William F. Messier, Jr.

NHH Norwegian School of Economics

Norwegian Institute of Public Accountants (DnR) Professor in Auditing

Helleveien 30

N-5045 Bergen

Norway

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Scholarly Papers (29)

1.

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

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Forthcoming, Northeastern U. D’Amore-McKim School of Business Research Paper No. 2013-11
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 05 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2013
Northeastern University - Accounting GroupWashington State University, Auburn University, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison - Department of Accounting and Information Systems and University of South Carolina
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External Audit, Internal Audit, Reliance

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A Review and Integration of Empirical Research on Materiality: Two Decades Later

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, November 2005
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 28 Aug 2005
William F. Messier Jr., Nonna Martinov-Bennie and Aasmund Eilifsen
NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Macquarie University - Faculty of Business and Economics and Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Accounting, Auditing, and Law
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Materiality, materiality bases, quantitative and qualitative materiality factors

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Materiality Guidance of the Major Public Accounting Firms

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2014
Aasmund Eilifsen and William F. Messier Jr.
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Accounting, Auditing, and Law and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Downloads 1,541 (21,105)
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Materiality, Tolerable misstatement, Misstatements, Group audits

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Auditor Business Process Analysis and Linkages Among Auditor Risk Judgements

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2015
Natalia Kochetova, Thomas M. Kozloski and William F. Messier Jr.
Saint Mary’s University - Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University - Sobey School of Business and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
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Business Process Analysis, Risk Assessment, Risk of Material Misstatement, Business Risk Identification, Risk-based Audits

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

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 03 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2020
Aasmund Eilifsen, Finn Kinserdal, William F. Messier Jr. and Thomas McKee
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Accounting, Auditing, and Law, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Medical University of South Carolina
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Audit data analytics (ADA); audit engagements; auditors’ perceptions about ADA; actual use of ADA.

The Importance of Quantifying Uncertainty: Examining the Effects of Sensitivity Analysis and Audit Materiality Disclosures on Investors’ Judgments and Decisions

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 May 2017
Aasmund Eilifsen, Erin Hamilton and William F. Messier Jr.
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Accounting, Auditing, and Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
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audit reporting; disclosures; estimation uncertainty; fair value estimates; materiality; sensitivity analysis

The Importance of Quantifying Uncertainty: Examining the Effects of Sensitivity Analysis and Audit Materiality Disclosures on Investors’ Judgments and Decisions

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 25 Apr 2019
Aasmund Eilifsen, Erin Hamilton and William F. Messier Jr.
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Accounting, Auditing, and Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Downloads 225 (232,122)
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audit reporting; disclosures; estimation uncertainty; fair value estimates; materiality; sensitivity analysis.

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Strategic Analysis and Auditor Risk Judgments

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 Nov 2004 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2011
Natalia Kochetova and William F. Messier Jr.
Saint Mary’s University - Sobey School of Business and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
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risk assessment, strategic analysis, strategic positioning, strategy implementation

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The Effects of Serving Two Masters and Using the Internal Audit Function as a Management Training Ground on Internal Auditors' Objectivity

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2014
Florian Hoos, William F. Messier Jr., Jason L. Smith and Paulette Tandy
HEC Paris - Accounting and Management Control Department, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Department of Accounting
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Internal auditors, internal audit function, objectivity, management training ground

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Improving the Effectiveness of Engagement Quality Review

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 16 Sep 2007
Kathryn K. Epps and William F. Messier Jr.
Kennesaw State University and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Downloads 457 (109,577)
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Engagement quality review, concurring/second partner review, auditor performance appraisals, information acquisition and recall

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An Analysis of SEC and PCAOB Enforcement Actions Against Engagement Quality Reviewers

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2009
William F. Messier Jr., Thomas M. Kozloski and Natalia Kochetova
NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Saint Mary's University - Sobey School of Business and Saint Mary’s University - Sobey School of Business
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Engagement quality review, SEC Enforcement Actions, and PCAOB Disciplinary Proceedings

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The Influence of PCAOB Regulatory Actions and Engagement Risk on Auditors’ Internal Audit Reliance Decisions

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2012
Julie Petherbridge and William F. Messier Jr.
affiliation not provided to SSRN and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Downloads 429 (117,957)
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Internal Audit Function, Engagement Risk, PCAOB Inspection Process, Audit Tests

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An Approach to Learning Risk-Based Auditing

Journal of Accounting Education Vol 32(2) 2014
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 19 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2014
William F. Messier Jr.
NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Downloads 375 (137,547)
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Auditing, Risk-Based Auditing Business Risk Analysis, Analytical Procedures

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Experimental Tests of a Descriptive Theory of Combined Auditee Risk Assessment

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2009
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2015
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
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Auditee risk assessment, Normative models, Descriptive models, Information integration, Psychological measurement

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Can Audit Partners Predict Subordinates' Ability to Detect Errors?

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 23 May 2008
William F. Messier Jr., Vincent Owhoso and Carter Rakovski
NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Northern Kentucky University and California State University, Fullerton
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Optimism Bias, Overconfidence, Audit Partners, Error Detection

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Improving Auditors’ Fraud Judgments Using a Frequency Response Mode

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 28 Aug 2010
Natalia Kochetova, William F. Messier Jr. and Aasmund Eilifsen
Saint Mary’s University - Sobey School of Business, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Accounting, Auditing, and Law
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Base Rate Neglect, Fraud Risk, Frequency Response Mode, Probabilistic Judgment

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Opportunities for Task-Level Research Within the Audit Process

International Journal of Auditing, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 May 2010 Last Revised: 06 Jun 2010
William F. Messier Jr.
NHH Norwegian School of Economics
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Audit research, Audit tasks

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Insights from Company Experts in Valuing Complex Estimates

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 09 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2021
Aasmund Eilifsen, Kyrre Kjellevold and William F. Messier Jr.
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Accounting, Auditing, and Law, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
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fair value measurements, auditors, company experts, management pressure

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Mitigating the Dilution Effect in Auditors’ Judgments Using a Frequency Response Mode

Behavioral Research in Accounting, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 May 2015 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2019
Aasmund Eilifsen, Natalia Kochetova and William F. Messier Jr.
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Accounting, Auditing, and Law, Saint Mary’s University - Sobey School of Business and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
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Dilution; Fraud risk; Frequency response mode; Non-diagnostic information

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Is Silence Really Golden? Examining Investor Responses when Auditors Disclose Their Involvement with Other Information in the Annual Report

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2023
University of Innsbruck, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Auditor assurance; audit reporting; financial information; information reliability; nonfinancial information; other information

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The Effects of Time Pressure on the Belief Revisions of Nonprofessional Investors

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 06 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2018
Christian P.R. Pietsch, William F. Messier Jr. and Robyn Raschke
Erasmus University Rotterdam, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Downloads 83 (507,025)
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Time pressure, order of information, belief revision, nonprofessional investors

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An Updated Analysis of Enforcement Actions Against Engagement Quality Reviewers

Kraussman, M. and W. F. Messier, Jr. 2015. An updated analysis of enforcement actions against engagement quality reviewers. Current Issues in Auditing, Forthcoming.
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 10 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 07 May 2015
Mike Kraussman and William F. Messier Jr.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas and NHH Norwegian School of Economics
Downloads 75 (538,174)

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Engagement quality review, SEC Enforcement Actions, PCAOB Disciplinary Proceedings, Due professional care, Professional skepticism

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Are Investors Warned by Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest? The Moderating Effect of Investment Horizon

The Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Posted: 08 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 25 Nov 2019
Yuanyuan Liu, Zhongwei Huang, Like Jiang and William F. Messier Jr.
Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Fudan University - School of Management, University of Melbourne - Faculty of Business and Economics and NHH Norwegian School of Economics

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Conflicts of interest, Construal level theory, Analyst reports, Investment horizon

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The Effect of Materiality Disclosures on Investors’ Decision Making

Accounting, Organizations and Society, Forthcoming
Posted: 06 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2020
Brigham Young University, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Accounting, Auditing, and Law, Brigham Young University and NHH Norwegian School of Economics

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Audit report; audit materiality; investors; materiality disclosure

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The Association between Internal Audit Operations-Related Services and Firm Operating Performance

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Forthcoming
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 25 Nov 2019
Like Jiang, William F. Messier Jr. and David A. Wood
University of Melbourne - Faculty of Business and Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Brigham Young University - School of Accountancy

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internal audit function, consulting services, operating performance, outsourcing, CBOK

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The Effects of Time Pressure on Belief Revision in Accounting: A Review of Relevant Literature in a Pressure-Arousal-Effort-Performance Framework

Behavioral Research in Accounting, No. 2, 2017
Posted: 20 May 2016 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2017
Christian P.R. Pietsch and William F. Messier Jr.
Erasmus University Rotterdam and NHH Norwegian School of Economics

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order effects, time pressure, belief revision

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Offsetting Misstatements: The Effect of Misstatement Distribution, Quantitative Materiality and Client Pressure on Auditors' Judgments

The Accounting Review 93 (4), 335–357
Posted: 09 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
William F. Messier Jr. and Martin Schmidt
NHH Norwegian School of Economics and ESCP Business School, Department of Financial Reporting & Audit

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Client pressure, Materiality, Motivated reasoning, Offsetting misstatements

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The Effects of Client Management Concessions and Ingratiation Attempts on Auditors’ Trust and Proposed Adjustments

Messier, W. F. Jr., J. C. Robertson and C. A. Simon. 2015. The effects of client management concessions and ingratiation attempts on auditors’ trust and proposed adjustments. Advances in Accounting 31 (1): 80-90.
Posted: 06 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 23 May 2015
William F. Messier Jr., Jesse C. Robertson and Chad Simon
NHH Norwegian School of Economics, University of North Texas and Utah State University - School of Accountancy

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audit judgment, misstatements, trust, ingratiation

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

Messier, W. F., Jr., C. A. Simon and J. L. Smith. 2013. Two decades of behavioral research on analytical procedures: What have we learned? Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory (February): 139-181.
Posted: 28 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 20 May 2015
William F. Messier Jr., Chad Simon and Jason L. Smith
NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Utah State University - School of Accountancy and University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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analytical procedures, risk assessment procedures, auditing standards

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

Messier, W.F., J.K. Reynolds, C.A. Simon, and D.A. Wood. 2011. The Effect of Using the Internal Audit Function as a Management Training Ground on the External Auditor’s Reliance Decision. The Accounting Review 86 (6): 2131-2154.
Posted: 28 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 20 May 2015
William F. Messier Jr., J. Kenneth Reynolds, Chad Simon and David A. Wood
NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Florida State University, Utah State University - School of Accountancy and Brigham Young University - School of Accountancy

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Internal Audit Function, Internal Audit Quality, Management Training Ground, and External Audit Fees