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Edit Request

@Justlettersandnumbers: Thank you for the feedback! After reviewing your feedback I can see why some of the proposed edits could be seen as native advertising. There are a few edits however, such as edits 4 and 6, that I believe are objective and sourced. If we were only to submit edits 4 and 6 with their sources, would they be accepted? We're not connected to the COI problems on this page from the past, and want to make sure we're going through the right protocol to abide by Wikipedia's standards. Thanks! Alec Voss (talk) 15:50, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of AACSB. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request in response to my original edit request, which was reviewed by User:Spintendo on 07-MAY-2018. The feedback from the editor was taken into account, and the proposed edits that were initially rejected have been revised, rewrote, and/or resourced as per the editor’s feedback so that they may be approved through this edit request. The new edits are in the collapsed content, and I am happy to talk through any of the edits if anything is unclear. Thank you for your consideration.

  1. Edit 1 – Add the following sentence into the upfront/introductory paragraph:
    • However, in April 2017 the organization expanded its mission beyond accreditation. The new identity defines the organization as a connector[1] between the business education and business communities, and enhances this relationship through AACSB’s professional development, accreditation, and research activities.
  2. Edit 2 – Add the following sentence into the upfront/introductory paragraph:
    • Today, it is the world’s largest global business education network[2] serving over 1,600 members – including academic institutions, businesses, NGOs, and public sector organizations.
  3. Edit 3 – Add the following sentence into the upfront/introductory paragraph, ideally after the sentence in Edit 2:
    • AACSB accreditation offers a professional standard to recognize a high-quality teaching environment, a commitment to continuous improvement, a curricula that is responsive to the needs of business, and research contributions.[3]
  4. Edit 4 – Add in the following sentence into the upfront/introductory paragraph, ideally at the end of the section.
    • AACSB has expanded to 100 countries and has broadened its services beyond accreditation to include data and research, professional development, and advocacy for the industry. [4]
  5. Edit 5 – Add the following sentence into either the upfront or History section. (It was originally proposed in the new Accreditation section but the section was not approved to be created.)
    • AACSB accredits degree programs offered at the undergraduate or graduate level within business schools.
  6. Edit 6 – Add the following sentence into either the upfront or History section. (It was originally proposed in the new Accreditation section but the section was not approved to be created.)
    • AACSB accreditation is required for consideration in the Financial Times and U.S. News business school rankings[5][6], and 90% of The Economist’s 2016 top 100 full-time MBA programs are accredited by AACSB.[7]
  1. ^ Adam Gordon (June 12, 2017). "Industry And B-Schools 'Like Velcro' Says AACSB In Accreditation Rethink". Forbes. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Alliances". MBA Career Services and Employer Alliance. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Susan White (May 30, 2017). "Better business". The Gazette. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "London Stock Exchange Group Welcomes AACSB International". London Stock Exchange Group. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Business Education". Financial Times. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Robert Morse and Kenneth Hines (March 19, 2018). "Methodology: 2019 Best Business Schools Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "AACSB and PSB Paris School of Business". Paris School of Business. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

Alec Voss (talk) 22:06, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Edit Request

NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of AACSB. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request to propose revisions and additions to the article that reflect new information in hopes of making the article more current and up-to-date. I have outlined the proposed edits below by section, with the proposed copy below the outline. I also included all new sources within the proposed copy. Thank you for your consideration.

  1. Infobox
    1. Update the infobox to include both AACSB's regions served and membership information.
  2. Upfront/Summary Paragraph
    1. Revise the upfront paragraph to include current information about the organization, including its headquarters locations, membership and members, activities, and historical information about AACSB.
  3. Accreditation
    1. Adding an Accreditation section, which includes information about AACSB's accreditation policies as well as sourced statistics related to AACSB accreditation.
  4. History
    1. Revise the History section to update the historical information about AACSB - such as its name changes and its first accreditation outside of the U.S. - as well as adding in new current information, including its headquarters locations, its rebranding and establishment of the Business Education Alliance.
Extended content
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
AbbreviationAACSB
Formation1916
TypeNGO
PurposeEducational accreditation
HeadquartersTampa, Florida, United States
Region served
Global
Membership
Over 1,600 member organizations in 100 countries
Key people
Tom Robinson (President and CEO)
Websiteaacsb.edu
  • Upfront and Infobox

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, also known as AACSB International, is a non-profit professional association with three offices worldwide. AACSB’s global headquarters is in Tampa, Fla.;[1] its Europe, Middle East, and Africa headquarters is in Amsterdam;[2] and its Asia Pacific headquarters is in Singapore.[3] In its early years, AACSB was primarily regarded as an accrediting body[4], however in April 2017 the organization expanded its mission to assume the role as an industry-wide global connector[5] between the business education and business communities.

Formerly known as the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business. Today, it is the world’s largest[6] global business education association[7] serving over 1,600 members – including academic institutions, businesses, NGOs and public sector organizations. According to BusinessBecause, AACSB is a benchmark for business school quality among the academic community.[8][9][10]

From its start in the U.S. over a century ago, AACSB has expanded to 100 countries worldwide.[11] Primary activities include accreditation, industry research, thought leadership, professional development, and advocacy on behalf of the business education industry.[12][13][14]

  • Accreditation

AACSB offers two types of accreditation: business and accounting. In order to earn and sustain business accreditation, a school must align with 15 Accreditation Standards.[15] Business accreditation covers degree programs offered at the undergraduate or graduate level within business schools.

To achieve accounting accreditation, an institution must first earn business accreditation and then fulfill standards specific to the discipline and profession of accounting.[16][17] The standards are developed in collaboration with, and feedback from representatives from the business education community.[18]

Alumni of AACSB-accredited schools include 96% of the chief executives on the 2016 Financial Times’ “From MBA to CEO”.[19] AACSB accreditation is a qualifying criteria for inclusion in some business school rankings publications, and 90% of The Economist’s 2016 top 100 full-time MBA programs are housed in business schools that have earned AACSB accreditation.[20]

  • History

The organization was founded in 1916 as the Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (ACSB) by a group of seventeen American universities and colleges.[21] Since then, the organization has changed its name three times:[22]

  • American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 1925
  • AACSB—The International Association for Management Education in 1997
  • AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in 2001

The first accreditations took place in 1919 and for many years, only North American business schools were accredited by AACSB.[23][24] The first school outside of the United States to be accredited by AACSB was the University of Alberta in 1968[25] and the first school outside North America to be accredited was the grande école French business school ESSEC, in 1997.[26][27] In 2009, AACSB opened its first regional headquarters for Asia-Pacific in Singapore[3] and in 2014, AACSB opened its second regional headquarters for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East (EMEA) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[2]

In 2017, AACSB rebranded the organization and formally established The Business Education Alliance,[5] which represents all AACSB members, accredited and non-accredited institutions, as well as business organizations.[28][29]

References

  1. ^ "Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica.
  2. ^ a b Della Bradshaw (May 9, 2014). "AACSB to set up headquarters in Amsterdam". Financial Times.
  3. ^ a b "WENR, July/August 2009: Asia-Pacific". WENR. August 1, 2009.
  4. ^ Morgan P. Miles, Geralyn McClure Franklin, Martin Grimmer, Kirl C. Heriot. "An exploratory study of the perceptions of AACSB International's 2013 Accreditation Standards". Emerald Insight. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Adam Gordon (June 12, 2017). "Industry And B-Schools 'Like Velcro' Says AACSB In Accreditation Rethink". Forbes.
  6. ^ John Byrne (July 12, 2016). "IE B-School Dean Named AACSB Chair". Poets & Quants.
  7. ^ John Elmes (April 10, 2016). "Business schools accreditor offers remedy to future threats". Times Higher Education.
  8. ^ Marco De Novellis (June 27, 2017). "Hult Joins Business School Elite With AACSB Accreditation". Business Because.
  9. ^ "What Is Accreditation?". Online MBA.
  10. ^ Curtis Howell, Brian Heshizer. "AACSB Accreditation and Success on the Uniform CPA Exam" (PDF). Journal of Applied Business and Economics. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ "755 Institutions – Across 51 Countries – Have Now Earned AACSB Accreditation". CEO Magazine. February 18, 2016.
  12. ^ Isabel Rimanoczy (September 1, 2016). "Making Corporations Meaningful". HuffPost.
  13. ^ Lindsay Gellman (April 6, 2016). "A New Push for Real-World Lessons at Business Schools". The Wall Street Journal.
  14. ^ "Business schools at risk of 'operating in a vacuum'". Times Higher Education.
  15. ^ Rassule Hadidi, Danny Johnson, Sue Mattison, Ronald McNeil (May 15, 2014). "A Comparison between the 2013 and 2003 AACSB Business Accreditation Standards – Its Possible Impacts on the College Curriculum, Students, Faculty, Employers, and other Stakeholders". Association for Information Systems.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "A State-by-State Guide to Accredited Accounting Schools and Programs". AccountingEDU.org.
  17. ^ "Meetings on Accreditation Continue". National Association of State Boards of Accountancy.
  18. ^ Katherine Mangan (April 9, 2013). "Business-School Accreditor Approves New, More-Flexible Standards". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  19. ^ "Masters of Business Administration - Welcome". University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
  20. ^ "AACSB and PSB Paris School of Business". Paris School of Business.
  21. ^ Jerry Trapnell. "AACSB International accreditation: The value proposition and a look to the future". Emerald Insight. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  22. ^ Engwall, Lars; Kipping, Matthias; Usdiken, Behlul (June 10, 2016). Defining Management: Business Schools, Consultants, Media. Routledge. p. 218. ISBN 978-0415727884.
  23. ^ "Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)". CollegeAtlas.org. June 24, 2014.
  24. ^ Warren Dahl (April 20, 2014). "What Is AACSB Accreditation?". GreatBusinessSchools.org.
  25. ^ Erin Millar (March 15, 2011). "B-schools work hard to get the stamp of approval". The Globe and Mail.
  26. ^ "History". ESSEC Business School.
  27. ^ "ESSEC Business School". Poets & Quants. October 27, 2016.
  28. ^ "Accreditation". George Mason University.
  29. ^ "Time to celebrate: Triple Crown Accreditation!". Technical University of Munich. July 25, 2017.

Alec Voss (talk) 14:30, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Reply quote box with inserted reviewer decisions and feedback 07-MAY-2018

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Review of edit request 07-MAY-2018

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, also known as AACSB International, is a non-profit professional association with three offices worldwide. AACSB’s global headquarters is in Tampa, Fla.;[1] its Europe, Middle East, and Africa headquarters is in Amsterdam;[2] and its Asia Pacific headquarters is in Singapore.[3]
 Partly approved.[note 1]
___________

In its early years, AACSB was primarily regarded as an accrediting body.
 Approved.
___________

however in April 2017 the organization expanded its mission to assume the role as an industry-wide global connector[5] between the business education and business communities.
? Clarification needed.[note 2]
___________

Formerly known as the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business.
 Already done.[note 3]
___________

Today, it is the world’s largest[6] global business education association[7] serving over 1,600 members – including academic institutions, businesses, NGOs and public sector organizations.
no Not approved.[note 4]
___________

According to BusinessBecause, AACSB is a benchmark for business school quality among the academic community.[8][9][10]
? Clarification needed.[note 5]
___________

From its start in the U.S. over a century ago, AACSB has expanded to 100 countries worldwide.[11] Primary activities include accreditation, industry research, thought leadership, professional development, and advocacy on behalf of the business education industry.
 Unable to implement.[note 6]
___________

AACSB offers two types of accreditation: business and accounting. In order to earn and sustain business accreditation, a school must align with 15 Accreditation Standards.[15]
 Partly approved.[note 7]
___________

Business accreditation covers degree programs offered at the undergraduate or graduate level within business schools.
? Clarification needed.[note 8]
___________

To achieve accounting accreditation, an institution must first earn business accreditation and then fulfill standards specific to the discipline and profession of accounting.[16][17] The standards are developed in collaboration with, and feedback from representatives from the business education community.[18]
no Not approved.[note 9]
___________

Alumni of AACSB-accredited schools include 96% of the chief executives on the 2016 Financial Times’ “From MBA to CEO”.[19]
no Not approved.[note 10]
___________

AACSB accreditation is a qualifying criteria for inclusion in some business school rankings publications
no Not approved.[note 11]
___________

and 90% of The Economist’s 2016 top 100 full-time MBA programs are housed in business schools that have earned AACSB accreditation.[20]
? Clarification needed.[note 12]
___________

History The organization was founded in 1916 as the Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (ACSB) by a group of seventeen American universities and colleges.[21]
 Already done.[note 13]
___________

Since then, the organization has changed its name three times:[22] American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 1925, AACSB—The International Association for Management Education in 1997, AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in 2001
 Approved.[note 14]
___________

The first accreditations took place in 1919 and for many years, only North American business schools were accredited by AACSB.[23][24]
 Already done.[note 15]
___________

The first school outside of the United States to be accredited by AACSB was the University of Alberta in 1968[25] and the first school outside North America to be accredited was the grande école French business school ESSEC, in 1997.[26][27]
 Approved.
___________

In 2009, AACSB opened its first regional headquarters for Asia-Pacific in Singapore[3] and in 2014, AACSB opened its second regional headquarters for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East (EMEA) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[2]
no Not approved.[note 16]
___________

In 2017, AACSB rebranded the organization and formally established The Business Education Alliance,[5] which represents all AACSB members, accredited and non-accredited institutions, as well as business organizations.[28][29]
? Clarification needed.[note 17]
___________

  1. ^ The information on the various headquarters will be placed in the infobox. Listing the different locations need not be done in the lead.
  2. ^ The label "industry-wide global connector" is not readily recognizable as a term. This ought to be clarified exactly what it means.
  3. ^ The asked-for changes in this section of the edit request are already in the article.
  4. ^ This is described in the source not as the "worlds largest global business education association", but rather, as "The largest global business schools accreditation body." These two descriptions are not necessarily identical in meaning. Addiotionally, the number of 1,600 for "membership" was appended to the infobox. However, a quantify inline maintenance template was affixed to it, as this number does not specify whether it pertains to the number of people or groups of people. It is my guess that the infobox parameter's original intent for membership is as it pertains to the former, as opposed to the latter.
  5. ^ Two of these sources are unknown, and the third source does not list a page number where the information is located. In any event, the word benchmark is a term which may appear ambiguous and/or uncertain as to meaning.
  6. ^ The sentence as it is worded now is too verbose. Essentially, what was once an accreditation service has branched out to offer other business-related activities all centering on the pedagogy of businesses. This would be a more succinct way to describe the business without introducing unneccesary prose. (See WP:FLOWERY.)
  7. ^ Each one of these two sentences merely repeats what the other sentence says, and is redundant. Only one should be included in the article.
  8. ^ This statement makes the claim that Business accreditation "covers" degree programs, but does not specify what "covers" means.
  9. ^ The information in this sections states that there is no set rubric with which to gauge accreditation for accounting. The standards are developed "in collaboration" with many other various people in the "business education community." Thus, as a description of what accounting accreditation requires or offers, the explanation leaves a lot to be desired.
  10. ^ This statement is too broad reaching to be referenced by any one source.
  11. ^ Stating that the designation is a qualifying criteria in "some business school rankings publications" is vague.
  12. ^ it is unclear here, what it means to be "housed" in a business school.
  13. ^ The asked-for changes in this section of the edit request are already in the article.
  14. ^ There is a parameter in the infobox meant for the placement of former names.
  15. ^ The asked-for changes in this section of the edit request are already in the article. Please note that areas where the references have changed but the text has not, will not be replaced with newer references unless specifically singled out as needing replacement, by indicating each reference location.
  16. ^ This information is already addressed by Note #1.
  17. ^ This claim statement is vague, and needs clarification as to its importance. Additionally, the sentence contains a non sequitur ("The Business Education Alliance which represents....business organizations") The fact that this is a business organization representing a business organization does not clarify the meaning.