Portuguese management academics and accreditation standards

What is it about?

The authors analyse indicators of staff career positioning, tenure status, full time vs part-time, age, degree qualifications, field of training, level of academic inbreeding, internationalisation, research activity, professional activity, and the number of hours taught per week. The authors examine the relationship between these indicators in light of accreditation standards, for all academic staff teaching in management degrees in Portugal.

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Why is it important?

This study shows gaps between the actual attributes of management academics and what can be considered appropriate attributes, duly mirrored in common “qualified faculties” accreditation standards by Portuguese and international standards (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS). This work has policy setting implications for degree accreditation. However, policy makers must be aware of the impacts of their actions, namely the effects of degree accreditation, as their goals need to be achieved with the minimum negative impact on academic work. It can also help universities to benchmark themselves against their peers as a diagnostic tool for elaborating improvement plans.