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Accreditations & rankings are important for Business Schools to benchmark performance. The so-called Triple accreditation refers a business school that holds accreditation from the three leading associations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Triple accredited business schools (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS) )〕 The associations are: * AACSB - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (based in Tampa, Florida, with an Asia office in Singapore) (recognised accreditation by CHEA) * AMBA - The Association of MBAs (based in London) (private unrecognised accreditation) * EQUIS - European Quality Improvement System (based in Brussels) (private unrecognised accreditation) Of the 13,670 schools offering business degree programs worldwide,〔The Economist. Oct 15th 2011. ("Is time running out for business schools that aren’t quite elite?" )〕 only 68 have triple accreditation as of December 2014. The diagram on the right shows the 55 triple-accredited schools outside of North America as of March 2012. Two triple-accredited schools are based in Canada and a further in Sheffield, UK not included in this diagram, bringing the worldwide total to 58. Most recently, Bradford University School of Management, UK has been added to this list.''(for AACSB, the diagram interpretation is as follows: 53 schools are accredited only by AACSB; a further 7 are accredited by AACSB and AMBA; another 23 are accredited by AACSB and EQUIS; and 55 are accredited by all three accrediting bodies. )'' A major reason for the small number of triple-accredited institutions in the world is the requirement of the Association of MBAs that AMBA-accredited business schools should only admit MBA applicants with at least three years of full-time post-graduation work experience.〔AMBA Criterion 5.4, P. 5 - http://www.mbaworld.com/administrator/file_sys/uploaded_files/1299681060-MBA%20critieria_web.pdf〕 Some analysts claim that most top US business schools cannot meet this criterion as they sometimes (though rarely) admit applicants with only a bachelor's degree and little or no work experience. They claim that it is why triple-crown accreditation is pursued primarily by European institutions. However, it is not the case when some (former) triple accredited institutes, City University of Hong Kong for example, only require applicants having "relevant work experience is desirable (though not specifically required)". == Differences in accreditation == Each of the three institutions assesses a business school according to different criteria and scope:〔AACSB Standards http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/standards.asp〕〔AMBA Criteria http://www.mbaworld.com/accreditationcriteria〕〔EQUIS Standards and Criteria http://www.efmd.org/accreditation-main/equis/equis-guides〕 *Scope of accreditation :AACSB has the broadest scope, as it accredits management and accounting programs at the entire university (e.g. management programs at the business school and the school of engineering) and grants university-wide accreditation. :AMBA has the most focused scope as it accredits only the business school's portfolios of MBA programs (full-time, part-time, executive, distance-learning), MBM programs (including MSc International Management) and DBA (also known as DMgt in China). :EQUIS's scope ranks in the middle, as it accredits the business school but not the university and not specific portfolios of programs. *Duration of the accreditation process :AACSB: 2–7 years :AMBA: 9–18 months :EQUIS: 2–3 years *Reaccreditation :AACSB: full re-accreditation every 5 or 10 years (the 10-year accreditation is being phased out) :AMBA: full re-accreditation every 3 or 5 years (1-year accreditation is a possible outcome of reaccreditation in exceptional circumstances) :EQUIS: full re-accreditation every 3 or 5 years *School audit team :AACSB's peer review team includes deans and business school administrators. :AMBA's assessment team includes deans, associate deans, program directors and one AMBA representative. :EQUIS's team includes only deans. *Evaluation report content :AACSB's report reflects compliance with the AACSB standards :AMBA's report includes compliance with criteria, commendations and recommendations :EQUIS's report reflects compliance with the EQUIS standards *Criteria/Standards size :AACSB: 77 pages for Business Accreditation; 36 pages for Accounting Accreditation :AMBA: 24 pages (9 pages for MBA; 9 pages for MBM; 6 pages for DBA) :EQUIS: 67 pages *Quantitative vs Qualitative :AACSB has more quantitative criteria (checklists) :AMBA has more qualitative criteria :EQUIS is in the middle (between AACSB and AMBA) *Internationalization :AACSB conducts the evaluation against the school's own mission, so AACSB has no internationalization requirement unless internationalization is part of the school's mission. :AMBA has internationalization criteria for research, curriculum and student enrolment. However, these are reviewed in a regional context for less internationalized regions (e.g. Latin America and Russia). :EQUIS has strict requirements on internationalization. *Faculty numbers :AACSB: prescribed faculty ratios (AQ/PQ ratio) :AMBA: no prescribed faculty-to-students ratio :EQUIS: prescribed minimum numbers of faculty *Visiting faculty :AACSB disapproves of heavy use of visiting faculty. :AMBA allows the visiting faculty model, as long as the visiting faculty are managed by the core faculty (and as long as the quality and course content is monitored). :EQUIS disapproves of heavy use of visiting faculty. *Research :AACSB requires research in line with the mission of the school. :AMBA requires research and publications in international refereed journals or proof of impactful research at national level. :EQUIS requires research with an international dimension. *Program-specific criteria *:AACSB has no program-specific standards since it evaluates the entire university. *:AMBA has program-specific criteria such as: * * at least 3 years of full-time work experience for all admitted MBA students; * * at least 500 contact hours (scheduled class hours) for a full-time MBA curriculum and a minimum of 120 contact hours for a distance-learning MBA; * * at least 20 students enrolled in an MBA program; *:EQUIS has no program-specific standards since it evaluates the entire business school. *Accreditation fees :AACSB: 17,500 USD for initial business accreditation (or 26,800 USD for both business and accounting accreditation). In addition, an annual business accreditation fee is charged: 4,500 USD annually for a 5-year accreditation cycle or 2,500 USD annually for a 10-year accreditation cycle.〔http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/fees.asp〕 :AMBA: 22,000 GBP for initial accreditation or 15,000 GBP for re-accreditation. :EQUIS: 38,675 EUR for a 5-year initial accreditation or re-accreditation and 32,725 EUR for a 3-year initial accreditation or re-accreditation.〔http://www.efmd.org/index.php/accreditation-main/equis/equis-fee-structure〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Triple accreditation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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