Quality in business education as measured by accreditation and ranking systems

International Journal of Management in Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 249-269

  Costin, Harry ^a   Hamilton, Diane ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

AACSB; accreditation; business education; continuous improvement; educational outcomes; EQUIS; higher education rankings; mission driven; quality business education; strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952737629     PISSN: 1750385X     EISSN: 17503868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2009.027348     Document Type: Article

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