Being a national non-profit and non-partisan membership-based professional organization, MAN has been an important forum for developing management professionalism and a performance-oriented as well as socially responsible work culture in the country. It has a strong membership base of over 2500 individuals and 250 institutions from different disciplines and sectors of Nepalese economy and society. MAN is one of the founding members of the Asian Association of Management Organizations (AAMO). It has also close links with a number of well-known professional bodies like the American Management Association (AMA), All India Management Association (AIMA) and North India Management Association (NIMA). These linkages help MAN to have access to information on the best management practices and techniques available in the other parts of the world. The networking platforms include: