What We Do

Since 1977, the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia (HBSACM) has been active in fostering social and fraternal association among HBS alumni in Malaysia.

The number of HBS alumni in HBSACM has grown substantially since its inception. They include the “Who’s Who” of the government and corporate sectors.

The Club serves to enhance the professional standards, management and practices of the Malaysian business and corporate sector.

A key goal is to generate interest among senior management personnel and promising university graduates in management positions to further their management training.

In promoting the advancement of education in business, the Senior Management Development Program (SMDP) was held every two years since 1980. The programs were organized in collaboration with HBS Senior Faculty Members.

Participants in these programs are CEOs and senior managers from both the public and private sectors. The program is open to participants from the Asean region with the first Asean Senior Management Development Program (ASMDP) organized in 2005. ASMDP is now held on alternate years.

The ASMDP / SMDP is a one/two-week residential program modelled on the HBS Executive Education Program in Boston. It uses the Case Study Method to accelerate learning and develop the thinking skills and potential of practicing managers for advancement to higher job positions.

The total number of graduates from these programs from 1980 to 2019 is more than 2,600. The 97th SMDP was held at Hotel Bangi - Putrajaya from July 14 to 21, 2019.

Other activities organized for members include anniversary dinners, golf tournaments, corporate visits, family outings, seminars, luncheon and dinner talks.

To meet its corporate social responsibility, HBSACM under its Foundation provides funds to universities for specific studies. It also donates books and computers to schools and awards MBA scholarships and Gold Medals to the best university student in MBA and BBA studies.

The Club’s activities, such as the SMDP, the Manager of the Year award, the dinners, seminars, luncheons and golf tournaments, have consistently drawn good support from both public and private sector organisations.

We also run a Trust Fund, which we set up in 1984. The main aim of the Trust Fund is to promote and disseminate knowledge and education in business studies and other related fields. Various sums of money have been donated and/or subscribed to the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia Foundation.

The Foundation carried out various programs, such as the awarding of scholarships to pursue post-graduate degrees in local and foreign universities, and funding of various studies such as on wage trends and wage systems in Malaysia.

We have also set up a reference library for members of the Club.

The Library contains the latest on technology, corporate financial management, marketing, organisational behaviour, corporate strategy and human resource management.

Internationally and regionally, the Club is active in attending Harvard Business School Alumnirelated meetings across the Asia-Pacific region. The Club’s active involvement in HBS Alumnirelated meetings not only complements Malaysian government efforts but also enhances the Club’s credibility within the HBS fraternity.

10th Asean Senior Management Development Program July 14-21, 2019 | Bangi Resort Hotel, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor