Call for Research Proposals
The Centre for Accounting Ethics at the University of Waterloo is pleased to announce a competition for research grants for projects addressing ethics issues in any field of accounting. Up to two grants with a maximum of $10,000 CDN per grant are available. Research proposals should follow guidelines for the CAAA Research Grant Program. The principal researcher must be a full time faculty member at a Canadian post secondary educational institution and a Canadian resident. Projects should be completed within one year of acceptance. Proposals must reach the Centre for Accounting Ethics by March 31, 2013. The Centre will notify applicants of its decisions by May 31, 2013.
To apply, send an electronic copy of the proposal to Jenny Rothwell, Administrative Coordinator, Centre for Accounting Ethics, jrothwell@uwaterloo.ca. You should receive electronic confirmation of receipt of this proposal within 5 business days. If you do not, please re-submit and contact Jenny Rothwell at (519) 888 4567 ext 32770.
2009 Research Recipients:
Joanne Jones, Assistant Professor
Gary Spraakman, Associate Professor
York University
"An Experimental Investigation of: Effects of Ethical Distance, Perceived Fairness, and Techniques of Neutralization on Accounting Students' Likelihood to Whistle-blow"
Khim O. Kelly, Assistant Professor
Thomas W. Vance, Assistant Professor
University of Waterloo
"Moral Rationalization of Earnings Management Behaviour"