...Steffen Roth Purpose This study aims to present a solution-focused approach to current problems and criticisms faced by business schools. Design/methodology/approach To facilitate the required shift from problems to solutions, this study outlines a theory method and demonstrates how it has...

...Pauline Gleadle; Nelarine Cornelius; Eric Pezet; Graeme Salaman; Todd Bridgman Purpose This paper seeks to explore notions of enterprise as an instance of organizational change within university business schools, using a theoretical approach drawn from the discourse theory of Ernesto Laclau...

... that business schools have often selected and rewarded faculty for their academic credentials and for their ability to conduct empirical research regardless of institutional type. In recent studies following the introduction of the new AACSB stan‐dards, deans surveyed generally anticipate only modest changes...

... Business schools Standards Through its accreditation process, the AACSB certified a threshold level of scholarly performance for schools and colleges of business that became accredited. These programmes were evaluated in such areas as faculty preparation, publication and research performance...

... with these contrasting alternative epistemological positions for conducting qualitative research on the knowledge construction assumptions of faculty or other professionals. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Business schools Management development Management education Organizational change Qualitative techniques...

...) of accredited and non‐accredited business schools evaluated the change potential for their school of the new AACSB accreditation standards. They reported their schools′ current and future emphases on teaching, research, and service to industry; and on basic and applied research and instructional development...

... for the revised accreditation process of the AACSB. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Attitude surveys Business schools Classification USA Mission Orientations and Deans' Perceptions: Implications for the New AACSB Accreditation Standards Mission Orientations and Perceptions 17 Chester C. Cotton, John F...

...Curtis W. Cook With the accelerated impact of external forces on business school academic programmes, a key question that faculty and administrators must address is whether to continue to pursue incremental curriculum extensions (the traditional approach) or to undertake large‐scale reform...

...S.M. Jameel Hasan Examines the incongruency between what business schools teach and what business organizations actually need. Suggests a need for reform. Explores the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)accreditation standards and suggests that this needs much clarification...