What do we know about managerial ability? A systematic literature review

Puspita Ghaniy Anggraini () and Mahfud Sholihin ()
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Puspita Ghaniy Anggraini: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Mahfud Sholihin: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Management Review Quarterly, 2023, vol. 73, issue 1, No 1, 30 pages

Abstract: Abstract This study aims to analyze the trends, progress, and opportunities for future research on managerial ability literature. Since receiving a lot of attention after the study of Demerjian et al. (Manag Sci 58:1229–1248, 2012. http://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1110.1487 ), there has been no literature review study on managerial ability research. Using a systematic review process, this study includes 120 papers. The studies’ period ranged from 1974 to 2020. The findings of this literature review are presented in two parts, namely (1) a discussion of trends in the five classifications (topics, research settings, theories, methods, and primary data analysis techniques) and the current progress in existing studies; and (2) suggestions for future research. We classify suggestions for future research into nine themes: firm performance, capital market, reporting quality, auditing, investment decisions, financial decisions, tax, corporate social responsibility, and others. In addition, the development of managerial ability definition over time is provided prior to the literature review findings.

Keywords: Managerial ability; Accounting; Business and management; Literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M00 M10 M12 M41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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