Ralph A. Walkling

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Ralph A. Walkling is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph A. Walkling has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Accounting, 28 papers in Finance and 19 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Ralph A. Walkling's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (51 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (26 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (21 papers). Ralph A. Walkling is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (51 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (26 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (21 papers). Ralph A. Walkling collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Belgium. Ralph A. Walkling's co-authors include René M. Stulz, Larry H.P. Lang, Jie Cai, Moon H. Song, Kathleen M. Kahle, Paul Malatesta, Michael S. Long, Jacqueline L. Garner, Jonathan M. Karpoff and Frederik P. Schlingemann and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies.

In The Last Decade

Ralph A. Walkling

59 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

A test of the free cash flow hypothesis 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A test of the free cash flow hypothesis
    1991 845 citations Ralph A. Walkling et al. Journal of Financial Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralph A. Walkling United States 31 4.6k 2.0k 1.7k 1.1k 204 61 5.0k
Ashiq Ali United States 27 4.6k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 2.0k 1.2× 778 0.7× 176 0.9× 69 5.1k
Nickolaos G. Travlos Greece 32 5.1k 1.1× 2.8k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 156 0.8× 81 5.9k
Joshua Livnat United States 31 3.4k 0.7× 2.3k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 787 0.7× 393 1.9× 117 4.3k
Audra L. Boone United States 20 3.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 810 0.8× 283 1.4× 50 4.2k
Karen H. Wruck United States 20 3.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 686 0.6× 110 0.5× 50 3.8k
Sanjeev Bhojraj United States 19 3.6k 0.8× 2.1k 1.1× 1.6k 0.9× 618 0.6× 160 0.8× 41 4.2k
Frederik P. Schlingemann United States 16 3.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 894 0.8× 117 0.6× 31 3.6k
Todd T. Milbourn United States 21 2.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 785 0.7× 141 0.7× 59 3.4k
Venky Nagar United States 23 2.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 628 0.6× 182 0.9× 56 3.4k
Kevin Rock United States 6 4.7k 1.0× 2.8k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 187 0.9× 6 5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cline, Brandon N., Ralph A. Walkling, & Adam S. Yore. (2018). The Market Price of Managerial Indiscretions. Journal of applied corporate finance. 30(4). 78–88. 2 indexed citations
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Cline, Brandon N., Ralph A. Walkling, & Adam S. Yore. (2017). The consequences of managerial indiscretions: Sex, lies, and firm value. Journal of Financial Economics. 127(2). 389–415. 83 indexed citations
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Fich, Eliezer M., Anh Tran, & Ralph A. Walkling. (2011). On the Importance of Golden Parachutes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
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Cai, Jie, Moon H. Song, & Ralph A. Walkling. (2011). Anticipation, Acquisitions, and Bidder Returns: Industry Shocks and the Transfer of Information across Rivals. Review of Financial Studies. 24(7). 2242–2285. 128 indexed citations
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Cai, Jie, Jacqueline L. Garner, & Ralph A. Walkling. (2009). Electing Directors. The Journal of Finance. 64(5). 2389–2421. 360 indexed citations
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Walkling, Ralph A.. (2008). U.S. Corporate Governance: Accomplishments and Failings A Discussion with Michael Jensen and Robert Monks. Journal of applied corporate finance. 20(1). 28–46. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Jie, Jacqueline L. Garner, & Ralph A. Walkling. (2006). Democracy or Disruption: an Empirical Analysis of Majority Elections. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Walkling, Ralph A., et al.. (2006). Share Repurchase, Executive Options and Wealth Changes to Stockholders and Bondholders. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
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Song, Moon H. & Ralph A. Walkling. (2005). Anticipation, Acquisitions and Bidder Returns. SSRN Electronic Journal. 24 indexed citations
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Jindra, Jan & Ralph A. Walkling. (2003). Speculation spreads and the market pricing of proposed acquisitions. Journal of Corporate Finance. 10(4). 495–526. 35 indexed citations
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Song, Moon H. & Ralph A. Walkling. (2000). Abnormal returns to rivals of acquisition targets: A test of the `acquisition probability hypothesis'. Journal of Financial Economics. 55(2). 143–171. 72 indexed citations
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Jindra, Jan & Ralph A. Walkling. (1999). Arbitrage Spreads and the Market Pricing of Proposed Acquisitions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Karpoff, Jonathan M., Paul Malatesta, & Ralph A. Walkling. (1996). Corporate governance and shareholder initiatives: Empirical evidence. Journal of Financial Economics. 42(3). 365–395. 98 indexed citations
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Song, Moon H. & Ralph A. Walkling. (1993). The Impact of Managerial Ownership on Acquisition Attempts and Target Shareholder Wealth. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 28(4). 439–439. 54 indexed citations
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Karpoff, Jonathan M. & Ralph A. Walkling. (1988). Short-term trading around ex-dividend days. Journal of Financial Economics. 21(2). 291–298. 119 indexed citations
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Edmister, Robert O. & Ralph A. Walkling. (1985). Determinants of Tender Offer Premiums. 26 indexed citations
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Walkling, Ralph A. & Robert O. Edmister. (1985). Determinants of Tender Offer Premiums. Financial Analysts Journal. 41(1). 27–37. 122 indexed citations
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Walkling, Ralph A. & Michael S. Long. (1984). Agency Theory, Managerial Welfare, and Takeover Bid Resistance. The RAND Journal of Economics. 15(1). 54–54. 247 indexed citations
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Long, Michael S. & Ralph A. Walkling. (1984). Agency Theory, Managerial Welfare, and Takeover Bid Resistance. 63 indexed citations
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Walkling, Ralph A. & Robert O. Edmister. (1983). Are There Commission Cost Side-Effects from Portfolio Management Decisions?. Financial Analysts Journal. 39(4). 52–59. 5 indexed citations

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