Accreditation of Accounting Programs: Administrators' Perceptions of Proposed AACSB Standards.

Abstract

This paper reports on a survey of chairpersons of accounting departments concerning the accreditation of accounting programs by the AACSB. Responses were received from 139 chairpersons and the results analyzed to determine significant relationships between responses and various characteristics of the Institutions. This analysis suggests that respondents are not convinced accreditation of accounting programs will result in a significant improvement in accounting education. Differing views are reported on the perceived likelihood that AACSB proposed standards could be met without additional resource commitments.