14th South Asian Management Forum (SAMF)

Theme: "Governance and Public Policy – Role of Management Development"

From 24th - 26th April, 2017, Male, Maldives

South Asian Management Forum (SAMF) is a biennial conference organized by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA). The forum aims to bring together management experts, scholars, practicing managers, business leaders, policy administrators and other academicians from different countries of South Asia on a platform to discuss various connected issues and share their research findings. The 14th SAMF 2017 hosted by MNU Business School, Maldives National University, Male, Maldives was held at Bandos Island, Maldives from April 24-26, 2017.

The theme of the 14th SAMF 2017 was “Governance and Public Policy – Role of Management Development”. Besides plenary sessions there were concurrent sessions where papers were presented by leading academic/research scholars from the participating South Asian countries.

The core themes were grouped under the following headings:
Session 1: Governance and Management Development
Session 2: Role of Management Education in Evolving Public Policies
Session 3: Governance Scenario across sectors
Session 4: Governance and Institutional Building
Session 5: International Best Practices in formulating Public Policies

Inauguration Ceremony

Veledictory Function

Seminar

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