The Lazaridis Award is awarded to the CAAA Conference paper that, in the interpretation of the Award 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:
The prize, which constitutes a plaque and $2,000, is awarded at the CAAA Awards Lunch at the Association's Annual Conference.
The call for submissions accompanies the Call for Papers for the 2025 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 Award. The winning paper must be presented at the Conference to be eligible for the Award.
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.
Erica Pimentel, Emilio Boulianne, Crawford Spence, "When Worlds Collide: Auditor Expansion into the Blockchain Field "
Wenqian Hu, "Trust Versus Rewards: Revisiting Managerial Discretion in Incomplete Contracts"
Stefan Edlinger-Bach, "Towards a Theory of Maker's Knowledge: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Accounting"
Sasan Mansouri, Fabian Woebbeking, Andreas Barth, Goethe University Frankfurt, " “Let me get back to you” – A machine learning approach to measuring non-answers"
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."
Karel Hrazdil, Fereshteh Mahmoudian & Jamal Nazari, Simon Fraser University, "How do Big Five Personality Traits Relate to Corporate Social Responsibility Performance."
David Godsell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Boonchun Jung, University of Hawaii, & Devan Mescall, University of Saskatchewan, "Real Effects of Investor Relations."
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".