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ISM is proud to be accredited by ACBSP, the first of only two accreditation agencies in the U.S.A. to be recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. (CHEA). 

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Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is the leading US accreditation body for business schools and programs whose aim is teaching excellence. Founded in 1988 near Kansas City, Missouri, ACBSP emphasizes sound and engaged pedagogy in institutions of higher education, encouraging a healthy balance between research and classroom. ACBSP is one of only two business school accreditation organizations to impact the distribution of US federal student loans, and thus plays a vital role in the business education landscape.

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We ask that your personal statement be a typed, single-spaced document of one to two pages.
Please number your responses as you:

1. Elaborate on your objectives in applying to ISM, describing your future career plans.

2. Give a candid description of yourself, highlighting the personal characteristics you
feel to be your strengths and weaknesses.

3. Describe your current research interests regarding the world of business.

In addition, please choose and answer one among the following three questions (two to three
paragraphs):

  • Describe your greatest area of professional growth in your career. What areas would you like improve on in the future?

  • Describe your most enjoyable/memorable professional experience. What did you learn about yourself and others from this experience?

  • Describe a particular frustration or difficulty (e.g., an ethical dilemma) that you have experienced in business. How did you resolve this situation and what was the outcome? What lessons did you learn from this experience?
 

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Bruce Dorey - PhD Alumnus from Canada

As a mid-career executive, I was looking for an environment rich with international experience and relevant academics. ...

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Abdelmaksoud Khalifa - PhD Candidate from UAE

ISM’s flexibility was the major reason why I enrolled. The program structure at ISM was the best choice for a wor...

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Salvatore Snaiderbaur - PhD Candidate from the United States

The ISM PhD program has been very important in my academic work as a teacher and researcher. I believe that no other pr...

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Rob Wood - PhD Candidate from the United States

I have found there is a definitive cache associated with my degree from a European-based University, with particular em...

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Zahra Ladha - PhD Candidate from Canada

I had already started my position as a Marketing instructor at the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Bus...

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