer Behavior, Fashion Informatics, Sustainability, and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Peer-reviewed Publications

• McBee-Black, K., Rana, M. R. I., Ipaye, H., Wu, J., Burns, C. (2024). Intimate Apparel Challenges and Consumer Satisfaction Among Female and Non-binary People with Disabilities: An Exploratory Study to Formulate Future Research Opportunities. Fashion Practice. DOI: 10.1080/17569370.2024.2312928 

• Jestratijevic, I., Uanhoro, J. O. & Rana, M. R. I. (2023). Transparency of sustainability disclosures among luxury and mass-market fashion brands: Longitudinal approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 140481. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140481

• Rana, M.R.I. & Ha-Brookshire, J. (2023). An Empirical Study on Supply Chain Agility and Disruption Mitigation Performance of U.S. Fashion Retailers: Knowledge Management Capability Perspective. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 28 (1), pp. 99-116. DOI: 10.1108/JFMM-10-2022-0205

• Youn, S. Y., Rana, M. R. I. & Kopot, C. (2022). Consumers going Online for Big‐Box Retailers: Exploring the Role of Feeling Disconnected during a Pandemic. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 46 (6), 2383-2403. DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12793

• Rana, M.R.I. & Ha-Brookshire, J. (2020). The relationships between buyers’ mediated power and suppliers' psychologically defensive workplace behavior: case of Bangladeshi apparel manufacturing firms. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 24 (2), pp. 195-211. DOI: 10.1108/JFMM-06-2019-0111

• Rana, M.R.I. & Ha-Brookshire, J. (2018), New conceptual framework for fashion business ideation, negotiation, and implementation undergraduate curricula for sustainable development. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 12(2), pp. 140-148. DOI: 10.1080/17543266.2018.1534003

• Islam, M. T., Rashid, M. R. & Rana, M.R.I. (2016). Investigation of the performance of PC fabric as suit lining with different treatments. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 28(6), pp.726-735. DOI: 10.1108/IJCST-05-2015-0062

• Amin, M. R. & Rana, M. R. I. (2015). Analysis of pilling performance of different fabric structure with respect to yarn count and pick density. Annals of the University of Oradea, Fascicle of Textiles, Leatherwork, 16 (1), 9-14.

Peer-reviewed Conference Presentations

• Kim, J., Rana, M.R.I. (2024). Decoding Sustainable Fashion Consumption: The Role of Self-Identity, Subjective Norm, and Awareness. 2024 ACRA/AMA Triennial Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

• Lee, H., Rana, M.R.I., Xu, Y. (2024). Transforming Luxury: Young Consumers’ Motivations to Consume Virtual Luxury NFT Wearables. 2024 ACRA/AMA Triennial Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

• Rana, M. R. I., Youn, S. (2023). Knowledge Management, Competitive Advantage, and Organizational Performance in the Fashion Retail Industry: Examining the Moderating Effect of Product Complexity. International Textile and Apparel Association, Baltimore, MD.

• Rana, M. R. I., Jestratijevic, I., Rahman, M., Siddiqi, T. (2023). Investigating Modern Slavery in the Post-Pandemic Textile and Apparel Supply Chain: An Exploratory Study. International Textile and Apparel Association, Baltimore, MD.

• McBee-Black, K., Rana, M. R. I., Ipaye, H., Wu, J., Burns, C. (2023). Exploring the Intimate Apparel Challenges and Consumer Satisfaction among Female and Non-binary Individuals with Disabilities. International Textile and Apparel Association, Baltimore, MD.

• Jestratijevic, I., Uanhoro, J. O., Rana, M. R. I. (2023). Transparency of Sustainability Disclosures among Luxury and Mass-market Fashion Brands: Longitudinal Approach. International Textile and Apparel Association, Baltimore, MD.

• Ferdous, J., Iqbal, A., Rana, M. R. I., Akter, M., Mahdi, E. H. (2023). Gen Z Consumers’ Thought on Metaverse: Insight from a Developing Country’s Perspective. International Textile and Apparel Association, Baltimore, MD.

• Rana, M. R. I., McBee-Black, K., Ipaye, H. (2023). Intimate Apparel Purchase Method and Satisfaction Among People with Disabilities: An Exploratory Descriptive Study. Annual American Collegiate Retailing Association Conference, Virtual Conference.

• Munir, S., Rana, M. R. I., Hasan, A. (2023). Impact of Covid-19 on Logistics & Supply Chain Management of Readymade Garment Business: A Case Study of Epic Group in Bangladesh. Annual American Collegiate Retailing Association Conference, Virtual Conference.

• Rana, M. R. I., Ha-Brookshire, J. (2022). The Influence of Fashion Retail Company Demographics on Supply Chain Agility, Competitive Advantage, and Organizational Performance. Annual American Collegiate Retailing Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

• Rana, M. R. I., McBee-Black, K. (2021). Teaching During a Pandemic: A Pedagogical Reflection of Student’s Challenges in Online Learning During COVID-19. International Textile and Apparel Association, Virtual Conference.

• Youn, S., Rana, M. R. I. (2021). Feeling Disconnected: Protection Motivation and Acceptance of Online Shopping During COVID-19. International Textile and Apparel Association, Virtual Conference.

• Rana, M. R. I., Ha-Brookshire, J. (2020). The devil wears Prada: a qualitative study on counterproductive workplace behavior and employee satisfaction in the fashion industry. International Textile and Apparel Association, Virtual Conference.

• Munir, S., Rana, M. R. I. (2020). Opportunities & challenges involved in local fabric sourcing strategy: a case study of Epic group in Bangladesh. International Textile and Apparel Association, Virtual Conference.

• Rana, M. R. I., Li, M., Zhao, Li., Ha-Brookshire, J. (2019). U.S. fashion brands endeavors toward sustainability from the kaizen perspective: a data mining based lexical analysis. International Textile and Apparel Association, Las Vegas, NV.

• Li, M., Rana, M. R. I., & Zhao, L. (2019). A study of sustainability practices of us fashion brands through dictionary-based text analysis. International Textile and Apparel Association, Las Vegas, NV.

• Rana, M. R. I., Ha-Brookshire, J. (2019). Social sustainability in workplace: an investigation of the buyer-supplier relationship through power and psychologically defensive workplace behavior. Sustainability in Fashion: Regent’s University/ITAA Joint Conference, London, UK.

• Rana, M. R. I., Ha-Brookshire, J. (2018). New framework proposal for sustainable textile and apparel education. International Textile and Apparel Association, Cleveland, OH.

• Rana, M. R. I., Ha-Brookshire, J. (2018). Influence of work experience and job stressor on textile and apparel factory mangers' negative workplace behavior. International Textile and Apparel Association, Cleveland, OH.

• Rana, M. R. I., Ha-Brookshire, J. (2018). Carrot or stick? Examination of the role of buyers' coercive and reward power on suppliers’ job satisfaction and turnover intention. International Textile and Apparel Association, Cleveland, OH.

• Rana, M. R. I., Zhao, L. (2018). A fashion buyer's role in the 21st century: a data-mining-based content analysis approach. International Textile and Apparel Association, Cleveland, OH.

• Rana, M. R. I., Ha-Brookshire, J. (2017). Psychologically defensive workplace managerial practices in the labor-intensive apparel manufacturing sectors. International Conference on Social Science, Arts, Business and Education, San Francisco, CA.

Non peer-reviewed Conference Presentations

• Rana, M. R. I. (2020). Measurement of Psychologically Defensive Workplace Behavior in Textile & Apparel Industry. 37th Annual Research & Creative Activities Forum, Graduate Professional Council, University of Missouri, MO, Virtual Conference.