"A strong system of soft controls is the only weapon to prevent a deathly embracement of detailed rules and regulation to occur"

Positions

Professor of Auditing

Research programme

Accounting

Research interests

Auditing, Corporate Governance

Dissertation title

Methodology and Degree of Structure: A Dissertation on the Audit Process (University of Amsterdam) 

Teaching activities

Current year

Financial Auditing (MA)
Financial Auditing (PMA)
Corporate Governance (MA) 

Contributions (lectures) to conferences, workshops, seminars, summer schools

Wallage, P. (2005) Liever coach dan accountant, panellid, Leiderschapsdebat, Het Financieel Dagblad, De Rode Hoed, Amsterdam, 6 december.

Wallage, P., (2005), Inleiding Rijksacademie voor Financiën en Economie.
Ontwikkelingen in de audit. Introductie Handboek Auditing Rijksoverheid, 31 maart, Congresgebouw, Den Haag

Wallage, P., Financiële Studievereniging Tilburg, inleiding en dagvoorzitter, WTA, 22 september 2005

Wallage, P., Nordemann lezing, voorzitter paneldiscussie, 16 september 2005

Wallage, P., Elsevier Congressen, WTA, dagvoorzitter, 20 september 2005

Wallage, P., Discussie belangrijkste uitvloeisel Tabaksblat, Interview door Monique Hermsen, De Telegraaf, 10 mei 2005. T7
Wallage, P., De accountant als professioneel mens, lezing, Risk Congres 2006, Ethics in the Financial World, Groningen, 9 maart 2006
Wallage P., Discussant Strategic Analysis and Auditor Risk Assessments, Nathalia Kochetova-Kozloski and William F. Messier, Valencia, EARNET Symposium, October 31, 2009.

Panel member Plenary Session, The Value of Auditing, Valencia, EARNET Symposium, October 31, 2009
Wallage, P., (2009), Accounting Spring Camp Reporting and Regulation, Clive Lennox, PCAOB Inspections of Small Audit Firms and Audit Quality, Discussant, TIAS - Nimbas Tilburg University, 22 april 2009.
Wallage, P (2008, 23 April). Balancing risk management and stakeholders interests, A practitioner's perspective, Presentation EAA KPMG Symposium, EAA Annual Meeting Towards a global assurance approach of CSR reporting, Rotterdam.
Wallage, P., Knechel, W.R., Nöteberg, A., (2008, 31 May), Sole versus Shared Responsibility: Fraud Consultation and Auditor judgment, Paper presentation EAA Annual Congress, April 24, 2008 Rotterdam and presented during the International Symposium on Audit Research (ISAR), Los Angeles.

Wallage, P. (2007). Chair of Parallel Session, Fourth EARNET Symposium 2007, Aarhus, October 26
Wallage, P. (2007, October 26). Discussant of Internal audtings' jurisdiction and the quest for professionalization: The Danish case, by Maria Arena and Kim Jeppesen, Fourth EARNET Symposium, Aarhus.
Wallage, P., Lezing, Trust Rules, ESAA Symposium Trust!, Erasmus Universiteit, 4 september 2009.
Wallage, P., Workshop Corporate Governance, NIVRA Young Professional Dag, 18 september 2009, Nijenrode, Breukelen

Organisational contributions to conferences

Third European European Auditing Research Network Symposium, Amsterdam October 28-29, 2005. Chair of the Organising Committee.

Participation in academic networks

Wallage, P. (1999-) Member of the Scientific Committee of the Limperg Institute.

Wallage, P. (1992- ), Member editorial board, Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie (MAB)

Wallage, P. (1995- ), Member editiorial board, Handboek Accountancy, Kluwer

Membership editorial staff or referee activities

Referee for Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences (AJAS).
Wallage, P. E. (1992- ). Referee for Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie (MAB)

Wallage, P. E. (1992- ). Referee for Handboek Accountancy, Kluwer
Member of Editorial Board of Current Issues in Auditing, American Accounting Association (AAA)

Membership of academic committees (including Ph. D committees)

Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Auditing Research Network (EARNET)
Check Congress "In control, Grip op verandering. Studievereniging Hanze Hogeschool Groningen. Donderdag 26 april 2007, Paterswolde. Lezing Recente ontwikkelingen in corporate governance.

Discussant Internatl auditings' jurisdiction and the quest for professionalization: the danish case, Maria Arena and Kim Jeppesen. Fourth EARNET Symposium, October 26, Aarhus.

Presentatie NIVE Financial managers day. Compliance versus integrity strategy. Geldmuseum, Utrecht, 6 november 2007.

Co-Promotor drs Martin Dees, Externe Verslaggeving van Publieke Organisaties, Een Multidisciplinair Theoretisch Kader vanuit een Verticaal Verantwoordingsperspectief, 25 mei 2009, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.
Wallage, P. (2007, March 22). Member of Ph.D committee of C.M. van Nieuw Amerongen, Auditors Performance in Risk and Control Judgments: An Empirical Study, Free University, Amsterdam.
Wallage, P. (2007, December 18). Member of Ph.D committee of J.R. Hernandez, Principles, Processes and Practices of Fraud Prevention, Free University, Amsterdam.
Wallage, P. (2007, December 21). Member of Ph.D committee of M. Hage, A stakeholders concern: Towards an economic theory on stakeholder governance, Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
Wallage, P. (2007). Member of Ph.D committee of L. Paape, Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
Wallage, P., (2006, 23 March), Member Ph.D Committee A.A. Ghebremichael, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen; supervisors: prof dr J.A. van Manen, Prof dr. R.J.M. Dassen.

Wallage, P. (2006, 18 December), Member PhD Committee E. Broeze, Free University; supervisors; prof. dr. P.W.G. Jansen and Prof. J.H. Blokdijk.

Various activities

Wallage, P., Winner of the Alfred Coini prijs 2005, Stichting Maatschappij tot nut der Israëlieten in NL (oeuvre prijs)