Jerold L. Zimmerman

18.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
90 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Jerold L. Zimmerman is a scholar working on Accounting, Strategy and Management and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Jerold L. Zimmerman has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Accounting, 27 papers in Strategy and Management and 14 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Jerold L. Zimmerman's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (40 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (32 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (25 papers). Jerold L. Zimmerman is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (40 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (32 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (25 papers). Jerold L. Zimmerman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovenia and Hungary. Jerold L. Zimmerman's co-authors include Ross L. Watts, James A. Brickley, Kevin J. Murphy, S.P. Kothari, Clifford W. Smith, Joanna S. Wu, Richard Leftwich, Andrew J. Leone, Charles E. Wasley and Andrew Christie and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, Journal of Accounting and Economics and Journal of Accounting Research.

In The Last Decade

Jerold L. Zimmerman

85 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

Positive Accounting Theory 1983 2026 1997 2011 1985 1990 1983 1993 1983 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jerold L. Zimmerman United States 36 11.7k 6.3k 2.6k 2.1k 2.0k 90 13.7k
Jere R. Francis United States 58 18.4k 1.6× 7.3k 1.2× 3.9k 1.5× 1.8k 0.8× 2.4k 1.2× 115 19.7k
Paul M. Healy United States 33 18.0k 1.5× 9.9k 1.6× 6.1k 2.4× 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 95 20.1k
Linda DeAngelo United States 37 13.0k 1.1× 5.7k 0.9× 3.8k 1.5× 1.9k 0.9× 839 0.4× 50 14.0k
Mark L. DeFond United States 41 17.7k 1.5× 8.0k 1.3× 4.5k 1.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 85 18.6k
Ferdinand A. Gul Australia 52 10.7k 0.9× 5.0k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 923 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 173 12.3k
Dan S. Dhaliwal United States 46 10.8k 0.9× 7.7k 1.2× 3.0k 1.2× 2.5k 1.2× 743 0.4× 145 13.7k
Ross L. Watts United States 46 24.4k 2.1× 12.8k 2.0× 7.7k 3.0× 2.9k 1.4× 2.6k 1.3× 101 26.5k
Abbie J. Smith United States 31 8.3k 0.7× 3.8k 0.6× 2.8k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 692 0.4× 45 9.6k
Robert M. Bushman United States 43 9.5k 0.8× 3.9k 0.6× 4.1k 1.6× 1.7k 0.8× 883 0.5× 79 11.0k
Mark H. Lang United States 37 13.9k 1.2× 7.1k 1.1× 5.4k 2.1× 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 80 15.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brickley, James A., Clifford Smith, & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (2020). The Economics of Organizational Architecture. Journal of applied corporate finance. 32(1). 108–119. 2 indexed citations
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Jayaraman, Sudarshan, et al.. (2017). Measuring Firmss Investment in Accounting Resources: Implications for Malfeasance Versus Optimal Incompetence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Jerold L.. (2015). The Role of Accounting in the Twenty-First Century Firm. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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McWatters, Cheryl S. & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (2015). Management Accounting in a Dynamic Environment. 2 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Jerold L.. (2011). Accounting For Decision Making and Control Seventh Edition. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Watts, Ross L. & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (2006). Agency Problems, Auditing, and the Theory of the Firm: Some Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 52 indexed citations
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Brickley, James A., et al.. (2003). Designing organizations to create value : from structure to strategy. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Jerold L.. (2001). Conjectures regarding empirical managerial accounting research. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 32(1-3). 411–427. 223 indexed citations
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McWatters, Cheryl S., Jerold L. Zimmerman, & Dale Morse. (2000). Management Accounting: Analysis and Interpretation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18 indexed citations
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Ball, Ray, Andrew Keating, & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (1998). Commitment, Historical Cost Accounting and Accounting Depreciation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Brickley, James A., Clifford W. Smith, & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (1997). MANAGEMENT FADS AND ORGANIZATIONAL ARCHITECTURE. Journal of applied corporate finance. 10(2). 24–39. 35 indexed citations
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Brickley, James A., Clifford W. Smith, & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (1996). Organizational architecture : a managerial economics approach. 34 indexed citations
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Christie, Andrew & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (1991). Efficient vs. Opportunistic Choice of Accounting Procedures: Corporate Control Contests. UR Research (University of Rochester). 163 indexed citations
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Watts, Ross L. & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (1990). Positive Accounting Theory: A Ten Year Perspective.. The Accounting Review. 65(1). 131–156. 1665 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ball, Ray, Ross L. Watts, & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (1988). Editorial data. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 10(1). 1–1.
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Jensen, Michael C. & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (1985). Management compensation and the managerial labor market. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 7(1-3). 3–9. 75 indexed citations
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Watts, Ross L. & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (1980). On the irrelevance of replacement cost disclosures for security prices. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 2(2). 95–106. 38 indexed citations
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Watts, Ross L. & Jerold L. Zimmerman. (1979). The Demand for and Supply of Accounting Theories: The Market for Excuses.. The Accounting Review. 54(2). 273–305. 497 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Jerold L., et al.. (1974). Determination of the precision of an interferometric test of a 1.8-m-diam paraboloidal mirror.. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 64. 1369. 2 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Jerold L.. (1974). Price-Level Restatements: A Technical Note. Journal of Accounting Research. 12(2). 372–372. 2 indexed citations

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