Talk:Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business/Archives/2018

Edit Request
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:
 * 2) * However, in April 2017 the organization expanded its mission beyond accreditation. The new identity defines the organization as a connector between the business education and business communities, and enhances this relationship through AACSB’s professional development, accreditation, and research activities.
 * 3) Edit 2 – Add the following sentence into the upfront/introductory paragraph:
 * 4) * Today, it is the world’s largest global business education network serving over 1,600 members – including academic institutions, businesses, NGOs, and public sector organizations.
 * 5) Edit 3 – Add the following sentence into the upfront/introductory paragraph, ideally after the sentence in Edit 2:
 * 6) * 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.
 * 7) Edit 4 – Add in the following sentence into the upfront/introductory paragraph, ideally at the end of the section.
 * 8) * 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.
 * 9) 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.)
 * 10) * AACSB accredits degree programs offered at the undergraduate or graduate level within business schools.
 * 11) 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.)
 * 12) * AACSB accreditation is required for consideration in the Financial Times and U.S. News business school rankings, and 90% of The Economist’s 2016 top 100 full-time MBA programs are accredited by AACSB.

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
 * 2) Update the infobox to include both AACSB's regions served and membership information.
 * 3) Upfront/Summary Paragraph
 * 4) Revise the upfront paragraph to include current information about the organization, including its headquarters locations, membership and members, activities, and historical information about AACSB.
 * 5) Accreditation
 * 6) Adding an Accreditation section, which includes information about AACSB's accreditation policies as well as sourced statistics related to AACSB accreditation.
 * 7) History
 * 8) 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.


 * 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.; its Europe, Middle East, and Africa headquarters is in Amsterdam; and its Asia Pacific headquarters is in Singapore. In its early years, AACSB was primarily regarded as an accrediting body, however in April 2017 the organization expanded its mission to assume the role as an industry-wide global connector 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 global business education association 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.

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


 * 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. 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. The standards are developed in collaboration with, and feedback from representatives from the business education community.

Alumni of AACSB-accredited schools include 96% of the chief executives on the 2016 Financial Times’ “From MBA to CEO”. 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.


 * 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. Since then, the organization has changed its name three times:


 * 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. The first school outside of the United States to be accredited by AACSB was the University of Alberta in 1968 and the first school outside North America to be accredited was the grande école French business school ESSEC, in 1997. In 2009, AACSB opened its first regional headquarters for Asia-Pacific in Singapore and in 2014, AACSB opened its second regional headquarters for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East (EMEA) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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

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

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