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Only a small percentage of institutions offering management education are accredited by either AACSB or EQUIS. Certainly outside of North America and Western Europe there are only a handful of accredited schools. This does not mean that all non-accredited schools are to be ignored. Indeed many local business schools/management departments outside of North America and Western Europe will be able to offer greater insights, research and contacts to their local business community than accredited schools located in the USA or France say.
Membership of the local (either regional or national) management education association can be a useful extra tool in assessing a school's quality. Below we list most of the relevant associations around the world. Many (but not all) of them require prospective members to fulfil certain "quality assessment" criteria in order to join. All the associations listed below have their own websites – we recommend making contact with these organisations to assure yourself of its members' credentials.
GFME - Global Foundation for Management Development
The Global Foundation for Management Education is a joint initiative of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). It aims to identify and address challenges and opportunities in the practice of management education worldwide, and also to advance its quality and content. The GFME seeks to collaborate and cooperate with organizations and individuals throughout the world, recognizing the cultural aspects and sensitivities of its global constituency. It is focused on thought leadership and collaboration rather than on accreditation. www.gfme.org
INTERMAN – The International Association of Management Development Associations
As of 2009 INTERMAN has been wound up and no longer operates. Formed in 1985 it was a "network of networks" of management development associations. It hosted a Global Forum, a conference on management education that occured twice a decade (last one in Chile in October 2005).
EUROPE
FRANCE
Association Nationale des IAE (Instituts d'Administration des Entreprises) (National Association of Graduate Business Schools, FRANCE)
The French Business School network has its (French only) website at www.reseau-iae.org . It has 29 member schools located throughout France.
FNEGE – Fondation Nationale pour L’Enseignement de la Gestion de l’Entreprise (French Foundation for Management Education)
Established in 1968 by both government and private bodies to train trainers and support management research. It is connected to most of the French business schools. www.fnege.net
Conference des Grandes Ecoles (Association of “Grandes Ecoles”)
“Grandes Ecoles” are graduate schools. They tend to be large educational institutions with close ties to industry. Courses generally are “long-term”. All Grandes Ecoles are accredited by Commission des Formations et des Diplômes de Gestion. For more information see www.cge.asso.fr .
GERMANY, AUSTRIA, and SWITZERLAND
FIBAA – Akkreditierungsagentur für Bachelor- und Masterstudiengänge. (Foundation for International Administration Accreditation)
Located in Bonn, this organisation covers management education institutions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. www.fibaa.de
ITALY
ASFOR - Associazione per la formazione alla direzione aziendale (Italian Association for Management Education Development)
Established in 1971 and now with 60 members, ASFOR runs its own accreditation scheme. See www.asfor.it for more details.
SPAIN
AEEDE - Asociación Española de Escuelas de Dirección de Empresas. (Spanish Association of Business Schools)
AEEDE was set up in1989 and has a membership of 11 of Spain’s leading business schools. Membership is based on meeting certain minimum teaching criteria. For more information visit www.aeede.es
UNITED KINGDOM
ABS – The Association of Business Schools
This is a purely UK based organisation. Full membership is only available to UK located universities and business schools. There is no “accreditation” as such, but membership is only available to business schools that meet certain criteria – primarily that their courses are quality assured through the UK higher education sector (www.qaa.ac.uk) More information on ABS can be found at www.the-abs.org.uk .
CENTRAL and EASTERN EUROPE
CEEMAN Management Development Association
Based in Slovenia CEEMAN was set-up in 1993 to foster the development of management education in Central and Eastern Europe. CEEMAN now is a global network of management development institutions focusing on the quality of education and innovations within the field, as well as in the broad area of subjects related to change, and includes over 200 institutional and individual members from 51 countries in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. www.ceeman.org
POLAND
(SEM) FORUM - Stowarzyszenie Edukacji Menedzerskiej (Association of Management Education – Poland)
Created in 1993 as an organisation bringing together everyone interested in supporting management education in Poland, it has run its own accreditation programme since 1994. Accredited members are listed at its website www.semforum.org.pl
RUSSIA
RABE – Russian Association of Business Education
Established in 1990 and now with over 100 members. See www.rabe.ru for more information.
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
CFBSD – Canadian Federation of Business School Deans
Established in 1976 and now with over 50 members, CFBSD is committed to creating excellence in business education and furthering links between business schools and external institutions. www.hec.ca/cfbsd
USA
AACSB - Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
See entry under Accreditation
LATIN AMERICA
CLADEA – Consejo Latinamericano de Escuelas de Administración (Latin-American Business School Council)
Established in Lima, Peru in 1967 and with over 100 members CLADEA is the pre-eminent management education association in Latin America. Membership is based on meeting stringent criteria through a process similar to that of accreditation. www.cladea.org
ASIA
AMDISA – Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia
Established in 1988 AMDISA draws together management associations from across the SAARC region (South Asia Association for Regional Co-operation: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) . Further information and links to the national associations can be found at www.amdisa.org .
ADSGM – Association of Deans of South-East Asian Graduate Schools of Management
ADSGM is an exclusive association composed of deans from top management schools in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
CAMAN – Central Asian Foundation for Management Development
Established in 1995 and with over 50 members, the association is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. caman-kz.euro.ru/bframeen.html
2) Other management education organizations
AOM - Academy of Management
The Academy of Management is a leading professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations. Founded in 1936 by two professors, the Academy of Management is the oldest and largest scholarly management association in the world. Today, the Academy, although US-based, is the professional home for over 14,500 members from 90 nations. www.aomonline.org
AAOM – Asia Academy of Management
The Asia Academy of Management is designed to encourage management research, education and knowledge dissemination that are of relevance to management in Asia. The Asia Academy is a global organization that welcomes both ethnic Asian and non-ethnic Asian researchers and managers who are interested in management issues relevant to Asia. www.baf.cuhk.edu.hk/asia-aom/
ANZAM – Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management
ANZAM is the peak professional body for management educators, researchers and practitioners, with about 300 members from Australia, New Zealand and other Asian/Pacific countries. It now has over 40 institutional members, representing almost every Australian university and increasingly is playing a leading role in presenting a common view to government and industry bodies on strategic issues relevant to management education.” www.anzam.uts.edu.au
BAM - British Academy of Management
The British Academy of Management was founded in 1986 to encourage the development and sharing of knowledge about organisational and management studies; to act as a forum for the development of an integrated body of management knowledge; to encourage and promote interdisciplinary research and collaboration and to further the development of management education. www.bam.ac.uk
ECLO - European Consortium for the Learning Organisation
A global organisation devoted to the sustainable development of all aspects of learning and personal and management development. It brings together leading academics, corporate executives and consultants
from different countries, institutions, cultures and backgrounds and provides them with unparalleled benchmarking and networking opportunities. The members, who communicate through the array of network activities, learn from each other, develop relationships and use this knowledge to manage more effectively and increase their competitive edge. www.eclo.org
EURAM – European Academy of Management
The European Academy of Management is a professional society for scholars in the field of management. EURAM aims to be an open, international and multicultural European forum for networking and research in general management, strategy, corporate governance, organisational theory, organisational behaviour and decision-making.” EURAM is managed by EIASM – see below. www.euram-online.org
IAM - Irish Academy of Management
The purpose of the Irish Academy of Management is to promote the advancement of research, knowledge, and education in the field of organisation and management studies in the island of Ireland. www.iamireland.com
EIASM – European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management
Based in Brussels EIASM is an international network for management research and teaching that contains over 29,000 management scientists from all over the world. www.eiasm.be
EFQM – European Foundation of Quality Management
Based in Brussels EFQM has been helping European businesses make better products and deliver improved services through the effective use of leading edge management practices. www.efqm.org
PACIBER – Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education and Research
PACIBER was created in 1988 as a consortium of 27 leading universities dedicated to bridging the gap by establishing linkages to promote international business education, research and exchange of information among faculty and students. www.paciber.org
UNICON – International University Consortium for Executive Education
Founded in 1972, UNICON now has over 70 members that focus on the theory and delivery of executive education. Their website is used as a clearinghouse for executive education positions and a forum for ideas. www.uniconexed.org
BALAS – Business Association of Latin American Studies
BALAS is an international organization dedicated to bringing together scholars and professional managers to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas and to provide leadership in the areas of Latin American business and economic research and practice. www.balas.org
PIM - Partnership in International Management
A consortium of leading business schools that facilitates the international exchange of MBA or masters degree-equivalent students among its member institutions, encourages the development of joint ventures and cooperation among faculty members and researchers www.pimnetwork.org
USEFUL WEBSITES
Above the clouds
- run by EFQM this site is devoted to fresh thinking on issues such as work-life balance and new approaches to work. It is slightly irreverent with some entertaining stress relief games as well as serious articles. www.aboveclouds.org
Beyond grey pinstripes - run by the Aspen Institute and the World Resources Institute it reports on social and environmental issues in management education. www.beyondgreypinstripes.org
Best of Biz - a business information site run by London Business School www.bestofbiz.com
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Operations Management - Specialist Operations Management Program Search - a list of Operations Management programs broken down by campus as well as detailed information about the degree and possible career choices.
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