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32
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5681
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2635
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23

William F. Messier publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William F. Messier sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 87 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

William F. Messier D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William F. Messier sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

Overview

William F. Messier is affiliated with the Norwegian School of Economics in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on topics within Business, Management and Accounting, as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Subfields of particular interest include Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Management Science and Operations Research, and Strategy and Management.

Their scholarly work covers several key topics including:

  • Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
  • Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
  • Accounting and Organizational Management
  • Auction Theory and Applications
  • Financial Reporting and XBRL
  • Risk Management in Financial Firms
  • Complex Systems and Decision Making

William F. Messier has published several papers in notable academic venues. These include:

  • An Exploratory Study into the Use of Audit Data Analytics on Audit Engagements, 2020, Accounting Horizons
  • The effect of audit materiality disclosures on investors' decision making, 2020, Accounting Organizations and Society
  • The importance of quantifying uncertainty: Examining the effects of quantitative sensitivity analysis and audit materiality disclosures on investors' judgments and decisions, 2020, Accounting Organizations and Society
  • Insights from Company Experts in Valuing Complex Estimates: The Other Side of the Story!, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Auditor Reporting on Other Information Outside of the Financial Statements, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal

The main publication venues for their research include:

  • Accounting Organizations and Society
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Accounting Horizons

William F. Messier has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably:

  • Aasmund Eilifsen
  • Erin L. Hamilton
  • Finn Kinserdal
  • Thomas E. McKee
  • Brant E. Christensen

Best Publications

  • Auditing and Assurance Services : A Systematic Approach

    William F. Messier;Steven M. Glover;Douglas F. Prawitt

  • Error Detection by Industry-Specialized Teams during Sequential Audit Review

    Vincent E. Owhoso;William F. Messier;John G. Lynch

  • Inducing rules for expert system development: an example using default and bankruptcy data

    William F. Messier;James V. Hansen

  • A Review and integration of empirical research on materiality : two decades later

    William F. Messier;Nonna Martinov‐Bennie;Aasmund Eilifsen

  • Auditing and Assurance Services

    Steven M. Glover;William F. Messier

  • Recency Effects in the Auditor's Belief-Revision Process

    Richard M. Tubbs;William F. Messier;Robert Knechel

  • The Effect of Using the Internal Audit Function as a Management Training Ground on the External Auditor's Reliance Decision

    William F. Messier;J. Kenneth Reynolds;Chad A. Simon;David A. Wood

  • Materiality Guidance of the Major Public Accounting Firms

    Aasmund Eilifsen;William F. Messier

  • A Generalized Qualitative-Response Model and the Analysis of Management Fraud

    J. V. Hansen;J. B. McDonald;W. F. Messier;T. B. Bell

  • A Summary of Research on External Auditor Reliance on the Internal Audit Function

    Charles W. Bame-Aldred;Duane M. Brandon;William F. Messier;Larry E. Rittenberg

  • Auditing: A Systematic Approach

    William F. Messier

  • A hierarchical approach to the external auditor's evaluation of the internal auditing function*

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  • Inherent Risk and Control Risk Assessments: Evidence on the Effect of Pervasive and Specific Risk Factors

    William F. Messier;Lizabeth A. Austen

  • Sequential auditor decision making: Information search and evidence evaluation*

    W. Robert Knechel;William F. Messier

  • An Exploratory Study into the Use of Audit Data Analytics on Audit Engagements

    Aasmund Eilifsen;Finn Kinserdal;William F. Messier;Thomas E. McKee;Thomas E. McKee

  • Auditor Detected Misstatements and the Effect of Information Technology

    William F. Messier;Aasmund Eilifsen;Lizabeth A. Austen

  • Two Decades of Behavioral Research on Analytical Procedures: What Have We Learned?

    William F. Messier;Chad A. Simon;Jason L. Smith

  • The Sequencing of Audit Evidence: Its Impact on the Extent of Audit Testing and Report Formulation

    William F. Messier

  • Engagement Quality Reviews: A Comparison of Audit Firm Practices

    Kathryn K. Epps;William F. Messier

  • Can Audit Partners Predict Subordinates' Ability to Detect Errors?

    William F. Messier;Vincent Owhoso;Carter Rakovski

  • An Experimental Assessment of Recent Professional Developments in Nonstatistical Audit Sampling Guidance

    William F. Messier;Steven J. Kachelmeier;Kevan L. Jensen

  • An Analysis of SEC and PCAOB Enforcement Actions against Engagement Quality Reviewers

    William F. Messier;Thomas M. Kozloski;Natalia Kochetova-Kozloski

Frequent Co-Authors

James B. McDonald
James B. McDonald Brigham Young University
John G. Lynch
John G. Lynch University of Colorado Boulder

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