W Robert Knechel

W Robert Knechel

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

Location

  • Warrington College of Business
  • Fisher School of Accounting
  • International Accounting and Auditing Center
  • Gerson Hall 227A
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Expertise and interest areas

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

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Courses taught

  • Advanced DBA Research (ACG7978)
  • DBA Doctoral Dissertation/Defense (ACG7985)
  • Financial and Managerial Accounting (ACG5065)
  • International Auditing (ACG6691)
  • Special Topics in Accounting (ACG6935)
  • Theoretical Constructs in Accounting (ACG7939)

Education

    • Ph.D, Accounting., University of North Carolina a, 1980
    • BS, Accounting., University of Delaware, 1976

Book publications

  • Routledge Handbook Of Auditing:
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2026
    • Authors: W R. Knechel
  • Auditing: Assurance And Risk
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2016
    • Authors: W R. Knechel, Steven E. Salterio
  • The Routledge Companion To Auditing:
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2014
    • Authors: Warren Robert. Knechel
  • The Routledge Companion For Auditing
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2013
    • Authors: Marleen Willekens, David Hay, W. Robert. Knechel
  • Auditing: Risk And Assurance, Third Edition
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2006
    • Authors: Robert Knechel, S. Salterio, B. Ballou
  • Auditing: Assurance & Risk
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2006
    • Authors: Brian Ballou, W R. Knechel, Steven E. Salterio
  • Excellence In Auditing Education: Dermaceutics
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 1996
    • Authors: Robert Knechel
  • The Monopoly Practice Set: Accounting For Monopoly Transactions
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 1991
    • Authors: Robert Knechel
  • Financial Accounting With Lotus 1-2-3
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 1989
    • Authors: Robert Knechel

Book chapter publications

  • The Audit In A Modern Economy
    • Handbook of Financial Decision Making
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2023
    • Authors: W R. Knechel, Eddie Thomas, Gilles Hilary, David Mclean

Conference proceeding publications

  • Auditing In A Sustainable World
    • Journal:
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2024
    • Authors: Jacco Moisin, Imre Nagy, Sven Gentner, W. Robert Knechel
  • The Impact Of Partners' Economic Incentives On Audit Quality In Big 4 Partnerships
    • Journal:
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2022
    • Authors: Warren R. Knechel, Marleen Willekens, Ann Gaeremynck, Simon Dekeyser

Journal article publications

  • The Role Of Auditor Reputation In An Emerging Audit Marketplace: Evidence From Decentralized Finance (Defi)
    • Journal: Management Science
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2026
    • Authors: W R. Knechel, Steven A. Maex, Hyun Jong. Park, Steve Maex
  • The Evolution Of Performance Measurement, Career Development, And Compensation For Audit Partners In The Context Of Public Scrutiny
    • Journal: The Accounting Review
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2026
    • Authors: Olof Bik, Jan Bouwens, W R. Knechel, Yuxia Zou
  • Challenges In The Accounting Profession's Human Resource Ecosystem
    • Journal: Accounting Horizons
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2026
    • Authors: W Robert. Knechel
  • Challenges In The Accounting Profession’s Human Resource Ecosystem
    • Journal: Accounting Horizons
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2026
    • Authors: W R. Knechel
  • Strategic Alignment Between Supply Chain Partners And Supplier Audit Fees
    • Journal: Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2026
    • Authors: Hsihui Chang, Rong-Ruey Duh, W R. Knechel, Sheng Liu
  • Tenure Consequences Of Submit-To-Accept Delays In Accounting
    • Journal: Accounting Horizons
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2025
    • Authors: Ronen Gal-Or, Patrick Joseph. Hurley, W R. Knechel, Heather Lynn. Pesch
  • Tenure Consequences Of Submit-To-Accept Delays In Accounting
    • Journal: Accounting Horizons
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2025
    • Authors: Patrick Hurley, Ronan Gal-Or, W Robert. Knechel, Heather Pesch
  • Interim Restatements And The Audit Engagement
    • Journal: Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2025
    • Authors: Nicholas Cicone, W R. Knechel, Hyun Jong. Park
  • The Evolution Of Performance Measurement, Career Development, And Compensation For Audit Partners In The Context Of Public Scrutiny
    • Journal: The Accounting Review
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2025
    • Authors: Olof Bik, Jan Bouwens, W Robert. Knechel, Yuxia Zou
  • Letter From The Editor
    • Journal: Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2025
    • Authors: W. Robert Knechel
  • Submit-To-Accept Times In Accounting: Determinants And Comparisons To Other Business Disciplines
    • Journal: The Accounting Review
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2025
    • Authors: Patrick Joseph. Hurley, Ronen Gal-Or, W R. Knechel, Heather Lynn. Pesch
  • The ‘Conventional Wisdom’ Of Auditing: Can The Traditions Of Auditing Rise To New Challenges?
    • Journal: Accounting in Europe
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2025
    • Authors: W R. Knechel
  • Letter From The Editor
    • Journal: Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2024
    • Authors: W. Robert Knechel
  • Commentary On Sustainability Assurance
    • Journal: Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2024
    • Authors: W. Robert Knechel
  • Client Employee Training And Audit Efficiency
    • Journal: AUDITING A Journal of Practice and Theory
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2024
    • Authors: Christian Friedrich, W R. Knechel, Amin S. Sofla, Victor S. Zuiddam
  • The Effect Of Client Industry Agglomerations On Auditor Industry Specialization
    • Journal: Journal of Accounting Research
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2023
    • Authors: W R. Knechel, Devin James. Williams
  • What Does An Audit Really Cost? An Exploratory Study Of Auditor Pricing Of Initial Engagements In A Fixed Cost Model
    • Journal: International Journal of Auditing
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2023
    • Authors: Christie Novak, W R. Knechel
  • Annual Editor Report
    • Journal: The Accounting Review
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2022
    • Authors: W R. Knechel
  • Do Audit Teams Affect Audit Production And Quality? Evidence From Audit Teams' Industry Knowledge*
    • Journal: Contemporary Accounting Research
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2022
    • Authors: Steven F. Cahan, Limei Che, W R. Knechel, Tobias Svanström
  • Financial Auditing As An Economic Service
    • Journal: Current Issues in Auditing
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2022
    • Authors: Matthew Driskill, W R. Knechel, Edward Thomas
  • Audit Firm Political Connections And Pcaob Inspection Reports
    • Journal: Accounting, Organizations and Society
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2022
    • Authors: W R. Knechel, Hyun Jong. Park
  • What Does And Audit Really Cost: Auditor Pricing Of Initial Engagements In A Fixed Cost Model
    • Journal: International Journal of Auditing
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2022
    • Authors: Robert Knechel, Christie Novak
  • Investments In Auditor-Provided Non-Audit Services And Future Operating Performance
    • Journal: AUDITING A Journal of Practice and Theory
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2022
    • Authors: William Anthony. Ciconte Iii, W R. Knechel, Michael A. Mayberry
  • Do Personal Beliefs And Values Affect An Individual’s “Fraud Tolerance”? Evidence From The World Values Survey
    • Journal: Journal of Business Ethics
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2022
    • Authors: W R. Knechel, Natalia M. Mintchik
  • The Role Of Assurance In Equity Crowdfunding
    • Journal: The Accounting Review
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2022
    • Authors: Evisa Bogdani, Monika Causholli, W R. Knechel
  • Is There A Brain Drain In Auditing? The Determinants And Consequences Of Auditors Leaving Public Accounting*
    • Journal: Contemporary Accounting Research
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2021
    • Authors: W R. Knechel, Juan Mao, Baolei Qi, Zili Zhuang
  • Brain Drain Or Survival Of The Fittest: Determinants And Consequences Of Auditors’ Leaving Public Accounting
    • Journal: Contemporary Accounting Research
    • Status: Accepted/In Press
    • Date: 2021
    • Authors: W. Robert. Knechel, Zili Zhuang, Juan Mao, Baolei Qi
  • Multimarket Contact And Mutual Forbearance In Audit Markets
    • Journal: Journal of Accounting Research
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2021
    • Authors: Simon Dekeyser, Ann Gaeremynck, W R. Knechel, Marleen Willekens
  • Annual Editor Report The Accounting Review
    • Journal: Accounting Review
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2021
    • Authors: Warren R. Knechel
  • The Impact Of Partners' Economic Incentives On Audit Quality In Big 4 Partnerships
    • Journal: The Accounting Review
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2021
    • Authors: Simon Dekeyser, Ann Gaeremynck, W R. Knechel, Marleen Willekens
  • Who Stands For Audit?
    • Journal: International Journal of Auditing
    • Status: Published
    • Date: 2021
    • Authors: Robert Knechel