Category: SAAM Event
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DEI Certification Program
3-Month (12-Week, 48 contact hours) Professional Certificate Format: Every Saturday – 4 hours per week (2 hours live online plus two hours self study with online support) Start Date: 12 July 2025 Are you an HR leader, manager, educator, or diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) advocate ready to drive real…
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WLP 2025 – Post-Event Report and Feedback
We are delighted to share a reflective Post-Event Report and Feedback authored by one of our esteemed participants, Urva Tul Wusqa, following the South Asian Academy of Management’s (SAAM) Women Leadership Program (WLP), held in April 2025 in Lahore. Urva Tul Wusqa, Head of OD & Talent at Highnoon, offers…
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Highlights of Women Leadership Program (WLP 2025)
Here is a brief video highlighting the key moments of “Women Leadership Program (WLP 2025) – Breaking the Glass Ceiling”, held at Avari, Lahore on 17-18 April 2025. It was a pleasure for the South Asian Academy of Management (SAAM) to host this powerful two-day learning experience with an incredible…
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WLP 2025: Women’s Legal Rights in Pakistan
I recently had the privilege of training and engaging with a group of truly inspiring women leaders from across Pakistan at the Women Leadership Program (WLP): Breaking the Glass Ceiling, held at Avari Lahore on April 17-18, 2025 under the auspices of South Asian Academy of Management (SAAM). Participants came…
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SAAM Webinar: What Can CEOs Do to Foster Inclusive Culture and Gender Equality
In this webinar, held on 22 January 2025 (3-5pm), esteemed panel of guest speakers shared their invaluable insights and experiences. -Mr Musadaq Zulqarnain, Chairperson of Interloop, highlighted impactful interventions to promote gender equality within Interloop and other organizations. -Ms Faeza Asad Khan, Chief Strategy Officer of Abacus, shared her experiences…
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Women Leadership Program in Lahore on 17-18 April 2025
Women in Leadership Program: Breaking the Glass Ceiling If these challenges resonate with you, join our exclusive executive education workshop“Women’s Leadership Program: breaking the glass ceiling” A transformational event hosted by the South Asian Academy of Management (SAAM), from 17-18 April 2025 at Avari Lahore. Led by Dr. Jawad Syed…
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Issues and challenges facing transgender persons in Pakistan
South Asian Academy of Management hosted a panel discussion at LUMS on issues and challenges facing transgender persons in Pakistan. In his opening talk, Dr Jawad Syed discussed how a relational lens may help us understand and address the multilevel issues facing transgender individuals in terms of their employment and…
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The C-Suite Impact Network (CSIN) at LUMS
The C-Suite Impact Network (CSIN) To promote impactful and meaningful academy-industry linkage, a meeting of the C-SIN was organized at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on Saturday 8 July 2023, under the auspices of the South Asian Academy of Management (SAAM). The event’s focus was on issues of corporate…
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7th Asian Management Research and Case Conference – AMRC 2018
7th Asian Management Research and Case Conference (AMRC) Theme: CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE: EMERGING TRENDS IN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND CASES IN ASIA Sub Theme: China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative: Implications for Management & Organizations in Asia Knowledge Partners: South Asian Academy of Management (SAAM), Sage Publishing. Detail: Lahore University of…
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AOM 2016 PDW: Gender, Generations and Leadership: Insights from South Asia
Abstract Scholars have described the global leadership literature as western-centric (Arvey et al., 2015), age-blind (Spisak et al., 2014) and male-dominated (Kyriakidou, 2012; Syed & Murray, 2008). This PDW aims to address these gaps by providing an unconventional non- western perspective (Bamberger & Pratt, 2010) and incorporating intersectionality in gender…
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AOM 2014 PDW: Conducting research in South Asia: Thinking ahead and being different
This is an interactive PDW (in a roundtable discussion format) that presents South Asia as neglected context in international management (IM) research despite its richness and complexity. We focus upon highlighting relevance of the emerging South Asian economies in international management (IM) research, and pose two main questions, a) why…
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AOM 2014 Symposium: Working wo(men) of South Asia: Why we matter
Organisers: Edwina Pio, Jawad Syed Abstract Complexity is a key aspect of South Asia with a population of 1.649 billion. Caste, class, patriarchy, religion, agriculture, technology, terrorism and violence impact working wo(men) on an everyday basis. In constructing South Asian wo(men), we are aware of the multiplicity of socio-cultural, religious,…
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SAAM Caucus at AOM 2013
The South Asian Academy of Management (SAAM) caucus (title: “Investigating Capitalism and Management via the South Asian Academy of Management”) was held on 12 Aug 2013 at the Academy of Management Conference (Orlando, Florida). It was co-orgnized by Jawad Syed and Edwina Pio. Minutes: The Caucus participants agreed that instead…
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SAAM/SAJBS Social at AOM 2012 Boston
Shaista Khilji (Editor in Chief of the South Asian Journal of Global Business Research – now SAJBS) organized a social evening to appreciate supporters of the SAJGBR and the SAAM during the Academy of Management Conference in Boston. The aim of the social was to celebrate the contributions that our…
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SAAM Breakfast and Symposium at the AOM 2011
SAAM Breakfast and Symposium at the Academy of Management Conference: 16 August 2011 Participants of AOM Conference 2011 at San Antonio, Texas Scholars originating from South Asia or if their research concerned management and organizations in countries in South Asia or related to South Asian diaspora in other countries, attended…
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AOM 2011 Symposium: East Meets West: A South Asian Perspective on Management Theories and Practices
Call for Papers for a Scholarly Symposium at the Academy of Management 2011 East Meets West: A South Asian Perspective on Management Theories and Practices San Antonio, Texas (August 12-16, 2011) Symposium organizers: Jawad Syed, University of Kent, UK, j.syed@kent.ac.uk Naresh Khatri, University of Missouri, USA, khatrin@health.missouri.edu Shaista E. Khilji,…
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