Relationship between Research Environment in Mexican Business Schools and the Research Standards Established by CACECA and EFMD

Abstract

An institutional accreditation represents an opportunity for business schools to demonstrate the quality of its programs, increasing its prestige and its national and international visibility. In this paper, we study the relationship between the research environment in Mexican business schools and the research standards established by CACECA and EFMD. The relevance of this research is allowing the Deans of business schools in Mexico to design the strategy that aims to incentivize research activities of their faculty in order to pursue the standards of the accrediting bodies. Findings suggest that despite the existence of several resources within the Mexican research environment, a fundamental factor for the success of any research strategy is its alignment with the mission and vision of the institution.

Keywords: Quality, Accreditation, Research, CACECA, EFMD