Awards
2022 Public Interest Section Best Paper Awards
We are pleased to present our 2022 Public Interest Secitno best papers awards to the following recipients:
2022 Joint Midyear Meeting of the AIS and SET Sections "Who Cares about Social Technology Risks? Analyzing Determinants of Social Technology Risk Prevention" by Diane J Janvrin, Margarita M Lenk, John Krahel, and Brett Considine
2022 International Section Midyear Meeting "Asset Impairment Accounting Decisions and Employee Downsizing in Japan" by Keishi Fujiyama
2022 American Taxation Association Section Midyear Meeting "Foreign Aid through Domestic Tax Cuts? Evidence from Multinational Firm Presence in Developing Countries" by Jeffrey L Hoopes, Daniel Klein, Rebecca Lester, and Marcel Olbert 2021 Forensic Accounting Section Research Conference "The Unintended Consequences of Auditors' Materiality Disclosures on Whistleblowing Intentions" by Mac Festa, Megan Marie Jones, Darin Kip Holderness, and Richard A Riley
2022 GIWB Section Midyear Meeting "Executive Age, Executive Gender and Financial Statement Comparability" by Shadi Farshadfar, Laleh Samarbakhsh, and Ismat Jahan
2022 PI Section Midyear Meeting "Technology and Evidence in Non-Big 4 Assurance Engagements: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic" by Lisa Renee Baudot, Elizabeth Altiero Poziemski, and Mouna Hazgui "Auditors on the Move: The Impact of Physical Space on Auditor Professional Identity" by Erica Pimental
Alternative Accounting Research Network (AARN)
AARN is a global community of interdisciplinary accounting researchers with a commitment to independent, innovative and purposeful research that seeks to address contemporary social and environmental challenges. For more information, please vist: AARN
Journal

Accounting and the Public Interest is an academic journal published by the Public Interest Section of the American Accounting Association. The journal takes the view that accounting activities have societal impact. We welcome research in a wide variety of areas such as, but not limited to: sustainability accounting and reporting; professional and business ethics; corporate social responsibility and governance; regulation; and social justice. We welcome innovative research designs along with more traditional ones. The common thread among this wide array of research areas is the requirement that each study and its findings be grounded in the public interest by situating the study within a historical, social, or political context, and by providing guidance for responsible action.
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Teaching
Teaching resources on Sustainability and CSR
(Learn who is teaching Sustainability and CSR, and read their recommendations regarding pedagogical materials!)
- Irene Herremanns teaches courses in UC’s interdisciplinary degree program in Sustainable Energy Development. Her pedagogical specialties are in accounting, tourism, and environmental management and design.Irene recommends a teaching resource that resides on the UCalgary Blogs platform. It is entitled Sustainability Reports: Making Sense of Sustainability,* and it encompasses modules on: (1) Basics, (2) Sections, (3) Credibility, (4) Performance, and (5) Assurances. It also includes a Glossary of important terms.
Letter from the Chair
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Events
26th Annual Ethics Research Symposium
In conjunction with the Public Interest Section, colleagues across the AAA who are engaged and interested in research and teaching related to Ethics are invited to submit papers, cases, and panel session proposals for presentation at the 26th Annual Ethics Research Symposium. The Symposium will be held in person in San Diego, California on Sunday, July 31st before the AAA Annual Meeting. The 26th Annual Ethics Research Symposium encourages submissions of all academic research, teaching papers, panel sessions, case studies (with related notes) that address relevant issues in accounting ethics. Submitted research should focus on ethical issues for individuals, companies, government, or society that ultimately inform applications for teaching, business practice, or policy.
The Accounting Exemplar award and the Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award will be presented by the Public Interest Section during the Symposium. In addition, the Symposium will recognize other research, including Best Research Paper, Best Innovation for Teaching, Best Paper by a current doctoral student, or Best Paper by an early career scholar (graduation from a doctoral program must have occurred within the last 3 years). Questions can be sent to the Ethics Research Symposium Co-chairs: Lisa Baudot, UCF (lisa.baudot@ucf.edu) and Dana Wallace, UCF (dana.wallace@ucf.edu)
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