Education
D.B.A., Boston University
M.B.A., Northeastern University
B.S., The University of Colorado
Areas of Expertise
Accounting Information Systems, Financial Statement
Analysis, Managerial Accounting, Financial Auditing
Background
Six years experience with an international “Big 4”
firm: audit and consulting
Chief Financial Officer for a 250 bed acute care hospital
Courses Taught
Managerial Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Financial Auditing, Accounting for Managers
Research Interests
Effects of Continuous Financial Reporting and Audit, Assurance
on Earnings Management and the Market, Audit Negotiation,
Control Impacts of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems,Waived
Audit Adjustments, Publications have received over 280 peer citations.
Selected Publications
Trotman, K., Wright, A. and S. Wright. “An Examination of the Effects of Auditor Rank on Pre-negotiation Judgments” forthcoming in Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Volume 28, Number 1, May 2009: 191-203. (Cited 1 time).
Chan, S. and S. Wright. Fall 2007. “Feasibility of More Frequent Reporting: A Field Study Informed Survey of In-Company Accounting and IT Professionals,” Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 21, Number 2, pages 101-115.
Hunton, J., Wright, A. and S. Wright. 2007. “The Potential Impact of More Frequent Financial Reporting and Assurance: User, Preparer, and Auditor Assessments” the Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, Volume 4, pages 47-67.
Trotman, K., Wright, A. and S. Wright. 2005 “Auditor Negotiations: An Examination of the Efficacy of Intervention Methods,” The Accounting Review, Volume 80, Number 1 (January): 349-367. (Cited 32 times).
Hunton, J., Wright, A. and S. Wright. 2004. “Continuous Reporting and Continuous Assurance: Opportunities for Behavioral Accounting Research,” Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, Volume 1: 91-102. (Cited 6 times).
Hunton, J., Wright, A. and S. Wright. 2004. “Are Financial Auditors Overconfident in Their Ability to Assess Risks Associated with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems?” Journal of Information Systems, Volume 18, Number 2 (Fall): 7-28. (Cited 25 times).
Hunton, J., Wright, A. and S. Wright. 2003. “The Supply and Demand for Continuous Reporting.” PriceWaterhouseCoopers Monograph: Trust and Data Assurances in Capital Markets: The Role of Technology Solutions (March): 7-16. (Cited 9 times).
Wright, A., Wright, S. and M. Gordon. 2001. “Auditor Negotiation and a Strategic-Systems Audit Approach: The Case of Virtual Control Corporation (VCC),” KPMG Case Development and Research. (Cited 3 times).
Professional Activities
Associate Editor: Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research
(AABR)
Editorial Review Board: Journal of Information Systems (JIS), Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory Reviewer: Behavioral Research in Accounting (BRIA), The Accounting Review
Honors
Visiting Research Fellow: University
of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (Spring 1991, Summer
1994)
Visiting Professor: University of Washington,
Arizona State University
Joan Moon Teaching Award
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