Written by: Helen Black
Published by: BizEd, AACSB International
MBA News Digest Comment: None.
Extracted Content: EVERY ORGANIZATION needs to innovate if it is going to survive, but employees and other organizational members frequently resist change. Leaders sometimes try to persuade individual staff members to support new initiatives, but creating true innovation requires a more sweeping effort that involves substantive changes to a company’s climate and its culture.
This is a dilemma familiar to many business schools that choose to pursue accreditation. Many academic leaders view accreditation as one of the best ways to signal that they offer high-quality programs and engage in continuous improvement activities. But in some cases, faculty are uninterested in participating in the accreditation process, making it difficult for schools to achieve their innovation goals.