What’s the Point of Accreditation?
The venerable organization that accredits business schools doesn’t seem to put a stamp of quality on its beneficiaries.
Author Profile
Jason Fertig
Jason Fertig is an associate professor of management at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. His main intellectual interests include credentialing, online education, and management history. He has published commentaries for the National Association of Scholars in addition to scholarly work in journals such as Human Resource Development Review and the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies.Fertig holds a bachelor’s of science degree from Rutgers University, a master’s of business administration from Temple University, and a Ph.D. from Temple University. He has taught at Temple University, Rider University, St. Joseph’s University (Pa.), and Franklin and Marshall College. He also has industry experience as a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and as a software analyst with Johnson & Johnson.
Articles by Jason Fertig
MBA: Go Away or Here to Stay?
If the college degree is oversold, the MBA (Master of Business Administration) may be the pets.com of higher education.
The Gift of Academic Maturity
A business professor argues that students should take a “gap year.”