©AACSB

• Global mission and activities
• Visioning Initiative
• Strategic Planning
• Diversity
• MVOA
• Accreditation Update

Advance management education worldwide through accreditation, thought leadership and value-added services

Reach of AACSB International
AACSB-accredited members present
AACSB members present
No AACSB members present
Distribution of schools as of August 12, 2015.

The Americas
775 Members
556 Accredited
59 In Process
U.S. Only
658 Members
517 Accredited
40 In Process
Macro-Regions by AACSB Membership
EMEA
352 Members
105 Accredited
79 In Process
Distribution of schools as of August 12, 2015.
Asia-Pacific
304 Members
79 Accredited
95 In Process

Macro-Regions by AACSB Membership
Locations
AACSB
Members
AACSB
Accredited
Asia-Pacific 304 79
EMEA 352 105
The Americas 775 556
United States 658 517
Global Totals 1,431 740
Note: U.S. national figures include those of U.S. territories around the world.
Accounting
Accredited
8
2
172
172
182
In Process
(Initial)
95
79
59
40
233
Source: AACSB data and analysis as of 8/12/2015.

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AACSB.edu/vision
A collective effort to envision the future for management education, and help b-schools find their way within that future.
Shifting Roles of
Management in
Society
Evolving Expectations of Management
Education
The Way We:
• Create: Research and Scholarship
• Teach: Pedagogy and Learning
• Connect: Outreach and Engagement
• Lead: Strategy and Administration
Emerging
Opportunities for
Business Schools

AACSB.edu/vision
Leadership
Lifelong Learning
Development
Inter-disciplinary
Collaboration
Shared Prosperity
Intersecting Academe
Economic & Social Impact & Practice
Evidence-Based
Knowledge
Incubators of Higher Ed Innovations

• Context: Where AACSB should go, Where B-
Schools should go
• Process/Expected Outcomes: Affirmation of vision, mission and strategic change agenda
• Engagement: Staff, Board and Members
• member survey
• regional deans feedback
• visioning contributions

• Appointment of a Chief Diversity and Inclusion
Advocate
• Inclusion of Diversity in Strategic Priorities and
Strategic Planning
• Best Practices and Signatories
• Engendering Conversations
• Identifying and Sharing Best Practices
• Enhanced programming
• Diversity and Inclusion Scorecard

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MVOA – Target Market: Students & Parents
• Redesign of BestBizSchools.com
• Refreshed branding, enhanced user interface, streamlined search
• Individual school profile pages; students find the best
‘fit’
• Lead generation ‘pass through’ platform
• Integrated marketing launch plan including social media
• New section added to BSQ will capture:
• Marketing/communications contact
• Lead generation/recruiting contact
• Unique profile description for each school

MVOA – Target Market: Students & Parents
• Google AdWords Grant – AACSB awarded a $120k credit towards Google
AdWords placement to raise awareness of the mission, importance, and value of accreditation.
• GMAC – accreditation messaging on gmat.com
• BGS – relationship building and participation in Global Leadership
Summit
• Tools and resources under development:
• Print and digital marketing materials - Fall 2015
• Customizable with institution branding, content
• Ongoing relationship building to meet marketing/recruiting needs
• Contact: Sarah Ham, Senior Manager, Marketing at AACSB sarah.ham@aacsb.edu

MVOA – Target Market: Business Practice
• Continued involvement with AACSB Business Practices
Council
• Pilot LinkedIn Group to foster communication and discussion of issues among leaders in Business Practice and business schools
• Relationship building with SHRM for knowledge gathering and target audience research

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Delivering Relevant & High-Quality
Management Education
Engagement
Innovation
Impact

100+ schools reviewed under 2013 standards
• Mission differentiation, mission-driven
• Impact and quality of intellectual contributions
• Curriculum management and AoL
• Faculty Qualifications, deployment

• 222 schools in-process
• 15 accounting
• 27 initial visits, 2 deferrals
• 143 Continuous Improvement Review visits
• 18% Bus, 9% Acct CIR2s, 5 Focused Review1s,
1 Focused Review 2s

2015-2016
• Final year transition to 2013 accreditation standards
• A7: Information Technology
• Explicit integration of data analytics and data management tools into accounting standards
• Last year of 3 year transition
• Std 4: Student Admissions, Progression and Career
Development
• Document school performance and student achievement information on an annual basis
• Make information publicly available via web sites and other means

• Effective practice
• Pre-visit
• Early and ongoing communication
• Vast majority very satisfied
• Concerns
• Lack of advanced communication
• Poor or inconsistent team preparation
• Last minute travel arrangements and requests for excessive information
• Not a mission-driven review (rigidity)

MY A CCREDITATION

Where is it?
https://myaccreditation.aacsb.edu/ams/default.aspx

What are some key features?
• Single sign on (SSO) with myAACSB &
Exchange
• Accreditation portal for use on any computer, tablet, or smartphone
• I.E., Chrome, Firefox, iOS
• Responsive Web Design
• Provides an optimal viewing experience-easy reading/navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling across

Web: www.aacsb.edu/myaccreditation/
Information, FAQ, and Webinars
Email: myAccreditation@aacsb.edu
Call: +1 (813) 769-6546 or
Your AACSB staff liaison

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