AACSB-ACCREDITATION BENEFITS AS PREDICTOR OF FACULTY ATTITUDE TOWARD THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

Authors

  • M. Tawfik Mady Alexandria University
  • Adel Al-Husinan Kuwait University
  • Tarek Mady University of Prince Edward Island

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35564/jmbe.2023.0002

Keywords:

AACSB accreditation, AACSB benefits, Accreditation value, Attitude toward AACSB accreditation, Kuwait, Accreditation, Attitude, Faculty

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to investigate the attitude of faculty members of the College of Business Administration at Kuwait University (CBA-KU) toward the AACSB accreditation system and the way they perceive the benefits of accreditation. The level of association and the causal effect of perceived benefits on shaping faculty attitude are also addressed. A questionnaire was administered to all faculty members at CBA-KU resulting in a final response of 43 observations. While the one-sample t-test and Pearson correlation were used to investigate faculty attitude and perceived benefits and their level of association, Regression analysis was utilized in testing the effect of perceived benefits on faculty attitudes. Findings revealed a relatively high positive attitude toward AACSB accreditation and a significant above-average level of agreement with all addressed benefit statements. Significant positive correlation between benefits and attitudes and a significant effect of academic benefits on faculty attitude were also confirmed. The study is the first AACSB accreditation survey in Kuwait which enriches the understanding of the value of earning the accreditation and highlights some factors that enhance faculty positive attitude toward AACSB accrediting.

Author Biographies

M. Tawfik Mady, Alexandria University

Dr. Mady is currently Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management and Distinguished Scholar at Alexandria University, Egypt. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration/POM from Louisiana State University, M. Sc. in Management from North Carolina State University, and MBA from Cairo University, Egypt. His publications appeared at Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, the International Journal of Forecasting, Industrial Management and Data Systems, the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics, and in several conference proceedings. His research interest includes procurement performance, quality management, ISO certification, AMT, demand forecasting, productivity measurement, inventory control, manufacturing strategies and production planning. Dr Mady, is a former Professor of Business Administration & Academic Program Advisor at the Faculty of Financial and Administrative Sciences, Pharos University in Alexandria, Egypt; Dean of the Business Administration Program, Arab Open University, Kuwait; MBA program Director at Kuwait University; and Associate Professor of POM at Kuwait University.

Adel Al-Husinan , Kuwait University

Dr. Al-Hussainan is an Associate Professor of Statistics in the College of Business Administration (CBA) at Kuwait University. He holds a Ph. D. in Applied Statistics, with minor in Operations Research, from the University of California, Riverside, M. S. in Statistics, University of California, Riverside, and a B. S. in Statistics, from Kuwait University.  He holds a Six Sigma Master Black Belt since May, 2009. Dr. Al-Hussainan is currently serving as the Vice president for Planning at Kuwait University after serving as Dean of The CBA for five years. Under his deanship period, CAB was able successfully acquire the AACSB's international accreditation. He has many contributions at the level of basic and applied academic research as well as professional studies and projects including, but not limited to: functional forms of the Lorenz curve and Gini Index, Modeling Competing Risks Data, and Information Indices, and Energizing the Private Sector in Kuwait; A Field Study Report to The World Bank

 

Tarek Mady, University of Prince Edward Island

Dr. Mady is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Business at University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, Canada) and serves as the Senior Associate Editor of the Journal of Global Marketing. He worked as an assistant professor of marketing at John Molson School of Business at Concordi University (Montreal, Canada) and at American University in Dubai. Dr. Mady received his Master of Science degree in Finance from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) and his Ph.D. in Marketing & International Business from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia) . Several of Dr. Mady's academic publications appeared in very reputable Journals and Coference Proceedings.   

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2022-11-29

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Mady, M. T., Al-Husinan , A. . ., & Mady, T. (2022). AACSB-ACCREDITATION BENEFITS AS PREDICTOR OF FACULTY ATTITUDE TOWARD THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY. Journal of Management and Business Education, 6(1), 24–42. https://doi.org/10.35564/jmbe.2023.0002

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