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28th Ethics Research Symposium

Preliminary Program

The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
Sunday, August 11, 2024.
7:00 am–8:00 am

Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:50 am

Opening Session
Behavioral Ethics - 1.0 CH

Welcome: Bill Miller, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Co-Chair
Steve Mintz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Co-Chair

Keynote Speaker: George Botic, PCAOB Board Member

9:00 am – 10:15 am

Concurrent sessions 

Session 1.1: ESG I
Behavioral Ethics - 1.4 CH
Moderator: John Keyser, Case Western Reserve University

The Impact of Environmental Stress on Firm Environmental Performance
Dana Zhang, Susquehanna University (Presenter)
Jie Hao, Susquehanna University
Bo Liu, Susquehanna University
Viet Pham, Susquehanna University
Discussant: Fabiola Schneider, University College Dublin

The “G” and ESG Strategy Integration and Disclosure: Exploring the Governance-Related Factors That Influence Companies’ Decision-Making
Joanna Krasodomska, Krakow University of Economics (Presenter)
Karsten Eisenschmidt, Kiel University of Applied Sciences
Discussant: Enshuai Yu, Boston College

Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Disclosure: Evidence from Fossil Fuel Producers
Fabiola Schneider, University College Dublin (Presenter)
Maretno Harjoto, Pepperdine University
Andreas Hoepner, University College Dublin
Discussant: Megan Hess, Washington & Lee University

Session 1.2: Nurture vs Nature
Behavioral Ethics - 1.4 CH
Moderator: Adamos Vlitts, University of Cyprus

The Ethics of Executive Compensation: A Case Study
James Lawson, Bucknell University (Presenter)
Daniel Street, Bucknell University
Katherine Ward, Bucknell University 
Discussant: Piotr Skomra, Case Western Reserve University

Moral Calculations: Anxiety-Driven Decisions in Aggressive Tax Planning
Marion Brivot, Université Laval
Suzanne Paquette, Université Laval (Presenter)
Zachary Huxley, Université Laval
Discussant: David Emerson, Salisbury University

Psychopathy, the Fraud Diamond, and Exam Cheating Among Accounting and Finance Students
David Emerson, Salisbury University (Presenter)
Kenneth Smith, Salisbury University
Discussant: Charles Richard Baker, Adelphi University

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Break

10:30 am – 11:45 am

Concurrent Sessions

Session 2.1: ESG II
Behavioral Ethics - 1.4 CH
Moderator: Joan Lee, Fairfield University

The Effect of Public Criticism on Corporate Greenwashing
Leting Liu, University of Toronto (Presenter)
Discussant: W. Eric Lee, University of Northern Iowa

How Intergenerational Difference in Environmental Sustainability Perception Impacts Accounting Education and Training
W. Eric Lee, University of Northern Iowa (Presenter)
Discussant: Leting Liu, University of Toronto

A Greenhouse Gas Emission Tracking System (GETS) for Climate-Related Disclosures
Lanxin Jiang, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark (Presenter)
Yu Gu, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark
Jun Dai, Michigan Tech University
Wen Jun Yu, PwC
Discussant: Dana Zhang, Susquehanna University

Session 2.2: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Behavioral Ethics - 1.4 CH
Moderator: Dana Wallace, University of Central Florida

Integrating Microaggression and Microexclusion Training into Accounting Education
Bill Miller, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Tara Shawver, King’s College (Presenter)
Steve Mintz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Discussant: Louella Moore, Washburn University

Accounting Ethics and Professional Identity: A Practitioners’ Guide
Megan Hess, Washington & Lee University (Presenter)
Discussant: Francine McKenna, Editor of The Dig

A Text-Mining Investigation of Afro-Centric Accounting Abstracts
Louella Moore, Washburn University (Presenter)
Ferhat Zengul, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nurettin Oner, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mahmut Unan, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Discussant: Tara Shawver, King’s College

11:45 am – 12:15 pm

Editors' Panel Publishing Advice
Behavioral Ethics - 0.4 CH
Moderator: Nicole Holden, Boise State University

Panelists: Steve Mintz, The CPA Journal
Dana Wallace, Accounting and the Public Interest
Nick Seybert, Behavioral Research in Accounting
Tara Shawver, Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Award Luncheon

Accounting Exemplar Award
Presenter: Patrick Kelly, Providence College

Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award
Presenter: Steve Mintz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Best Paper Awards
Presenter: Bill Miller, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Session 3.1: Audit Quality
Behavioral Ethics - 1.4 CH
Moderator: Christine Earley, Providence College

The Determinants of Using Population Testing in Auditing: A Systematic Literature Review
Nicolas Epelbaum, York University
Patricia Jackson Farrell, York University
Sameera Khatoon, University of Saskatchewan
Dawn Massey, Fairfield University (Presenter)
Linda Thorne, York University
Discussant: Brandon Schweitzer, University of Maryland Global Campus

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics in Accounting
Brandon Schweitzer, University of Maryland Global Campus (Presenter)
Discussant: Dawn Massey, Fairfield University

Audit Firm Quality Controls: The Case of Marcum LLP
John Keyser, Case Western Reserve University
Piotr Skomra, Case Western Reserve University (Presenter)
Discussant: James Lawson, Bucknell University

Session 3.2: Regulations
Behavioral Ethics - 1.4 CH
Moderator: Marty Stuebs, Baylor University

Deconstructing the PCAOB: Using Organizational Economics to Assess the State of a Regulator
Francine McKenna, Editor of The Dig (Presenter)
Mikhail Pevzner, University of Baltimore
Amy Sheneman, The Ohio State University
Tzachi Zach, The Ohio State University
Discussant: Lanxin Jiang, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark


Regulatory Costs and Vertical Integration: Evidence from Supply Chain Disclosure Regulations
Enshuai Yu, Boston College (Presenter)
Discussant: Joanna Krasodomska, Krakow University of Economics


Implicit Promises and the Timing of Defined Benefit Pension Plan Freezes
Adamos Vlitts, University of Cyprus (Presenter)
Zacharias Petrou, University of Liverpool
Discussant: Suzanne Paquette, Université Laval

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Break

3:00 pm – 3:50 pm

Ethical Implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence AI in the Classroom

Session 4.1: Teaching with Artificial Intelligence
Behavioral Ethics - 1.0 CH
Christine Earley, Providence College
Patrick Kelly, Providence College

3:50 pm – 5:00 pm

Panel Session: Accountability, Regulation and the Public Interest
Behavioral Ethics - 1.4 CH
Moderator: Steve Mintz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Panelists: Cynthia Cooper, CFE, CEO CooperGroup
James Doty, Former Chairman PCAOB
Dan Goelzer, Former Board Member PCAOB
Kimberly Westermann, Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm

Closing comments

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