Arobindu Dash

Mr. Arobindu Dash is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Bangladesh. Born and raised in Bangladesh, he earned a master's degree (with thesis) in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and a bachelor's (honors) in Psychology from University of Dhaka with Jagannath Hall Gold Medal for academic excellence.

Mr. Dash has more than six years of research and teaching experience in academia. He joined first the Canadian University of Bangladesh and then the United International University as a part-time faculty member. He has also been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Cambridge Judge Business School in the United Kingdom.

His academic inquiries focus on the people side of entrepreneurship and economic development. More specifically, he seeks to understand how psychological factors (e.g., psychology theory-based interventions) bolster entrepreneurial actions (e.g., entrepreneurial orientation, mindset, intention and behavior) which eventually facilitate economic outcomes (e.g., tackling unemployment, job creation, poverty reduction). His career goal is to apply psychological science for the public good. His research has contributed to the Psychology and Business literature with over 30 papers in top leading journals like Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Scientific Reports amongst others. His work has been cited over 1,650 times and continues to show an upward trend.

In addition to his research and teaching, he was a consultant for the World Bank, USA. Outside of academia, he enjoys exploring natural sites with his family, running, and playing Cricket.