Management education in the UK : the roles of the British Academy of Management and the Association of Business Schools

Masrani, S. and Williams, A and McKiernan, Peter (2011) Management education in the UK : the roles of the British Academy of Management and the Association of Business Schools. British Journal of Management, 22 (3). 382–400. ISSN 1045-3172

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Abstract

This paper uses institutional theory to analyse the role of the British Academy of Management (BAM) and the Association of Business Schools (ABS) in gaining legitimacy for management education in the UK. By the 1980s, serious issues surrounding rigour and relevance were being asked about UK business schools that raised concerns about the legitimacy of management as a discipline. A major consequence was that management received relatively low research funding compared with other social science disciplines from key funding bodies, e.g. the Economic and Social Science Research Council. Using archival and interview data, we examine how BAM and ABS, as professional bodies, applied multiple approaches aimed at improving the quality of management research and teaching to gain legitimacy from influential external agencies. An unintended consequence of these actions has been an increasing isomorphism in management research and education in the UK. Although some of the original concerns still remain with regard to management education, both organizations have been successful in increasing the external perception of legitimacy.

Creators(s): Masrani, S., Williams, A and McKiernan, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0205-9124;
Item type:Article
ID code:43524
Keywords:British Academy of Management, Association of Business Schools, business schools, Management. Industrial Management, Business, Management and Accounting(all), Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation
Subjects:Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
Department:Strathclyde Business School > Strategy and Organisation
Depositing user: Pure Administrator
Date deposited:19 Apr 2013 10:30
Last modified:20 Jan 2021 19:27
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