When the AACSB adopted the "legal and regulatory" language as part
of the "perpectives" requirement for MBA programs (with the active
help and participation of my colleague, Bill Volz), I guess I believed
that "legal studies" was safely retained as a component of the
MBA curriculum.  My (other) colleagues from various disciplines
in our business school are in the process of "proving" me wrong.
As we review and update our MBA program, it appears that a majority
of our business school faculty have concluded that there is no
need for a legal studies course in the MBA.  Instead, legal studies
is to be included as portion (perhaps 1/6 or so) of a comprehensive
"perspectives" course in the core of the MBA program.  Obviously I
have not made the case that what we do in a full-fledged legal studies
course is sufficiently valuable so as to be retained in our MBA program,
but I am still making the effort.
 
But here's a question:  Is there general consensus that an approach
such as the one described above meets the AACSB requirements?
Is there any evidence that the AACSB requirements anticipate a
legal studies course as such?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thank you for any insights, history, or comments.  If you
have anything you'd be willing to send to me, please
fax it to (313) 577-2000, email it to me at [log in to unmask],
or mail it to me at:
 
Albert Spalding, Interim Chair
Department of Accounting
School of Business Administration
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan 48020
 
Again, thank you.