Succeeding in managerial accounting. Part 1: Knowledge, ability, and rank

Dan N. Stone; James E. Hunton; Benson Wier

doi:10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00063-X

Succeeding in managerial accounting. Part 1: Knowledge, ability, and rank

Dan N. Stone, James E. Hunton, Benson Wier

Accountancy

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Abstract

Using data on 2941 practicing managerial accountants, we explore rank-based differences in measured ability, and technical, industry, and tacit managerial knowledge. Our data indicate that concomitant with increases in rank are: (1) decreasing levels of, and increasing variability in, measured entry-level technical knowledge, (2) increasing measured levels of, and generally decreasing variability in, industry knowledge, (3) increasing levels of, and non-monotonic changes in the variability in, measured tacit managerial knowledge, and (4) no differences in levels of, or variability in, measured ability. Ours is the first large-sample exploration of rank-based differences in the knowledge "stocks"of managerial accountants. Study results provide insight into knowledge acquisition processes and the matching of knowledge to jobs across ranks in managerial accounting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	697-715
Number of pages	19
Journal	Accounting, Organizations and Society
Volume	25
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00063-X
State	Published - Oct 2000

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Funding Information:
Sincere thanks to the KPMG Peat Marwick Foundation and the University of Illinois for grants to the first author. Thanks also to Andy Cuccia, Audrey Gramling, Bob Libby, Joan Luft, Sri Ramamoorti, Gary Siegel, Mike Shields, Hun-Tong Tan, Dave Ziebart, workshop participants at the University of Illinois, University of Notre Dame, University of South Florida, and University of Utah, and to two anonymous reviewers and the editor for comments on previous drafts. Descriptions of the data and analysis procedures, and copies of the instruments used in this study, are available from the third author. Access to the data is limited to researchers signing agreements that assure the participating organizations' confidentiality. We rotate the order of author names across the multiple papers resulting from this project.

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Accounting
Sociology and Political Science
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Information Systems and Management

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