W Robert Knechel

Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar Chair
Distinguished Professor and Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar
Director, International Accounting and Auditing Center

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University of Florida
Warrington College of Business
Fisher School of Accounting
Gerson Hall 227A

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

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Robert Knechel | Corporate Failures and the Challenges Facing the Audit Profession — September 23, 2024 — Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar and Director of the International Accounting and Auditing Center, shares his insights in...
Corporate Failures & The Audit Profession — July 8, 2024 — The auditing profession is at a tipping point, and Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar and Director, International Accountin...
Bringing the numbers back to accounting — October 27, 2023 — Accounting is losing popularity among college students, according to Dr. W. Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar Chair at t...
University of Florida faculty member appointed Senior Editor of prestigious accounting journal — June 29, 2023 — Dr. Jennifer Wu Tucker, Cook/Deloitte professor at the Warrington College of Business, was recently appointed Senior Editor of the Account...
Warrington professor serves as founding editor for new academic journal — May 11, 2023 — A new academic journal, Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly, aims to build and strengthen the links between academia and practic...

Courses taught Last 3 years

Adv Accounting Research Topics (ACG6935)
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Finan/Manag Accountng (ACG5065)
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International Audit (ACG6691)
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PhD students advised Last 3 years

Hsu — 2024 — 2025
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Blake Jackson — 2024 — 2025
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Kevin James Munch — 2024 — 2025
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Blake Canziani — 2023 — 2024
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Mark Zakota — 2021 — 2024
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Mark West — 2021 — 2022
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Melonie Hall — 2020 — 2022
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Nicholas J Cicone — 2019 — 2022
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Zhenhao Piao — 2020 — 2022
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Professional service Last 5 years

Board of Directors, Foundation for Audit Research (Netherlands) — 2015 to Present
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Chairperson, Limperg Doctoral Colloquium in Auditing — 2006 to Present
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Committee Member, European Audit Research Network (EARNet) Doctoral Consortium — 2010 to Present
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Editor, Accountability and Sustainability — 2021 to Present
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Other, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory — 2020 to 2023
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Other, The Accounting Review — 2020 to 2023
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Editorial Review Board Member, Contemporary Accounting Research — 2010 to 2022
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Chairperson, PCAOB Annual Conference — 2019 to 2020
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Editor, The Accounting Review — 2017 to 2020
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Journal article publications Last 5 years

Auditing in a Sustainable World
Status: Accepted

Journal: Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly

Accepted Year: 2024

Authors: W. Robert Knechel, Sven Gentner, Jacco Moisson, Imre Nagy, Stephen Taylor
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Submit-to-Accept Times in Accounting: Determinants and Comparisons to other Business Disciplines
Status: Accepted

Journal: Accounting Review

Accepted Year: 2024

Authors: W. Robert Knechel, Patrick Hurley, Ronen Gal-Or, Heather Pesch
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The Conventional Wisdom of Auditing: Can the Traditions of Auditing Rise to New Challenges?
Status: Accepted

Journal: Accounting in Europe

Accepted Year: 2024

Author: W. Robert Knechel
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Employee Training and a Test of Theory on Co-Production in Corporate Audits
Status: Accepted

Journal: Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory

Accepted Year: 2024

Authors: W. Robert Knechel, Christian Friedrich, Amin Sofia, Victor Zuiddam
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Commentary on Sustainability Assurance
Status: Published

Journal: Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly

Published Year: 2024

Author: W. Robert Knechel
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Letter from the Editor
Status: Published

Journal: Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly

Published Year: 2024

Author: W. Robert Knechel
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The Effect of Client Industry Agglomerations on Auditor Industry Specialization
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Accounting Research

Accepted Year: 2024

Authors: W. Robert Knechel, Devin WIlliams
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Assurance and Measurement in a Sustainable World
Status: Published

Journal: Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly

Accepted Year: 2023

Authors: W. Robert Knechel, Marc Siegel, Finn Kinserdal, Roger Simnett, Sebastian Dingel
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Letter from the Editor
Status: Published

Journal: Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly

Accepted Year: 2023

Author: Robert Knechel
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The Impact of Partners' Economic Incentives on Audit Quality in Big 4 Partnerships
Status: Published

Journal: Accounting Review

Published Year: 2022

Authors: Simon DeKeyser, Ann Gaeremynck, Robert Knechel, Marleen Willekens
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Do audit teams affect audit production and quality? Evidence Publications from audit teams’ industry knowledge
Status: Published

Journal: Contemporary Accounting Research

Published Year: 2022

Authors: Steven Cahan, Limei Chi, Robert Knechel, Tobias Svanstrom
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Audit Firm Political Connections and PCAOB Inspection Reports
Status: Published

Journal: Accounting, Organisations and Society

Published Year: 2022

Authors: Robert Knechel, Hyun Park
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What Does and Audit Really Cost: Auditor Pricing of Initial Engagements in a Fixed Cost Model
Status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Auditing

Published Year: 2022

Authors: Robert Knechel, Christie Novak
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Understanding Financial Auditing from a Service Perspective: Further Discussion
Status: Published

Journal: Current Issues in Auditing

Published Year: 2022

Authors: Matt Driskill, W. Knechel, Eddie Thomas
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Brain Drain or Survival of the Fittest: Determinants and Consequences of Auditors’ Leaving Public Accounting
Status: Accepted

Journal: Contemporary Accounting Research

Published Year: 2021

Authors: W. Knechel, Juan Mao, Baolei Qi, Zili Zhuang
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Who Stands for Audit?
Status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Auditing

Published Year: 2021

Author: Robert Knechel
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The Role of Assurance in Equity Crowdfunding
Status: Published

Journal: Accounting Review

Published Year: 2021

Authors: Evisa Bogdani, Monika Causholli, Robert Knechel
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Multimarket Contact and Mutual Forbearance in Audit Markets
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Accounting Research

Published Year: 2021

Authors: Simon DeKeyser, Ann Gaeremynck, Robert Knechel, Marleen Willekens
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Investments in Auditor-provided Non-audit Services and Future Operating Performance
Status: Published

Journal: Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory

Published Year: 2021

Authors: William Ciconte, Robert Knechel, Michael Mayberry
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Do Personal Beliefs and Values Affect an Individual’s ‘Fraud Tolerance’?
Status: Published

Journal: Journal of Business Ethics

Published Year: 2021

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

Journal: International Journal of Auditing

Published Year: 2021

Authors: Christine Contessotto, Robert Knechel, Robyn Moroney
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The Future of Assurance in Capital Markets
Status: Published

Journal: Accounting Horizons

Published Year: 2021

Author: Robert Knechel
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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
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Magazine/trade publication publications Last 5 years

Do Audit Inspections Improve Audit Quality
Status: Published

Published Year: 2021

Authors: W. Knechel, Amir Ghandar
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