The Glen McLaughlin (Endowed) Prize for Research in Accounting and Ethics

John T. Steed School of Accounting at the University of Oklahoma is soliciting submissions for the 18th annual Glen McLaughlin Prize for research in accounting ethics. The prize includes an award of $10,000 for the best unpublished paper (at the time of submission) on ethics in any area of accounting. The development of the ethical concepts in the paper may be rooted in ethical philosophy, but authors should feel free to draw upon ethical insights from other disciplines such as sociology, psychology, biology, economics or humanities. The paper is best viewed as an interdisciplinary work, contributing to the understanding of ethical concepts and then applying this understanding to accounting issues in an effective way. Examples of topics suitable for the prize include (but not limited to):

• Corporate disclosure practices
• Financial reporting, valuation, and performance measurement
• Management control systems
• Executive compensation structure and incentive issues
• Assurance services and litigation
• Corporate governance and internal control
• Forecasting and the role of financial analysts
• Tax reporting and disclosure

Papers should be submitted by December 1, 2015 for consideration for the prize. The prize winner will be announced by February 29, 2016. The winner is expected to present the paper at a research workshop at the University of Oklahoma campus. The award will be presented at that time. Awards will be given only if the committee agrees that a paper of sufficient quality to merit the prize has been submitted.

Please email your paper (in Word or PDF format) to dghosh@ou.edu.

In case of any questions, please contact:
Dipankar Ghosh, David Ross Boyd and David C. Steed Professor of Accounting; Chair, Glen McLaughlin Research Prize Committee; Steed School of Accounting; Price College of Business; University of Oklahoma; Norman, OK 73019. Voice: 405-325-5777; Cell: 405-312-9520