The Chartered Association of Business Schools

2. THE INSTITUTION'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:2.1 ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SO AS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM;2.2 DESIGNING AND RUNNING AWARDS ('THE CHARTER AWARDS') PROVIDING PUBLIC RECOGNITION TO BUSINESS SCHOOLS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, BUSINESS SCHOOLS OPERATED BY UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER HIGHER OR EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND STANDALONE BUSINESS SCHOOLS) WHICH ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED (AND FOR THESE PURPOSES A SMALL BUSINESS SHALL BE OF A TYPE AND SCALE DETERMINED BY THE MANAGEMENT BOARD (AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED) FROM TIME TO TIME) AND ASSISTANCE BY BUSINESS SCHOOLS TO SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SUCH BUSINESS SCHOOLS OFFERING SUPPORT AND FACILITIES TO SUCH SMALL BUSINESSES, INCREASING THE FLOW OF STUDENTS AND GRADUATES IN TO SUCH SMALL BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS SCHOOLS HELPING THEIR STUDENTS TO SET UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS PROMOTE EFFECTIVE FORMS OF ORGANISATION ADMINISTRATION TEACHING AND RESEARCH WITHIN INSTITUTIONS DELIVERING UNDERGRADUATE POST-GRADUATE OR POST-EXPERIENCE BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER INITIATIVES (?THE INITIATIVES?) APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL (AS DEFINED BELOW) TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES SUCCEEDING AS AFORESAID; 2.3 PROMOTE RESEARCH ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST ITS MEMBERS IN THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY AT LARGE;2.4 PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND STIMULATE DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT EDUCATION;2.5 ORGANISE AND FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPETENCE OF ALL ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF THE MEMBER ORGANISATIONS; AND 2.6 CARRY OUT ANY OTHER ROLE IN THE NATURE OF ASSISTANCE, PROMOTION, INVESTIGATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT GENERALLY.