A Bibliometric Analysis of Managerial Behavior in Contemporary Organization Using Scopus Database

The management of an organization requires managerial behavior that may respond to the dynamic conditions of the modern world in which businesses develop. Managerial behavior, in its essence and manifestations, is viewed as a characteristic of the general management of the organization, along with the management roles and the leadership style. This paper presents a bibliometric review of scientific publications that explore managerial behavior. The purpose of this article, which may also be defined as a “state of the art,” is to provide a comprehensive “contemporary” overview of the behavior of an organization’s leader, specifically how the concept has evolved over time in scientific literature, what are the common aspects of its interpretations and definitions, how authors examine managerial behavior in the context of the modern organization, and to identify opportunities for future research on the topic. The study identifies and analyzes texts published on the online platform Scopus from 2014 to 2024. The study explores questions such as what (the main topics of managerial behavior), when (the evolution of the definition of managerial behavior over time), where (which scientific fields explore managerial behavior), by whom (leading authors and sources), and how (research approaches and methodologies) managerial behavior has been studied in scientific literature. The main contribution of this text is to serve as a foundation, an explicit “narrative,” to stimulate further debates on the topic.