Our aim is to be a World Class Management Association by providing exceptional management services to its members.
Constantly reinventing offerings by being innovative, relevant, and up-to-date.
Bringing industry-relevant topics in seminars, conferences and MDPs addressed by top-notch expert speakers.
Create thought leadership in the field of management principles and practices by
building linkages and networks with the industry, trade, and other institutions to
understand their requirements.
An Introduction to BMA : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbU9UHqFcdQ&t=49s
History and Lineage
Established in 1954, Bombay Management Association has pioneered efforts to help enhance managerial effectiveness and improve the standards of Business Management in India. It is widely regarded as one of the best management associations in India credited for the training and development of innumerable managers. All India Management Association (AIMA) has awarded BMA as ‘Best Local Management Award’ for several times since its inception.
After the independence of our country, the management movement progressed at a rapid speed. With the help of foreign management institutions namely, MIT and Harvard – two management institutions were established in India at Ahmedabad and Calcutta by the Government of India. However, the Indian professionals and entrepreneurs thought differently and established management associations all over the country. The first of it was established in Bombay, namely, the Bombay Management Association.
BMA is India’s premier management association, established in 1954 by the visionary Late Mr. N. Dandekar. BMA pioneered the management movement in India in 1954. BMA took lead in the formation of the All India Management Association (AIMA) in 1957, a rare historical feat where a child nurtured the parent. Situated at one of Mumbai’s premier locations Marine Drive, most popularly known as ‘Queen’s Necklace’, with its sea—view hall is the perfect location to hold meetings and programs for 25-30 professionals.
BMA is an independent non-profit making entity that focuses on providing a wide range of services aimed at enhancing managerial effectiveness in a broad sphere of activities with the goal to improve the standards of business management in India. This is achieved primarily by organising relevant training and lectures, conferences, research projects, and many more activities.
Conferences, Workshops, L&D Initiatives, MDPs, https://bma-india.com/management-development-programmes/?action=tribe_photo&tribe_paged=1&tribe_event_display=past Management Week , Industry Visits, Book Reading Meets, Book Reviews https://bma-india.com/book-review/ , etc are organized on the latest topics and relevant themes of Management and Leadership by BMA. These subjects address the futuristic challenges in multiple domains of industry and emerging economy such as Manufacturing, Finance, Human Development, Information Technology, Governance, Digital, Education. Traditionally Finance Convention, Marketing Convention and HR Convention were organized annually involving eminent panellists and speakers from various industries which have over last three years evolved into the two core signature offerings of Digital Leadership Summit and 10X Conclave aligned with the digital transformation and entrepreneurial wave which has redefined the way global eco system functions. Check out link for conferences at https://bma-india.com/conferences/
World Economic Forum (WEF) identified top 10 core skills to be the most desired by employers in 2020s for effectively managing in VUCA World. BMA and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management have collaborated to design a customised and futuristic L&D intervention based on above findings to effectively address the challenges to enhance the organizational performance and resultant value creation. The innovative Leadership Development Curriculum ‘Leader2020’ is the third signature offering of BMA; a 6 months certificate program for the practicing managers using world class content to be delivered with a pedagogy focused on application using games, real time projects and assigning high profile mentors from the industry. Check out link for Leader 2020 at https://bma-india.com/leader-2020/
In its continued endeavour as a proactive thought leader to enhance the corporate – academic partnership; last year BMA launched an innovative and powerful networking platform titled ‘INNOTHON’. ‘INNOTHON’ the fourth signature offering from BMA is envisioned to create an opportunity for a tripartite collaboration of the young brains and professors of the management institutes of Mumbai with the managers & leaders from the industry; designed and empowered by BMA to innovate and provide new ideas and solutions for live business problems in a cost effective manner and stay ahead of the competition. Winning team of ‘INNOTHON’ takes home The Dandekar Trophy which is sponsored by ACC from 2019 – 2020 onwards. Check out link for INNOTHON at https://bma-india.com/innothon/
Further the networking and association platforms are provided for members through Conceptual Forum of CEOs and Fellowship meets https://bma-india.com/fellowship-meet-2/ , https://bma-india.com/crucial-conversation-with-leaders-on-the-theme-leadership-challenges-in-a-vuca-world-and-bma-fellowship/, https://bma-india.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Brochure.pdf. Other services for its members (MDS) range from staging of plays, movie discussions, evening talks on topics ranging from art and culture to wellness and spirituality.
Contributions by Individuals in the field of management are annually recognized through prestigious BMA awards for BMA Management Man Achiever of the Year, BMA Management Woman Achiever of the Year, BMA ‘ASSURED’ Enterprise of the year, BMA Business Leader of the Decade, BMA Life Time Achievement Award and BMA Special Jury Recognition Award, BMA Best Management Institute Award, BMA Best Faculty Award, BMA Best Student Award etc. Check out link for Awards at https://bma-india.com/awards/
To reach out to our members and stay connected with them during CORONA Pandemic, BMA swiftly shifted its offerings to online mode. The regular MDPs are now offered every week as ‘Friday Fundamentals -E – MDPs’, check out link: https://bma-india.com/events/category/friday-fundamentals-e-mdps/ MDS as ‘Wednesday Wisdom Webinars’ , check out link: https://bma-india.com/events/category/wednesday-wisdom-webinars/ and Networking Meets as ‘Link the Chain – BMA Konnect – Virtual Fellowship Meets’ , check out link: https://bma-india.com/events/category/link-the-chain-e-konnect-virtual-fellowship-meets/. Further a new initiative of celebrity articles in ‘Break the Chain – Leaders Speak Series’ brings a vision of opportunities in the post COVID – 19 world in various domains of industry and economy by corporate bigwigs, successful entrepreneurs and respected academicians from world over every week to our readers to beat the Monday morning blues of lock-down. The latest in this endeavour is our 1st online journal: “E-Ambit”. Check out these links:
https://bma-india.com/category/break-the-chain-leaders-speak-series/ . https://www.flipbookpdf.net/web/site/4031841c7d8d57f6656c511a3b2220dfb29f92eeFBP19717729.pdf.html
VALUES THAT HELP YOU GET BETTER
BMA believes in adding value to organisations by providing inputs to make sure performances in the field get better through their
management development programs. Professionals who attend and complete courses offered by BMA get equipped with the following skills:
Leadership
We nurture leaders with abilities to motivate teams and help them to perform better. We also give them an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of leadership and help them modify their own leadership style to transform them into next level leaders.
Insight
In today’s world, there is an ever-growing need to stay relevant with the world. Which is why at BMA, we make sure corporates and
individuals never miss out on the trending tools and learnings with our latest programs and workshops.
Visioning
Goal setting and business planning is one of the most important tasks a leader has to initiate and implement. BMA aims to make this task a lot easier by helping leaders paint a bright future of their respective companies through unique management modules.
Execution
Most leaders come up with great ideas but that does not guarantee them great results. For that to happen leaders must also master the art of execution. BMA ensures that leaders gain skills and confidence to execute ideas to their full potential.
Networking
Networking can surely be time-consuming or awkward at times, but it is extremely important as it can help you expand your knowledge in the corporate world. With BMA you get an easy access and interactions with the who’s who of the industry. This will give you a competitive edge throughout every stage of your career.
Learning Culture
We don’t just make leaders “get better”, we help them identify and nurture future leaders as well. We ensure that professionals who come to BMA contribute as much as possible to industry. And to do justice to our mission statement.
