2003 Auditing Section Midyear Conference
 

Program
 

 [Links updated as of 1/15/03]

Thursday, January 16

 

8:00 AM – 5:15 PM

Doctoral Consortium

1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

 

Registration

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

 

CPE Workshop-

     Speaker: W. Steve Albrecht--Arthur Andersen & Co. Alumni Professor of Accountancy and the Associate Dean of the Marriott School at Brigham Young University

 "Integrating Fraud Topics into Your Curriculum In a Post Enron World"

5:30-7:00 PM

Special Reception for PhD Students

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Welcome Reception

Friday, January 17

 

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

 

Registration

7:00 AM – 8:20 AM

 

Continental Breakfast

8:20 AM – 8:45 AM

Welcome

Acknowledgements:

8:45 AM – 9:45 AM

 

Plenary Session:

Speaker: Mary Pat McCarthy, Vice Chair of the Information, Communications & Entertainment line of business at KPMG LLP

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

 

Break

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

 

 

Session 1 – Auditor Independence

Moderator: Ted Mock, University of Southern California 

 

     “Executive Officers Affiliations With CPA Firms.”

          Clive Lennox, Hong Kong University

Discussant: Albert L. Nagy, John Carroll University

 

     “Non-Audit Services And Earnings Conservatism.”

          Caitlin Ruddock, University of Technology, Sydney

          Sarah Taylor, University of Technology, Sydney

          Stephen Taylor, University of Technology, Sydney

Discussant: Sudipta Basu, Emory University 

           

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

 

Session 2- Resolving Client Audit Issues 

Moderator:    Kathryn Kadous, University of Illinois 

 

     “Auditor Negotiations: An Examination Of The Efficacy Of Intervention

      Methods”    

          Ken Trotman, University of New South Wales

          Arnold Wright, Boston College

          Sally Wright, University of Massachusetts Boston

Discussant:  Rich Houston, University of Alabama

 

     “The Impact Of Type Of Corporate Board On Auditors' Program Planning    Judgments And The Resolution Of A Contentious Accounting Issue”

           Jeffrey Cohen, Boston College

          Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Northeastern University

          Arnie Wright, Boston College

Discussant:  Urton Anderson, University of Texas 

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

 

Session 3 – Panel#1- Perspectives On Risk Management

Moderator: Morley Lemon, University of Waterloo 

    Panel Members:

    John Fogarty, Deloitte & Touche, Auditing Standards Board, Risk

       Assessment Task Force Chair

    Bill Kinney, University of Texas At Austin

    Ira Solomon, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

    Rick Steinberg, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Naamsestraat, COSO Enterprise

       Risk Management Framework Project

 

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

 

Session 4 – Auditor Independence

Moderator: Mark Zimbelman, Brigham Young

     Do Non-Audit Services Affect Investor Judgments? Evidence Using Auditor Fee Proxy Disclosures.”

          Linda Flaming, University of Oklahoma

Discussant: Jim Swearingen, Weber State University

 

     “Does Investor Selection Of Auditors Enhance Auditor Independence?”

          Brian W. Mayhew, University of WisconsinMadison

          Joel E. Pike, University of WisconsinMadison

Discussant:  Ron King, Washington University

 

12:00 AM – 1:00 PM

 

Lunch And Distinguished Service Award And Outstanding Educator Award

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

 

Business Meeting

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

 

Break

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM 

 

Session 5- Panel#2- Research Opportunities in Internal Auditing

Moderator:  Audrey Gramling, Georgia State

                                             

     Panel Members: 

     Urton Anderson, University of Texas at Austin

     Andrew Bailey, University of Illinois

     William Kinney, University of Texas at Austin

     Morley Lemon, University of Waterloo

     Jane Mutchler, Georgia State University

     Doug Prawitt, Brigham Young University

     Sri Ramamoorti, Ernst & Young, LLP

     Larry Rittenberg, University of Wisconsin at Madison

     Flemming Ruud, Norwegian School of Management

     Kay Tatum, University of Miami

 

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM 

 

Session 6- Going-Concern Issues

Moderator:  Mark DeFond, University of Southern California

 

     “The Asymmetric Information Content Of Going-Concern Opinions–

       Evidence From Bankruptcy Firms With And Without Prior Distress

       Indicators.” 

          Christine Tan, Baruch College

Discussant: Michael Willenborg, University of Connecticut   

 

     “Corporate Governance Factors And Auditor Going Concern Assessments.”

          Gary Peters, University of Georgia

          Susan Parker, Santa Clara University

          Howard Turetsky, San Jose State University

Discussant: Divesh Sharma, Nanyang Technological University – Singapore 

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM 

 

Session 7— Performance Measures 

Moderator:   Mark Peecher, University of Illinois

“The Balanced Scorecard: The Effects of Assurance and Process Accountability on Managerial Judgment”

Theresa Libby, Wilfrid Laurier University

Steven Salterio, University of Waterloo

Alan Webb, University of Waterloo

Discussant: Anne Farrell, University of Illinois

 

     “Auditors' Performance Evaluations: An Analysis Of Cognitive Tendencies And The Effects Of Time Pressure And Experience In Performance Evaluation”

          Keith T. Jones, Eastern Kentucky University

Discussant:  Arnie Wright, Boston College 

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM 

 

Session 8 – Instructional Cases In Auditing

Moderator: Charlie Cullinan, Bryant College 

 

     “Livent, Inc. An Instructional Case”

          Michael C. Knapp, University of Oklahoma

Carol A. Knapp, University of Oklahoma

Discussant: Gerald Smith, Northern Iowa 

 

“Brown Inc.”

  Jim Martin, University of Montevallo

Discussant:  Carol Knapp, University of Oklahoma    

6:30 PM

Reception Cosponsored by McGraw Hill

 

Saturday, January 18

 

7:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Registration

 

7:15 AM – 8:45 AM

Continental Breakfast

7:45 AM – 8:45 AM

Research and Education Roundtables

 

#1-Reporting, Materiality, Conservatism and Independence:

 

    The Effect of Legal Environment on

  Big Five Auditor Conservatism Around the World.” 

          Alex Nikitkov, University of Missouri-Columbia

          Dechun Wang, University of Missouri-Columbia

          Jere Francis, University of Missouri-Columbia

 

     “Enron’s Effect On CPAs’ Perceptions Of Auditor Independence.”

          Deborah L. Lindberg, Illinois State University

          Frank D. Beck, Illinois State University

 

     “The Effects Of Post-Bankruptcy Financing On Going Concern

      Reporting.”

         Lawrence Abbott, University of Memphis

         Susan Parker, Santa Clara University

         Gary Peters, University of Georgia

#2--Economics of Auditing:

 

     “The Effect Of Fee Dependence On Non-Big 5 Clients’ Abnormal      Accruals.” 

          Ken Reichelt, University of Missouri - Columbia

          Jere Francis, University of Missouri - Columbia

 

     “The Effect Of The Introduction Of Competitive Bidding In The Market  For Audit Services.” 

          Jeff Payne, University of Oklahoma

          Kevan Jensen, University of Oklahoma

         

      “The Market For Lemons In The Audit Profession: An Economic

        Perspective Of Arthur Andersen And The Cost Of Audit Failure.”

          Pamela B. Roush, University of Central Florida

          Linda Thorne, York University

 

#3--Audit Methodology:

 

     “Evaluating The Business-Risk Audit Methodology:  The Influence Of   The Process Focus On Category Knowledge And Judgment During  Internal Control Evaluation.”

          Lori S. Kopp, University of Lethbridge
         Ed O’Donnell,
Arizona State University

 

     “An Analysis of the Fraud Triangle.

          Jerry L. Turner, The University of Memphis

         Theodore J. Mock, University of Southern California

         Rajendra P. Srivastava, University of Kansas

 

     “The Influence Of A Strategic-Systems Lens On Auditor Risk Assessments.”

          Ed O’Donnell, Arizona State University
          Joseph Schultz,
Arizona State University

 

     “Environmental Variables In Strategic Systems Audits: A Regression     Model for Analytical Procedures

          Paul J. Beck, University of Illinois

         Ananda R. Ganguly, University of Illinois

 

#4--Auditor Judgments:

 

     “The Impact Of Qualitative Factors On Auditors Materiality Judgments:  An Analysis Of The Effects Of SAB 99.”

          Patricia Wellmeyer, California State University, Fullerton

          Iris Stuart, California State University, Fullerton

 

     “The Effects Of Immediate Context On Auditors’ Judgments Of Loan

      Quality.”

          Dennis M. O’Reilly, Xavier University

          Robert A. Leitch, University of South Carolina

          Douglas H. Wedell, University of South Carolina

 

#5--Decision Aids and Order Effects:

 

     “Order Effects On Auditor Materiality Judgments: The Impact Of Qualitative Information.”

          Charles A. Brown, Penn State Erie

 

     “An Investigation Of Narratives Versus Questionnaires For Identifying   Internal Control Weaknesses And Strengths With Implications For  Decision Aid Effectiveness.”

           James Lloyd Bierstaker, University of Massachusetts-Boston

           Jay C. Thibodeau, Bentley College

 

     “Directing Decision Aid Outcomes Toward Prior Beliefs.”

          Darryl J. Woolley, University of Colorado at Denver

 

     “Experience Effects On Professional Accountant’s Use And Acceptance Of Knowledge-Based Systems Explanations.”

          Vicky Arnold, University of Connecticut and University of

          Melbourne

          Nicole Clark, University of Tasmania

          Philip A. Collier, University of Melbourne

          Stewart A. Leech, University of Melbourne

          Steve G. Sutton, University of Connecticut and University of

          Melbourne.

 

#6--Audit Education:

     “The Enron Debacle: More Than A Perfect Storm.”

           Alan Reinstein, Wayne