The prize, which constitutes a plaque and $2,000, is awarded at the CAAA Awards Lunch at the Association's Annual Conference.
2020
Krista Fiolleau, University of Waterloo, Carolyn MacTavish, Wilfrid Laurier University, Errol Osecki, & Linda Thorne, York University, "A study of Technological Adoption in the Audit Industry: The Theory of Disruption Applied to a Regulated Industry."
Luofan Bu & Xiongyuan Wang, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Cedric Lesage, Concordia University, Peng Wang, McGill University, "The Influence of Internet of Things on Audit."
2019
Karel Hrazdil, Fereshteh Mahmoudian & Jamal Nazari, Simon Fraser University, "How do Big Five Personality Traits Relate to Corporate Social Responsibility Performance."
Honourable Mention:
David Godsell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Boonchun Jung, University of Hawaii, & Devan Mescall, University of Saskatchewan, "Real Effects of Investor Relations."
2018
Kwangjin Lee, Michigan State University, for "Social Media Disclosure and Analysts as Information Intermediaries".
Dongyoung Lee, McGill University earned an Honourable Mention for "Technological Innovation, Voluntary Financial Disclosure, and Future Sales Growth".
The Lazaridis Institute Prize is awarded to the CAAA Conference paper that, in the interpretation of the Prize Committee, best addresses issues relevant to technology companies (and/or the use of technology by companies) in an accounting context, with topics including but not limited to:
- Growth and high or accelerated growth
- Decision making
- Firms in transition, including the impact of venture capital, IPO and M&A activities;
- Governance;
- Innovation, including the use of automation in auditing or accounting;
- Financial reporting.
Submissions
The call for submissions accompanies the Call for Papers for the 2021 CAAA Annual Conference. Authors submitting papers for the conference will be asked to identify during the submission process if they would like their paper to be considered for the Prize.
About the Lazaridis Institute
The Lazaridis Institute was established to help Canadian technology companies become globally competitive. It helps firms reach their next level of growth through innovative new programs and a global network of expert mentors. It conducts insightful research to develop new knowledge about management as it relates to technology companies. As part of the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University, it creates links between international research, best practices in global scaling and curriculum to directly benefit our students.
2021 Lazaridis Prize Committee
Chima Mbagwu, Wilfrid Laurier University
Camillo Lento, Lakehead University
Li Yao, Concordia University