RESEARCH

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Through its research activities, UWCISA provided thought leadership in several areas during 2023.

Assurance Services
Cybersecurity and AIS
Data analytics
Emerging Technologies
Internal Audit
ESG Assurance

FOCUS AREA:

ASSURANCE

Assurance Solutions and Services: Current and Future Opportunities Project
Cataloguing the Marketplace of Assurance Services
CPA Professionals’ Experience with Emerging Technologies and Tools
Developing New Assurance Services
Business Models and Business Model Descriptions: A Research Synthesis
Neuro-Cognitive Measures of Professional Skepticism
Neuro-Physiological Measures of Professional Skepticism
How Does Depletion Interact with Auditors’ Skeptical Dispositions to Affect Auditors’ Challenging of Managers in Negotiations?
Improving Specialists’ Contributions to Audits
How Are Goodwill Impairments Audited? A Study of Auditors and Valuation Specialists
The Influence of Client Incivility and Coping Strategies on Audit Professionals’ Judgments
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CYBERSECURITY AND AIS

Anti-Phishing Countermeasures
Time Will Tell: A Case for an Idiographic Approach for Behavioral Cybersecurity Research.
Show-and-Tell or Hide-and-Seek? Examining Organizational Cybersecurity Incident Notifications
Out with the Old, In with the New: Examining National Cybersecurity Strategy Changes Over Time
“What a waste of time’: An examination of cybersecurity legitimacy
Weathering the Storm: Charting a Course for Organizations to Navigate the Raging Tempest of Cybersecurity Regulations
The Importance of Board Member Actions for Cybersecurity Governance and Risk Management
Conceal or Communicate? Organizational Notifications to Stakeholders Following Ransomware Attacks
Evaluating a Cybersecurity Operations Center Implementation Program in a Regional Healthcare System: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Cybersecurity Research in Accounting Information Systems: A Review and Framework
Control-Style Choices and Performance Impacts: How Should Senior IS Managers Enact Control Over Uncertain IS Projects?
Anti-Phishing Countermeasures
Time Will Tell: A Case for an Idiographic Approach for Behavioral Cybersecurity Research.
Show-and-Tell or Hide-and-Seek? Examining Organizational Cybersecurity Incident Notifications
Out with the Old, In with the New: Examining National Cybersecurity Strategy Changes Over Time
“What a waste of time’: An examination of cybersecurity legitimacy
Weathering the Storm: Charting a Course for Organizations to Navigate the Raging Tempest of Cybersecurity Regulations
The Importance of Board Member Actions for Cybersecurity Governance and Risk Management
Conceal or Communicate? Organizational Notifications to Stakeholders Following Ransomware Attacks
Evaluating a Cybersecurity Operations Center Implementation Program in a Regional Healthcare System: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Cybersecurity Research in Accounting Information Systems: A Review and Framework
Control-Style Choices and Performance Impacts: How Should Senior IS Managers Enact Control Over Uncertain IS Projects?
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DATA ANALYTICS

Addressing Anomalies in Audit Data Analytics.
Reducing the Incidence of Biased Decisions Through Data Analytics Transparency.
Data Value Creation Research: Views from Industry Leaders and AIS Researchers.
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

The Influence of Algorithmic Management and Management Style on Reporting Honesty
Does Gamification of Crowdfunding Lead to Higher Success?
Designing Contests for Data Science Competitions: Number of Stages and the Prize Structures
Does Use of AI Tools Affect a Decision-making Behavior: An Experimental Study.
A Scoping Review of ChatGPT Research in Accounting and Finance
From VisiCalc to ChatGPT: Unraveling the Perfect Storm of Emerging Technologies and its Implications for the Accounting Profession
The Impact of Anthropomorphism on Users’ Adoption of Conversational Agents’ Recommendations
A meta-analysis of the factors influencing users' Acceptance of Conversational Agents' Advice
The Influence of Algorithmic Management and Management Style on Reporting Honesty
Does Gamification of Crowdfunding Lead to Higher Success?
Designing Contests for Data Science Competitions: Number of Stages and the Prize Structures
Does Use of AI Tools Affect a Decision-making Behavior: An Experimental Study.
A Scoping Review of ChatGPT Research in Accounting and Finance
From VisiCalc to ChatGPT: Unraveling the Perfect Storm of Emerging Technologies and its Implications for the Accounting Profession
The Impact of Anthropomorphism on Users’ Adoption of Conversational Agents’ Recommendations
A meta-analysis of the factors influencing users' Acceptance of Conversational Agents' Advice
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INTERNAL AUDIT

Enhancing CPA Competencies for Internal Audit Roles
Internal Auditors’ Experience with Emerging Technologies and Tools
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ESG ASSURANCE

Do Differences in CFO Background Matter to Financial Statement Quality? An Application of Machine Learning and Textual Analytics
Communicating Value Creation in Integrated Reporting
Do firms provide informative disclosures in an environment of extreme uncertainty? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic
Corporate Disclosures under Extreme Uncertainty: Evidence from COVID-19 Pandemic
Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Research: A Look Back and Look Forward

SPONSORSHIP OF RESEARCH SYMPOSIA

Information Integrity and Information Systems Assurance Symposium

The 13th Biennial Research Symposium was held in a hybrid format September 28-30, 2023. In-person sessions were held at CPA Canada, 277 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON and online sessions were held on Zoom.

The symposium was sponsored by the University of Waterloo, CPA Canada, ISACA Toronto Chapter, IIA Canada, Haventree Bank and the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems. We have started planning for our 14th Biennial Research Symposium on Information Integrity and Information Systems Assurance, to be held in the fall of 2025.

Explore the program for each day of the Symposium below:

Symposium Day 1
Symposium Day 2
Symposium Day 3

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