Personal profile
Biography
I am a Visiting Accounting Professor at the Norwich Business School (UEA). Previously, I was the head of the department for research at this school, part of the faculty of Nova School of Business and Economics (Lisbon, Portugal), and spent three years visiting the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore (India). I hold a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. I teach (or have taught) Financial reporting, Research methods, Corporate governance, Financial accounting, and Managerial accounting.
My research interests include the disclosure of non-GAAP earnings (alternative earnings measures), corporate social responsibility or ESG, corporate governance and international accounting. This research has been funded through a Maria Curie grant, projects approved by Foundation for Science and Technology, and other sources. My papers are published in academic journals such as Review of Accounting Studies; European Accounting Review; Journal of Business Finance & Accounting; Accounting Horizons; Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance; The International Journal of Accounting; Accounting and Business Research; and The British Accounting Review.
I am a member of the academic panel of EFRAG, whose mission is to serve the European public interest in both financial and sustainability reporting.
I am part of the editorial board of the European Accounting Review and Accounting in Europe. At the European Accounting Association (EAA) I have been a member of the Financial Reporting Standards Committee, as well as the Editor in Chief of the Accounting Research Center.
At the American Accounting Association (AAA) I have served on the council, as well as the global engagement committee. Moreover, I have been the country liaison for UK of the International Section, and I organized the JIAR 2023 conference (held in Norwich).
Key Research Interests
My research focuses on four areas:
- Alternative performance measures (non-GAAP earnings),
- Corporate Governance,
- Corporate Social Responsibility / ESG,
- Voluntary disclosures.
My papers can be found at SSRN, Google Scholar, and Research Gate.
My research has been funded by:
- the Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal), where I have been the principal investigator of projects that received over 120,000 Euros;
- a Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant (80,000 Euros);
- other smaller grants.
I have reviewed papers for: The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, European Accounting Review, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Accounting Horizons, Abacus, British Accounting Review, Accounting and Business Research, etc.
Academic Background
- PhD in Accounting, from University of Texas at Austin (USA)
- Masters in Management, from Instituto Superior de Gestão (Portugal)
- Licenciatura (5-year undergraduate) in Management, from Instituto Superior de Gestão (Portugal)
Administrative Posts
- Editorial board: European Accounting Review (started on 2020), Accounting in Europe (started on 2020), and Meditari Accountancy Research (started on 2019)
- Editor in Chief of the Accounting Research Center of the European Accounting Association ( started on 2020)
- Country Liaison - UK for the International Section of the American Accounting Association (started in 2019)
- Member of the International Section of the American Accounting Association Research Committee (2019-2020)
- Member of the Financial Reporting Standards Committee of the European Accounting Association (2018 - 2020),
- One of the organizers of the Lisbon Accounting Conference (annual event),
- Council member, at the American Accounting Association (2016-2019),
- Member of the Global Engagement Committee, of the American Accounting Association (2016-2019),
- Member of the Scientific Committee, of the annual meetings of the European Accounting Association (2014-2016 & 2018-2020).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Board attributes and companies’ choice of sustainability assurance providers
Alsahali, K., Malagueño, R. & Marques, A., May 2024, In: Accounting and Business Research. 54, 4, p. 392-422 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Industry Competition and non-GAAP disclosures
Isidro, H. & Marques, A., 2021, In: Accounting and Business Research. 51, 2, p. 156-184 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impression management and Non-GAAP reporting in earnings announcements
Guillamon-Saorin, E., Isidro, H. & Marques, A. (Lead Author), Mar 2017, In: Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. 44, 3-4, p. 448-479Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile78 Citations (Scopus)88 Downloads (Pure) -
Corporate social responsibility: country-level predispositions and the consequences of choosing a level of disclosure
de Villiers, C. (Lead Author) & Marques, A., 2016, In: Accounting and Business Research. 46, 2, p. 167-195Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SEC interventions and the frequency and usefulness of non-GAAP financial measures
Marques, A., Dec 2006, In: Review of Accounting Studies. 11, 4, p. 549-574Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
131 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Abacus (Journal)
Marques, A. (Peer reviewer)
Oct 2025Activity: Editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (Journal)
Marques, A. (Peer reviewer)
Sept 2025Activity: Editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Abacus (Journal)
Marques, A. (Peer reviewer)
Aug 2025Activity: Editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Accounting in Europe (Journal)
Marques, A. (Peer reviewer)
Jul 2025Activity: Editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Euroean Accounting Association - Annual meeting
Marques, A. (Speaker)
May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference