ABS is the national representative body in the UK and its members are the leading 100 business schools of universities, higher education institutions and independent management centres. As well as being an important network organisation for the UK business schools, ABS works with similar associations in Europe and around the world to help create and influence the international management education community.
ABS is also important in terms of quality assurance, benchmarking and international accreditation.
It has also developed the National Subject Benchmarks for UK Business and Management Honours degrees, in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Finally, ABS has developed a highly useful and friendly website with links to all 100 UK business schools and many other relevant organisations.