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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Business and Management D-index 36 Citations 26,118 70 World Ranking 1181 National Ranking 543

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Management

His primary areas of study are Accounting, Positive accounting, National accounts, Incentive and Audit. His studies deal with areas such as Managerial discretion and Capital budgeting as well as Accounting. His Constraints accounting and Accounting identity study in the realm of Positive accounting interacts with subjects such as Normative and Economic interventionism.

Jerold L. Zimmerman interconnects Endogeneity, Fund accounting and Positive political theory in the investigation of issues within National accounts. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Governmental accounting, Consolidation and Debt. His Audit research includes themes of Theory of the firm and Actuarial science.

His most cited work include:

  • Positive Accounting Theory (3980 citations)
  • Towards A Positive Theory of the Determination of Accounting Standards (1409 citations)
  • Positive Accounting Theory: A Ten Year Perspective (1211 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Jerold L. Zimmerman focuses on Accounting, Incentive, Organizational architecture, Monetary economics and Management accounting. As part of his studies on Accounting, he often connects relevant subjects like Corporate governance. His study in Incentive is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Earnings, Marketing, Investment and Voluntary disclosure.

His Management accounting study which covers Control that intersects with Body of knowledge and Positive economics. His Positive accounting study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Econometrics and National accounts. The various areas that he examines in his Earnings management study include Accounting research and Accrual.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Accounting (48.00%)
  • Incentive (24.00%)
  • Organizational architecture (14.67%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2017)?

  • Accounting (48.00%)
  • Earnings quality (5.33%)
  • Earnings (8.00%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Jerold L. Zimmerman mainly focuses on Accounting, Earnings quality, Earnings, Accounting information system and Valuation. The study incorporates disciplines such as Quality and Finance in addition to Accounting. His Earnings quality research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Endogeneity and Earnings management.

His Earnings management research focuses on Accrual and how it relates to Monetary economics and Econometrics. His Earnings study incorporates themes from Incentive, Insider trading and Capital market. Jerold L. Zimmerman combines subjects such as Positive accounting and Shareholder with his study of Investment decisions.

Between 2011 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Idiosyncratic Shocks to Firm Underlying Economics and Abnormal Accruals (45 citations)
  • Myth: External Financial Reporting Quality Has a First-Order Effect on Firm Value (34 citations)
  • Myth: External Financial Reporting Quality Has a 1st Order Effect on Firm Value (17 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Management

Accounting, Enterprise value, Finance, Earnings quality and Earnings management are his primary areas of study. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Quality and Accounting. The concepts of his Enterprise value study are interwoven with issues in Endogeneity, Accounting research and Accounting management.

His research ties Econometrics and Earnings quality together.

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Best Publications

Positive Accounting Theory

Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. Zimmerman.
(1985)

6756 Citations

Towards A Positive Theory of the Determination of Accounting Standards

Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. Zimmerman.
Social Science Research Network (2006)

2404 Citations

AGENCY PROBLEMS, AUDITING, AND THE THEORY OF THE FIRM: SOME EVIDENCE*

Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. Zimmerman.
The Journal of Law and Economics (1983)

2116 Citations

Positive Accounting Theory: A Ten Year Perspective

Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. Zimmerman.
Social Science Research Network (2006)

2071 Citations

Taxes and firm size

Jerold L. Zimmerman.
(1983)

1325 Citations

Financial performance surrounding CEO turnover

Kevin J Murphy;Jerold L Zimmerman.
(1993)

1290 Citations

Accounting for Decision Making and Control

Jerold L. Zimmerman.
(1994)

1257 Citations

Price and return models

S.P. Kothari;Jerold L. Zimmerman.
Journal of Accounting and Economics (1995)

1165 Citations

Managerial Economics and Organizational Architecture

James A. Brickley;Clifford W. Smith;Jerold L. Zimmerman.
(1996)

1067 Citations

The demand for and supply of accounting theories : the market for excuses

Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. Zimmerman.
Social Science Research Network (1979)

858 Citations

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