W R. Knechel at UF Warrington College of Business

Education

PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1981
BS - Accounting, University of Delaware, 1977

Research Interests

Auditing
Financial Reporting
Factors Affecting the Scope and Timing of Audit Engagements

In The News

Last 3 years

Courses Taught

Advanced Research (ACG7979)
Finan/Manag Accounting (ACG5065)
Finan/Manag Accountng (ACG5065)
International Audit (ACG6691)

Last 3 years

Phd Students Advised

Jeffrey Piao — Current
Melonie Hall — Current
Nick Cicone — Current
Melonie Hall — 2021
Nicholas Cicone — 2021
Christie Novak — 2019
Hyun Park — 2019
TIAN XU — 2019
Patrick Kielty — 2018

Last 5 years

Professional Service

Board of Directors, Foundation for Audit Research (Netherlands) — 2015 to Present
Chairperson, Limperg Doctoral Colloquium in Auditing — 2006 to Present
Committee Member, European Audit Research Network (EARNet) Doctoral Consortium — 2010 to Present
Editorial Review Board Member, Contemporary Accounting Research — 2010 to Present
Other, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory — 2020 to Present
Other, The Accounting Review — 2020 to Present
Chairperson, PCAOB Annual Conference — 2019 to 2020
Editor, The Accounting Review — 2017 to 2020
Book/Textbook Reviewer/Referee, JAR/PCAOB Conference — 2014 to 2019
Editor, Journal of Accounting Research — 2016

Last 5 years

Journal Article Publications

Multimarket Contact and Mutual Forbearance in Audit Markets
Status: Accepted

Journal: Journal of Accounting Research

Accepted Year: 2021

Authors: Simon DeKeyser, Ann Gaeremynck, Robert Knechel, Marleen Willekens
The Impact of Partners' Economic Incentives on Audit Quality in Big 4 Partnerships
Status: Accepted

Journal: Accounting Review

Accepted Year: 2021

Authors: Simon DeKeyser, Ann Gaeremynck, Robert Knechel, Marleen Willekens
The Role of Assurance in Equity Crowdfunding
Status: Accepted

Journal: Accounting Review

Accepted Year: 2021

Authors: Evisa Bogdani, Monika Causholli, Robert Knechel
The Future of Assurance in Capital Markets
Status: Accepted

Journal: Accounting Horizons

Accepted Year: 2020

Author: Robert Knechel
Do Personal Beliefs and Values Affect an Individual’s ‘Fraud Tolerance’?
Status: Accepted

Journal: Journal of Business Ethics

Accepted Year: 2020

Authors: Robert Knechel, Natalia Mintchik
How Do Audit Team Industry and Client‐Specific Experience Impact Audit Effort, and Audit Fees?
Status: Accepted

Journal: International Journal of Auditing

Accepted Year: 2020

Authors: Christine Contessotto, Robert Knechel, Robyn Moroney
A Multi-method Analysis of the PCAOB's Relationship with the Audit Profession
Status: Published

Journal: Accounting, Organisations and Society

Accepted Year: 2020

Authors: Robert Knechel, Matthew Ege, Phil Lamoreaux, Eldar Maksymov
The Effects of Audit Firms' Knowledge Sharing on Audit Quality and Efficiency
Status: Published

Journal: Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory

Published Year: 2019

Authors: W. Robert Knechel, Rong-Ruey Duh, Ching-Chieh Lin
Understanding Financial Auditing From a Service Perspective
Status: Published

Journal: Accounting, Organisations and Society

Published Year: 2019

Authors: Robert Knechel, Edward Thomas, Matthew Driskill
The Association between Audit Manager and Auditor-In-Charge Experience, Effort and Risk Responsiveness
Status: Published

Journal: Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory

Published Year: 2019

Authors: Robert Knechel, Christine Contessotto, Robyn Moroney
Responsiveness of Auditors to the Audit Risk Standards: Unique Evidence from Big 4 Audit Firms
Status: Published

Journal: Accounting in Europe

Published Year: 2018

Authors: Robert Knechel, Lasse Niemi, Hannu Ojala, Jill Collis
Public Oversight of Audit Firms: The Slippery-Slope of Enforcing Regulation
Status: Published

Journal: Abacus

Published Year: 2018

Authors: Robert Knechel, Robyn Moroney, Carlyn Dowling
The Effect of Inspections, Rotations and Client Preferences on Staffing Decisions
Status: Published

Journal: Accounting & Finance

Published Year: 2018

Authors: Robert Knechel, Robyn Moroney, Carlyn Dowling
The Effects of Generalized Trust and Civic Cooperation on the Big N Presence and Audit Fees Across the Globe
Status: Published

Journal: Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory

Published Year: 2018

Authors: Robert Knechel, Natalia Mintchik, Mikhail Pevzner, Uma Velury
Meta-regression in Auditing Research: Evaluating the Evidence on the Big N Audit Firm Premium
Status: Published

Journal: Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory

Published Year: 2017

Authors: David Hay, W Knechel
Board Independence and Internal Control Weakness: Evidence from SOX 404 Disclosures
Status: Published

Journal: Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory

Published Year: 2017

Authors: Ying Chen, W Knechel, V Marisetty, Cameron Troung, Madhu Veeraraghavan
If You Want My Advice: Status Motives and Audit Consultations about Accounting Estimates
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Accounting Research

Published Year: 2016

Authors: W Knechel, Justin Leiby
Audit Quality and Regulation
Status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Auditing

Published Year: 2016

Author: W Knechel
Introduction: Journal of Accounting Research Special Issue
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Accounting Research

Published Year: 2016

Authors: W Knechel, Michael Willenborg
Auditor-Client Compatibility and Audit Firm Selection
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Accounting Research

Published Year: 2016

Authors: Stephen Brown, W. Knechel
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Last 5 years

Research Monograph Publications

The Value of the Public Audit
Status: Published

Published Year: 2016

Authors: Carolyn Cordery, David Emanuel, David Hay, W Knechel, K. Simpkins, Tony van Zijl
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Last 5 years

Textbook Publications

Auditing: Assurance and Risk, Fourth Edition
Status: Published

Published Year: 2016

Authors: W. Knechel, Stephen Salterio
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University of Florida
Warrington College of Business
Fisher School of Accounting
Gerson Hall 227A

(352) 273-0215

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