Identifying Core Teaching Competencies in Management Education: A Systematic Review Using the ADO Framework and a Future Research Agenda

Abstract

Purpose – This systematic literature review focuses on the core teaching competencies that are required by an efficient management educator from an Antecedents-Decisions-Outcomes perspective, focusing on desired teaching competencies to deliver curriculum in management education through learning theories with validated approaches to assessment.

Design - This study examined 53 variables in personal, professional, and pedagogical domains among 55 articles published between 2015 and 2025. Skills are mapped to reflect core teaching competencies, curriculum planning, and policymaking under the ADO framework.

Finding – The findings of this study serve as a guiding light for self-assessment, professional development, and reflective practice. The ADO framework is a set of measures for teachers that offer a structured measure of their current skill levels in the three areas: personal, professional and pedagogical aspects. Finally, adopting the ADO model promotes a more intentional and evidence-based pathway to instructional excellence and career progression.

Future research - Based on secondary literature, this research is limited in the information and depth of actual-time application. Future directions should seek longitudinal analysis, cross-cultural integration and transcultural validation that allow for contextual understanding.

Research Implications - These findings have implications for educators, institutions and policymakers in creating professional development and support for teacher growth. This is accomplished through the ADO-based framework of enactment of competencies in management education.

Originality - This study intends to develop an ADO-based model for management educator competence that intersects personal, professional, and pedagogical aspects. It thus provides a tool for improving management education for teaching and learning in management education.