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Most recent CPA Ontario Centre funding for research and thought leadership projects

The 2019-20 centre award funding supported 13 projects and 16 different investigators, including the work of two Lazaridis School of Business & Economics doctoral candidates.

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Does the Placement of OCI Matter?
    • Kai Chen, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Isle of Man or Isle of Sham:  How does the public react to tax evasion?
    • Jonathan Farrar, Wilfrid Laurier University; Tisha King, PhD Candidate, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • The Effect of Group Identity and Individual Ability on Team Subjective Communication and Bonus Allocation Decisions
    • Leslie Berger and Lan Guo, Wilfrid Laurier University; Kelsey Kirbyson, PhD Candidate, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • The Effect of Work Horizon and Ability on Professional Employees' Strategy Development
    • Leslie Berger, Wilfrid Laurier University; Kelsey Kirbyson, PhD Candidate, Wilfrid Laurier University; Kun Huo, University of Western Ontario
  • An Investigation of Financial Rewards and Moral Outrage on Taxpayers' Whistleblowing
    • Leslie Berger and Jonathan Farrar, Wilfrid Laurier University; Linda Thorne, York University
  • Financial Affiliates, Tax Planning and Firm Performance in Canadian Business Groups
    • Tao Zeng, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Connecting the Dots: How Coherence in Risk Disclosures Impact Investor Judgments
    • Michael Wynes, Wilfrid Laurier University; James Smith, University of Lethbridge
  • Do Canadian Firms Change Their Tax Planning Strategies after the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
    • Tao Zeng, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Punishment that does not fit the crime: Retributive justice failure and the impact on third party tax compliance
    • Jonathan Farrar, Wilfrid Laurier University; Tisha King, PhD Candidate, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Sweet little lies: Deception, professional competence, and investor trust
    • Jonathan Farrar, Wilfrid Laurier University; Paul Dunn, Brock University

FUNDED THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PROJECTS

  • Data Analytics:  Benefits and Challenges of Using Big Data for Research and Analysis
    • Bruce McConomy, Wilfrid Laurier University; Thomas Schneider, Ryerson University; Tomas Milo, Staff Accountant, KPMG Canada, Toronto, Canada
  • Emotional Intelligence for Professional Accountants
    • Michael Wynes, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Identifying and Measuring Risk in Organizations
    • Anthony Atkinson and Esther Maier, Wilfrid Laurier University


For additional information, review the Research Funding page.

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