Sazid is an aspiring scholar focused on advancing scholarship on labor standards. His primary research interest revolves around working conditions in global supply chains (GSC). He is particularly interested in worker voice as a solution to improving these conditions, the central subject of his thesis and related projects. 

Sazid has presented papers as the lead author on GSC issues at two conferences of the Labour and Employment Relations Association (LERA). His first paper, currently under revise and resubmit at ILR Review, examines the relationship with supervisors in enhancing worker positive affect and reducing turnover intention, highlighting the role of worker committees and private regulatory institutions. His second paper, recently presented at the 76th Annual LERA Conference, explores how various direct and indirect voice mechanisms in Jordan's Better Work scheme help reduce verbal abuse and sexual harassment. 

A mixed-method and interdisciplinary scholar, Sazid is skilled in both quantitative methods, as shown in his two papers, and qualitative methods, as demonstrated by the fieldwork component of his thesis. He integrates broader literature to supplement Employment Relations and GVC scholarship. His research interests also include power dynamics, collective voice/union movements, precarity, and organizational justice, which he aims to incorporate into his future work while maintaining a focused yet interdisciplinary outlook. 

Sazid Ahmad holds a BBA from The Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, and an MSc degree, with Distinction, in Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations from Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. In 2019 he was a member of the winning team of the case study competition at the Annual MSc HRM and IHRM Conference.

Sazid has professional experience working in Asiatic Experiential Marketing Limited and Market Access Providers Limited, two renowned marketing agencies in Bangladesh. He is also experienced in HR and completed an internship at BRAC International, related to his area of specialisation.

Sazid’s Master’s dissertation focused on the UCU and the decision making influence of women in the union. Due to his research interests and academic progress, he was selected as the recipient of the Rita Stephen Scholarship for 2021-22 academic session.

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Job Market Paper Title:

Preventing Sexual Harassment & Verbal Abuse of Workers in GSCs: The Role of Different Voice Mechanisms

Conference Presentations:

• Supervisor Interpersonal Justice, Worker Affect, and Turnover Intention in Global Supply Chains: Evidence from Bangladeshi Garment Factories (Presented an earlier draft at LERA 74th Annual Conference)

• Preventing Sexual Harassment & Verbal Abuse of Workers in GSCs: The Role of Different Voice Mechanisms (Presented at LERA 76th Annual Conference)