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The impact of AACSB accreditation: A multiple case study of Canadian university business schools
Author(s) -
Elliott Catherine
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian journal of administrative sciences / revue canadienne des sciences de l'administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1936-4490
pISSN - 0825-0383
DOI - 10.1002/cjas.1257
Subject(s) - accreditation , reputation , leverage (statistics) , context (archaeology) , accounting , qualitative research , management , empirical research , political science , phenomenon , public relations , business , sociology , economics , social science , geography , computer science , archaeology , law , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , machine learning
Over the last two decades there has been a significant increase in the number of university business schools seeking accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Despite this remarkable growth there has been limited empirical research on this phenomenon. Using a qualitative multiple case study approach, this research explores the impact of accreditation on four Canadian university business schools. Participants reported seven main effects, with the most important being enhanced reputation, leverage for change, increased management efficiencies, and focus on research. These impacts were influenced by the context in which accreditation took place. Environmental uncertainty as a contextual dimension is discussed. Copyright © 2013 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.