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Title: Success Factors for Postgraduate Accountancy and Related Business Students in Higher Education: A Systematic Review
Language: English
Authors: Liesel Botha (ORCID 0000-0003-0297-6827), Herman Albertus Viviers (ORCID 0000-0002-9991-5483), Jacobus Paulus Fouché (ORCID 0000-0002-7791-5669), Pieter Kruger (ORCID 0000-0002-0504-3347)
Source: Journal of Further and Higher Education. 2025 49(6):749-765.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Business Education, Graduate Students, Accounting, Higher Education, Success, Influences, Finance Occupations, Educational Research, Predictor Variables, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Geographic Terms: Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, Hungary, Kuwait, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, India, Lesotho, South Africa
DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2025.2495957
ISSN: 0309-877X
1469-9486
Abstract: This paper presents the findings of a systematic literature review about success factors for postgraduate accountancy and business-related students in higher education. The purpose of this article is to provide a platform for future research. Search terms were identified in 340 papers. After applying specific selection criteria, such as English, peer-reviewed articles, published between 2015 and 2021, which focus on success factors inherent to students in accounting and business-related higher education, 35 papers were selected for this review. The results highlighted gaps in the literature that warrant further focused consideration. A notable gap is the impact of social and demographic factors on the postgraduate level, particularly in developing economies. Furthermore, the impact of psychological factors such as motivation, learning styles and self-efficacy has been researched inconsistently, focussing primarily on the undergraduate level. These identified gaps necessitate further research that could inform targeted interventions to improve postgraduate success in accountancy and related fields.
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