Publications
Social media as an exit strategy? The role of attitudes of discontent in explaining non-electoral political participation among Belgian young adults University of Antwerp
Feelings of dissatisfaction with the political status quo are believed to mobilize citizens into non-institutional political action, such as protest. Still, little is known about whether and how political participation through social media provide an alternative voicing route for discontented citizens. Guided by grievance theory, this article assesses how both electoral exit behaviour (e.g., abstaining) and attitudes of political discontent ...
Investor reactions to apologies for financial misconduct University of Antwerp
We conduct three experiments to examine the implications of corporate apologies on investors' reactions to allegations of financial misconduct. In Experiment 1, we manipulate whether the firm apologizes or denies the misconduct. Additionally, we manipulate how the firm apologizes for (denies) the misconduct by comparing “basic” response strategies (i.e., responses containing nothing more than a simple apology or denial) with “full” response ...
A guide for accounting researchers to conduct and report systematic literature reviews University of Antwerp
Literature reviews can potentially contribute to our knowledge and understanding of a particular topic. However, consistent with anecdotal evidence, we document that literature reviews in auditing are of low quality in implementing best practice guidelines for conducting and reporting systematic reviews. We rely on existing guidelines and best practices in other domains to offer accounting researchers a step-by-step guide for conducting and ...
A survival analysis of organizational turnover in the auditing profession University of Antwerp
This study uses survival analysis to examine employee turnover in the auditing profession. Building on the Job Demands-Resources model, I analyze the impact of job characteristics (demands and resources) and personal characteristics on organizational turnover. The study is based on a survey among a sample of 309 employees who either were or had been employed in the Belgian auditing profession. At any particular point in time, excess job demands ...
Partner narcissism in a private market setting University of Antwerp
This study investigates the association between audit engagement partners' narcissism (measured by the size of their signature) and audit reporting decisions and audit pricing in a private market setting. We analysed 133,267 (78,994) firm-year observations from (financially distressed) Belgian firms audited by 795 individual engagement partners from 2008 to 2017. Our results suggest that narcissism is positively associated with the likelihood ...
Prevalence and correlates of sexual harassment in professional service firms University of Antwerp
Despite their significance, limited research has been conducted on sexual harassment in professional service firms (PSFs). Survey data were gathered from 321 Belgian employees (155 women, 166 men) of global accounting and law firms. The prevalence of sexual harassment in PSFs based on traditional sexual harassment items and not-man-enough harassment items was reported. Correlations of respondents' experiences with workplace sexual harassment ...
To give or not to give University of Antwerp
This study examines the prosocial effects of virtual reality (VR) technology on donation behavior, using a 360° video documentary supporting the nongovernmental organization Charity: Water. Previous research has shown how VR can be used as a way to evoke empathy towards other people. There is, however, limited research on how this technology can be used to elicit more donations for charitable organizations. This paper aims to investigate whether ...
The consistency of projected online destination images University of Antwerp
Purpose In the context of integrated promotion, it is essential to promote destination images consistently across multiple digital channels. This study aims to examine the consistency of online destination images projected through the official tourism websites and the Instagram accounts of five main destinations in Southeast Asia. Design/methodology/approach Previous studies have used correspondence analyses to measure the relationship between ...
Non-consensual dissemination of sexual images University of Antwerp KU Leuven
Digital technology provides young people with many new opportunities. However, these opportunities concurred with the development of new offences. A well-studied offence is non-consensual dissemination of sexual images (NCDSI), which can be described as the distribution of explicit photos and videos without the awareness and/or permission of the person pictured. According to previous research, adolescents and emerging adults are most often ...