William E. Shafer

2.2k total citations
39 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

William E. Shafer is a scholar working on Information Systems and Management, Accounting and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Shafer has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Information Systems and Management, 14 papers in Accounting and 11 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in William E. Shafer's work include Ethics in Business and Education (22 papers), Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (11 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (11 papers). William E. Shafer is often cited by papers focused on Ethics in Business and Education (22 papers), Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (11 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (11 papers). William E. Shafer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. William E. Shafer's co-authors include Richard S. Simmons, Kyoko Fukukawa, Zhihong Wang, Jerry R. Strawser, Yves Gendron, Woody M. Liao, Dean Tjosvold, Robin Stanley Snell, Timothy J. Fogarty and Lorenzo Lucianetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Accounting Organizations and Society and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

William E. Shafer

37 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William E. Shafer United States 22 676 511 501 366 250 39 1.6k
John R. Boatright United States 18 548 0.8× 451 0.9× 259 0.5× 312 0.9× 152 0.6× 45 1.3k
Justin G. Longenecker United States 15 620 0.9× 333 0.7× 372 0.7× 316 0.9× 121 0.5× 28 1.5k
Diana C. Robertson United States 19 718 1.1× 540 1.1× 133 0.3× 443 1.2× 222 0.9× 28 1.4k
Carlos W. Moore United States 15 608 0.9× 329 0.6× 376 0.8× 303 0.8× 123 0.5× 21 1.5k
Gary M. Fleischman United States 17 593 0.9× 610 1.2× 193 0.4× 668 1.8× 326 1.3× 60 1.5k
Alejo José G. Sisón Spain 22 485 0.7× 304 0.6× 157 0.3× 450 1.2× 114 0.5× 59 1.4k
Patrick Maclagan United Kingdom 13 506 0.7× 948 1.9× 383 0.8× 417 1.1× 479 1.9× 27 1.6k
Gene Brown United States 22 878 1.3× 418 0.8× 178 0.4× 793 2.2× 510 2.0× 46 2.1k
Daryl Koehn United States 17 480 0.7× 281 0.5× 159 0.3× 313 0.9× 121 0.5× 68 1.2k
Philmore Alleyne Barbados 20 378 0.6× 255 0.5× 393 0.8× 216 0.6× 62 0.2× 39 1.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shafer, William E. & Lorenzo Lucianetti. (2018). Machiavellianism, stakeholder orientation, and support for sustainability reporting. Business Ethics A European Review. 27(3). 272–285. 18 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E. & Zhihong Wang. (2017). Machiavellianism, social norms, and taxpayer compliance. Business Ethics A European Review. 27(1). 42–55. 27 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E., et al.. (2016). Social responsibility, professional commitment and tax fraud. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal. 29(1). 111–134. 32 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E., et al.. (2013). An investigation of ethical climate in a Singaporean accounting firm. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal. 26(2). 312–343. 26 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E. & Richard S. Simmons. (2011). Effects of organizational ethical culture on the ethical decisions of tax practitioners in mainland China. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal. 24(5). 647–668. 49 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E. & Zhihong Wang. (2011). Effects of ethical context and Machiavellianism on attitudes toward earnings management in China. Managerial Auditing Journal. 26(5). 372–392. 39 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E. & Zhihong Wang. (2010). Effects of ethical context on conflict and commitment among Chinese accountants. Managerial Auditing Journal. 25(4). 377–400. 21 indexed citations
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Simmons, Richard S., William E. Shafer, & Robin Stanley Snell. (2009). Effects of a Business Ethics Elective on Hong Kong Undergraduates’ Attitudes Toward Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility. Business & Society. 52(4). 558–591. 29 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E.. (2009). Social paradigms in China and the West. Digital Commons - Lingnan (Lingnan University). 23–44.
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Shafer, William E.. (2009). Ethical climate, organizational‐professional conflict and organizational commitment. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal. 22(7). 1087–1110. 65 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E. & Richard S. Simmons. (2008). Social responsibility, Machiavellianism and tax avoidance. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal. 21(5). 695–720. 97 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E., et al.. (2004). An Exploratory Study of Auditor Perceptions of Sanction Threats. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Shafer, William E., et al.. (2002). Professionalism, organizational‐professional conflict and work outcomes. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal. 15(1). 46–68. 64 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E.. (2002). Ethical Pressure, Organizational-Professional Conflict, and Related Work Outcomes among Management Accountants. Journal of Business Ethics. 38(3). 261–273. 68 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E., et al.. (2001). Are 150-Hour Accounting Programs Meeting Their Intended Objectives?. Journal of Education for Business. 77(2). 78–82. 3 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E., et al.. (1999). An Empirical Investigation of Cultural Differences in Ethical Decisionmaking Among U.S. Accounting Students. Journal of Education for Business. 74(4). 220–224. 8 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E.. (1998). The accounting profession in the new millennium. 23. 31–35. 2 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E., et al.. (1998). Comprehension of Nonroutine Transactions During Audit Planning: Evidence from Free Recalls and Inferences. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E., et al.. (1998). Small practitioners’ views on new assurance services. 43(10). 26–29. 1 indexed citations
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Shafer, William E., et al.. (1997). Effects of Student Team Learning in Undergraduate Auditing Courses. Journal of Education for Business. 72(4). 197–200. 38 indexed citations

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