Management Association
of Pakistan (formerly West Pakistan Management
Association) was formed in 1964 by a small
group of dedicated entrepreneurs and senior
professional managers, who were keenly aware
of the demands that were likely to be made
on managerial talent within the country, as
a result of the rapid increase in the tempo
of industrial activity. The need for such
an Association had become pressing because
of the important role assigned to the private
sector in Pakistan’s plan for development
and the declared policy of the Government
to encourage the professional managerial class
in the country. In the last thirty-six years
the Association has established itself as
a major forum for training and communication
of ideas in the field of management in Pakistan.
Its status and contributions are widely recognized.
To Lead the Change Process Towards
Best Management Practices.
MISSION
Management Association of Pakistan
is committed to excellence in management through human
capital development, creating awareness and recognizing
best management practices to enhancing the competitiveness.
OBJECTIVES
Collect and disseminate information
on relevant management practices by: Holding
regular seminars, organizing conferences, sharing libraries
and databases. Pursuing
collaboration with similar international bodies.
Facilitating the development of
management courses in cooperation with existing organizations
and educational institutions.
Improving standards of corporate excellence by organizing
award competitions and mutual sharing of best practices.
Developing a code of business conduct and ethical standards.
Promoting awareness thereof and encouraging implementation.
Influencing the general public, trade bodies and the government
on relevant macro-social economic matters in the context
of the national environment by using press publications,
press conferences and seminars etc.
Enhancing the image and credibility of MAP with its members,
corporate sectors, government and the general public.
Octara (formerly TCS Management Development
Services) is an independent business unit of TCS Private Limited.
With a team of dedicated professionals in the fields of event
management, corporate training workshops, publications, and
corporate services, Octara provides the best possible solutions
in these areas to the corporate, government and NGO sectors
in Pakistan and the UAE.
Octara (through the TCS MDS platform)
has the honor of organizing groundbreaking events like the first
international Telecommunications Investment Conference, CFA
Association of Pakistan 2nd Excellence Award Ceremony, ITU World
telecom Day Conference, and numerous others. All these conferences
and events have featured speakers and delegates from across
the world including USA, UAE, and all over Asia.
Our workshops and seminars with world
class speakers and trainers like Dr. Edward de Bono, Omar S.
Khan, Etsko Schuitema, Bob Urichuck, Ron Kaufman, Sandra Reeves,
Dr. Sunil Gupta, Naseem Javed, Dr. Francois Hugo, Peter Bixby,
Rose-marie Fernandez, Ramiz Allawala and numerous others in
Dubai, Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad are much sought after events.
In the UAE Octara has partnered with organizations
like Right Selection, Datamatix Group, and Etisalat Academy
for international and regional events.
As a strategic partner to Leading Minds,
Octara was exclusively responsible for marketing the premier
event "Leaders in Dubai 2005" in Pakistan which featured
speakers like Bill Clinton, Madeline Albright, Kenichi Ohmae,
Spencer Johnson and many others.
Octara is also the Event Manager for the
up coming 10th Management Convention of the Management Association
of Pakistan to be held in March 2006.
Octara's flagship publication CONNECT
is the most widely read corporate newsletter in Pakistan and
is also being published in an international edition exclusively
for UAE, Canada and the UK.
Holding
regular seminars, organizing conferences, sharing libraries
and databases.
