Management Association of Pakistan

MAP is a professional Association, a not-for-profit and a non-political organization. The Association has an elected board of directors, i.e. the Executive Committee, comprising of corporate leaders from Pakistan's top notch companies viz. KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co., SICPA Inks Pakistan, Institute of Business Management (IoBM), International Industries Ltd, English Biscuit Manufacturers (EBM), Jubilee Life Insurance Co. Ltd, and NBP Fund.
Since its inception in 1964, MAP has dedicated its efforts in promoting professionalism in management disciplines and best management practices. The primary objective before the Association has always been to stimulate interest in, and disseminate knowledge about modern managerial practices and techniques. The Association has flourished for over 50 years as an apex forum for training and communication of ideas in the field of management in Pakistan. Over last fifty years, the Association has organized about 1680 Seminars and Training Courses with above fifty eight thousand participants so far having benefited from such programs.
While some members join the Management Association of Pakistan simply for the intangible benefit of supporting the mission of the organization, others join to benefit from our training programs and networking opportunities. Whichever the case, MAP members are entitled to a wide range of tangible benefits such as:
1. Conventions: Besides our workshops on an array of management topics, each year, we bring together national and international leaders, strategists and management experts on one platform via our flagship event. Each Convention being theme based, our 18th Convention, held on 28th & 29th September 2016, was on the theme "Dancing with Disruption - Re-Inventing the Modern Organization", our 19th MAP Convention was held on 17th-19th October 2017 which was on the theme: "Rising with Millennials - Creating Sustainable Businesses". On 3rd October 2018, our 20th MAP Convention was held on the theme: "Reinventing Management in the Age of Technology", with International Keynote Speaker, Mr. Magnus Lindkvist, Futurist, and Author of The Attack of the Unexpected.
2. Corporate Excellence Awards: Since 1982, MAP holds pride in recognizing and rewarding the best managed companies in Pakistan by instituting the Corporate Excellence Awards. Institutional members and others vie with each other to win the top trophy in Industrial and Financial categories. We held our 34th Corporate Excellence Awards on 9th April, 2019, the top Industrial Category Amir S. Chinoy Award winner was Indus Motors Company Limited, while the Financial Category Award winner was Jubilee Life Insurance Company Ltd.
3. Benefits through AAMO membership: Our strategic alliance with Asian Association of Management Organizations (AAMO) provides our members with the opportunity to participate in the 'Asian Management Games'; winning team avails a complimentary field study trip to Macau and Hong Kong. Additionally, two young MAP members are chosen to participate in the 'Young Managers Program' held in Macau each year. Another value addition by MAP is a 5 days training program, the Tun Razak Youth Leadership Award (TRYLA), organized in collaboration with AAMO and Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) in Lumut, Perak, Malaysia. Apart from this, AAMO's quarterly newsletter's soft copy is emailed by MAP to all our members which addresses contemporary management thoughts and practices.
4. International Individual Membership: Another value addition for our Individual members is to subscribe for Individual membership of any of the Asian Association member organizations, e.g. Australia, Macau, India and others, to benefit from their programs.
5. Membership Benefits: Besides vast networking opportunities at the MAP events which are ideal for knowing and meeting the corporate luminaries of Pakistan, MAP has recently introduced a wide array of complimentary benefits each for Institutional members, Individual members and the Student members category.
6. Membership Recognition Certificates: We value our members and their patronage of MAP. To acknowledge this association, we issue a membership recognition certificate, renewed each year for members in good standing.
7. Certified and Customized Training Sessions: Our workshops and trainings are tailored to meet the diverse needs of quality professionals. In-house trainings at the Institutional members' location are arranged.
8. Quarterly E-Newsletter "InsightMAP": Our e-newsletter encompasses all the happenings in MAP and is emailed to MAP members.
9. Recognition of Altruistic Leadership & Selfless service to humankind: For his exemplary philanthropic social work for the Pakistani nation, Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, CEO Indus Hospital Network, was recently conferred a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Management Association of Pakistan. Furthermore, MAP recommended his name for Asian Leadership Award to the Asian Association of Management Organization (AAMO); this award was presented to Dr. Abdul Bari Khan on 29th May 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at a ceremony held by AAMO which also attended by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad.