Marleen Willekens

3.1k total citations
79 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Marleen Willekens is a scholar working on Accounting, Strategy and Management and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Marleen Willekens has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Accounting, 22 papers in Strategy and Management and 10 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Marleen Willekens's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (49 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (38 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (20 papers). Marleen Willekens is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (49 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (38 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (20 papers). Marleen Willekens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Marleen Willekens's co-authors include Heidi Vander Bauwhede, Ann Gaeremynck, W. Robert Knechel, Liesbeth Bruynseels, Sofie Van der Meulen, Marshall A. Geiger, Neil Fargher, Elizabeth Carson, Clive S. Lennox and K. Raghunandan and has published in prestigious journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics and Journal of Accounting Research.

In The Last Decade

Marleen Willekens

70 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marleen Willekens Belgium 21 2.0k 741 366 207 190 79 2.2k
William S. Hopwood United States 15 1.0k 0.5× 377 0.5× 410 1.1× 102 0.5× 91 0.5× 40 1.3k
Zahn Bozanic United States 14 1.1k 0.5× 256 0.3× 481 1.3× 301 1.5× 89 0.5× 37 1.3k
Hong Xie United States 17 2.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.9× 1.1k 3.0× 314 1.5× 166 0.9× 48 2.7k
Donald P. Cram United States 8 1.8k 0.9× 809 1.1× 1.1k 3.0× 377 1.8× 74 0.4× 9 2.1k
Stephen A. Hillegeist United States 15 1.9k 1.0× 555 0.7× 1.3k 3.5× 372 1.8× 53 0.3× 36 2.2k
Hsin‐Min Lu Taiwan 11 641 0.3× 252 0.3× 345 0.9× 180 0.9× 75 0.4× 26 1.1k
Hubert Ooghe Belgium 18 1.4k 0.7× 316 0.4× 365 1.0× 441 2.1× 49 0.3× 56 1.7k
Suresh Govindaraj United States 9 670 0.3× 233 0.3× 421 1.2× 146 0.7× 66 0.3× 32 913
Aasmund Eilifsen Norway 14 730 0.4× 257 0.3× 117 0.3× 71 0.3× 191 1.0× 33 960
Andreas Charitou Cyprus 19 1.2k 0.6× 559 0.8× 451 1.2× 150 0.7× 29 0.2× 60 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Marleen Willekens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marleen Willekens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marleen Willekens

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leiby, Justin, et al.. (2024). Where Does the Time Go? Auditors’ Commercial Effort, Professional Effort, and Audit Quality. Journal of Accounting Research. 63(1). 255–317. 1 indexed citations
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Gaeremynck, Ann, et al.. (2021). Multimarket Contact and Mutual Forbearance in Audit Markets. Journal of Accounting Research. 59(5). 1651–1688. 5 indexed citations
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Willekens, Marleen, et al.. (2020). Auditor Market Power and Audit Quality Revisited: Effects of Market Concentration, Market Share Distance, and Leadership. Journal of Accounting Auditing & Finance. 38(1). 161–181. 14 indexed citations
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Gaeremynck, Ann, et al.. (2018). Evidence of Industry Scale Effects on Audit Hours, Billing Rates, and Pricing. Contemporary Accounting Research. 36(2). 666–693. 30 indexed citations
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Stokes, Donald J., et al.. (2013). Strategic pricing by Big 4 audit firms in private client segments. Accounting and Finance. 53(4). 961–994. 10 indexed citations
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Gaeremynck, Ann, et al.. (2012). Audit office industry expertise, audit production, audit fees and audit firm market power. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations
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Willekens, Marleen, et al.. (2011). Expected client loss and auditor independence: A partner-level analysis in a low litigious setting. 2 indexed citations
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Willekens, Marleen, et al.. (2009). The Effect of Auditor Industry Specialization on Audit Pricing in Belgium. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 54(2). 129–148. 10 indexed citations
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Willekens, Marleen, et al.. (2009). Industry specialization as a means to soften price competition in the audit market. Journal of Dental Research. 66(2). 1–48. 2 indexed citations
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Quick, Reiner, William S. Turley, & Marleen Willekens. (2008). Auditing, trust and governance : regulation in Europe. Routledge eBooks. 23 indexed citations
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Quick, Reiner, William S. Turley, & Marleen Willekens. (2008). Auditing Trust and Governance ? Developing Regulation in Europe. TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt). 40 indexed citations
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Willekens, Marleen. (2008). De toegevoegde waarde van de audit.. 2 indexed citations
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Huyghebaert, Nancy, Heidi Vander Bauwhede, & Marleen Willekens. (2007). Bank Financing as an Incentive for Earnings Management in Business Start-Ups. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Knechel, W. Robert & Marleen Willekens. (2006). The Role of Risk Management and Governance in Determining Audit Demand. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. 33(9-10). 1344–1367. 172 indexed citations
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Sercu, Piet, Heidi Vander Bauwhede, & Marleen Willekens. (2006). Earnings management and debt. Lirias (KU Leuven). 10 indexed citations
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Beirlant, Jan, Gerda Claeskens, Christophe Croux, et al.. (2005). Managing uncertainty:financial, actuarial and statistical modelling. Lirias (KU Leuven). 23–49. 2 indexed citations
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Bauwhede, Heidi Vander & Marleen Willekens. (2004). Evidence on (the lack of) audit-quality differentiation in the private client segment of the belgian audit market. European Accounting Review. 13(3). 501–522. 112 indexed citations
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Bauwhede, Heidi Vander & Marleen Willekens. (2003). Earnings Management in Belgium: a Review of the Empirical Evidence. Lirias (KU Leuven). 48(2). 199–217. 12 indexed citations
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Willekens, Marleen. (2003). Voluntary disclosure on corporate governance in the European Union. 7 indexed citations
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Willekens, Marleen, et al.. (1990). Optimal allocation of internal audit resources : a risk based approach. Lirias (KU Leuven).

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