JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Innovation in Business Education: Disrupting the Status Quo

Author(s): Beth Castiglia, Margareta Smith-Knopik

Citation: Beth Castiglia, Margareta Smith-Knopik, (2013) "Innovation in Business Education: Disrupting the Status Quo," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol. 13, Iss. 3/4, pp. 126 - 142

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Despite the current interest in United States higher education innovation, little is known about what

existing colleges and universities are doing to keep up with – or lead—new educational models or

approaches. While there has been a great deal of media attention paid to initiatives such as MOOCs or

competency-based educational programs, the question about how more traditional institutions have been

reacting to these new approaches largely has been ignored. To address this research gap, this study

focuses on the innovations adopted by colleges and universities accredited by the International Assembly

of Business Education, a US-based business accrediting body. The results reveal pockets of innovation in

the sample of institutions examined, but contradict many stereotypes regarding sources of change in

higher education.