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  • Title: Doctor
  • Position: Associate Professor - Department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies
  • Qualifications: BA(Hons) Macquarie, PhD Macquarie

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Areas of Expertise

  • As Australian President of AFAANZ (Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand) for 2011-2013, Associate Professor Sue Wright is invited to speak at national events to publish papers on the Australian accounting education environment.
  • Prior to entering academia, Sue worked in policy areas related to bank supervision and reporting for several years with the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Profile

As Australian President of AFAANZ (Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand) for 2011-2013, Associate Professor Sue Wright is invited to speak at national events and to publish papers on the Australian accounting education environment. Sue has been a director of AFAANZ since 2005, and has served as Treasurer, Research Director, and as Co-Director of the AFAANZ Doctoral Symposium since 2007.

Prior to entering academia, Sue worked in policy areas related to bank supervision and reporting for several years with the Reserve Bank of Australia. Her PhD examined the comparative information content of accounting and share prices for Australian banks 1960-1990.

Sue is a member of the Consultative Advisory Group to the IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) board, IAESB (International Accounting Education Standards Board). She currently serves the university on the University Library Committee. Her previous administrative roles include Academic Senate, Faculty Board, Faculty Research Committee, and acting Head of Department. In 2007 she was awarded an Outstanding Service Award by Macquarie University, in recognition of her long-term commitment to the work of the university and her achievements.

As a regular author on papers in the areas of corporate governance, capital markets, earnings quality, and financial reporting, Sue is an active higher degree supervisor of students in the honours, masters and PhD programs in these topic areas. She is also the co-author of several Australian textbooks, on financial statement analysis, investments, and introductory accounting.

Research awards

Research Papers

  • Research Student Prize from Accounting Research Journal, 2009
  • Best paper award at AFAANZ Conference, 2010.

Service

  • Outstanding Service to the University, 2007

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

  • Kang W., Kilgore A. and Wright S. (2011), “The effectiveness of audit committees for low and mid-cap firms”, Managerial Auditing Journal, 26.7, 2011.
  • Cheung E., Evans E. and Wright S. (2010), “An historical review of quality in financial reporting in Australia”, Pacific Accounting Review, 22, 2, 147-169.
  • Wu, H., Fargher, N. and Wright, S. (2010), “Accounting for Investments and the Relevance of Losses to Firm Value”, The International Journal of Accounting, 45, 104-127.
  • Chen I.R., Dyball M.C. and Wright S. (2009) “The Link Between Board Composition and Corporate Diversification in Australian Corporations”, Corporate Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 208-223.
  • Lau J.C., Sinnadurai P. and Wright S. (2009) “Corporate governance and CEO dismissal following poor performance: Australian evidence”, Accounting and Finance, No. 49, Vol. 1, pp 161-182.
  • Cheung E., Evans E. and Wright S. (2008), “How the adoption of AIFRS affects entities that report intangible assets”, Australian Accounting Review, No. 46, Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp 248–256.
  • Lau B., Proimos A. and Wright S. (2008), “Accounting measures of operating performance outcomes for Australian mergers”, Journal of Applied Accounting Research, Vol 9, No. 3, pp.168-180.
  • Sadeghi M. and Wright S. (2007), “Can FDI be encouraged? An analysis of Iran’s future economic prospects”, International Economics and Finance Journal, Vol. 2, No 1, pp. 43-61.
  • Wright S., Baker P. and Perera S. (2006), “Determinants of Student Performance in Intermediate Accounting Subjects”, Australian Journal of Accounting Education, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp 1 – 28.
  • Proimos A. and Wright S. (2005), "A Pilot Study of Venture Capital Investment Appraisal in Australia”, Journal of Financial Services Marketing, Vol. 9, Issue 3, pp 272 - 286.
  • Wright S. (2004), "Accounting for Intangible Assets in Australia: ED109", Accounting Research Journal, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp 32- 42.
  • Hobbes G. and Wright S. (2004), "The non-linearity of the returns/earnings association", Accounting Research Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp 156-163.
  • Magennis D., Watts E. and Wright S. (1998), “Convertible Notes: The Debt Versus Equity Classification Problem”, Multinational Finance Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 2-3, pp 303-315
  • Wright S. (1989), “The Future of the Market for Mortgage-Backed Securities in Australia”, Economic Papers, Vol 8, No 1, March, pp 12-25
Professional Journals
  • Chen R., Dyball M. and Wright S. (2008), Corporate strategy – does it matter who sits on the board? Keeping good companies, Vol. 60, No. 6, July, pp 330-332. Republished in Corporate Governance Quarterly (Institute of Chartered Secretaries Canada), Winter 2008, pp. 23-25.
  • Cui, T., Wright, S. and Evans, E. (2007). Does better corporate governance make a difference to company value and performance? Keeping good companies, November, pp. 582-585.
  • Cui, T., Evans, E. and Wright, S. (2007), Who uses small and medium-sized enterprises financial statements and for what purposes? Charter, 1 August, pp 68-69.
  • He, L, Wright, S. and Evans, E. (2007), Does better corporate governance result in lower earnings management? Keeping Good Companies, Vol. 59 No. 6, July, pp 330 – 334.
  • Watts E. and Wright S. (2004), “The Usefulness of Accounting Data and Share Returns: The Case of Bank Supervision in Australia”, Macquarie Research in Accounting and Finance, December, pp 1 – 37.
  • Wright S., (2002), “Called to Account in the Valuation Debate”, Journal of Banking + Financial Services (Journal of Australian Institute of Bankers), August, pp 24 – 26.
  • Wright S., (1999), “The Development of the Australian Banking Industry”, Australian Banker (Journal of Australian Institute of Bankers), August, pp 18-21.

Books

Text Books

  • Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements, Palepu K., Healy P., Wright S., Bradbury M. and Lee P., Cengage Learning, 2010
  • Fundamentals of Investing, Gitman L.J., Joehnk M.D., Juchau R.H., Wheldon B.J. and Wright S.J., Pearson Education Australia, First, Second and Third Editions, 2000, 2004 and 2011
  • CD Rom to accompany Fundamentals of Investing, Gitman L.J., Joehnk M.D., Juchau R.H., Wheldon B.J. and Wright S.J., Pearson Education Australia, First and Second Editions, 2001 and 2004, including Solutions Manual prepared by Juchau, Wheldon and Wright
  • An Introduction to Accounting, Martin C.A., McGraw-Hill, Third and Fourth Editions, 1990 and 1994, and accompanying Solutions Manuals.
  • Study Guide for An Introduction to Accounting, Martin C.A., McGraw-Hill, Third and Fourth Editions, 1990 and 1994.
    Extracts from An Introduction to Accounting, Martin C.A., McGraw-Hill, Third and Fourth Editions, 1990 and 1994.

Book Chapters

Bridging Accounting Research and Practice: A Value Adding Endeavour, Chalmers K. And Wright S., in “Bridging the Gap between Academic Accounting Research and Professional Practice” ed. Evans E., Burritt R. and Guthrie J., published by University of South Australia Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, 2011.

The Future for Accounting Academics in Australia, Wright S. and Chalmers K., in “Accounting Education at a Crossroad in 2010” ed. Evans E., Burritt R. and Guthrie J., published by University of South Australia Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, 2010.


Affiliations / activities

National Service to the Academic Community

Sue is the Australian President of AFAANZ (Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand). Her term as President is from 2011 to 2013. She has been a director of AFAANZ since 2005.

Sue’s role on the AFAANZ Board involves advocacy, talks, papers and representation of the Australian accounting education and research interests with the professional accounting bodies, professional accountants and senior academics in Australia and internationally.

Sue has previously served as a key member of the organizing committee for two separate international conferences, the Asian Academic Accounting Association Conference in 2006, and the Emerging Financial Markets and Services Conference, held in Sydney in May 2004.

International Service to the Accounting Community

Sue is a current member of the Consultative Advisory Group to the IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) board, IAESB (International Accounting Education Standards Board), as the Australasian representative on a select group of 15 academics and professional accountants from around the globe.

University Service

Sue is the Research representative for FBE (Faculty of Business and Economics) on the University Library Committee, and liaises with various external providers and internal users of databases and other library resources for the faculty.

In 2007 she was awarded an Outstanding Service Award by Macquarie University, in recognition of her long-term commitment to the work of the university and her achievements.

Faculty Service

Sue’s recent administrative service includes University Library Committee, and terms as Chair of the Division Honours Committee, member of the Faculty Advisory Board, member of the Faculty Research Committee, Deputy Head of Department, acting Head of Department, and Department Research Co-ordinator. Sue was a member of Academic Senate 2003 to 2005.

PhD Student Supervision

  • Principal Supervisor of Xiaomeng Chen - PhD-Accounting Research - Part Time
  • Associate Supervisor of Esther Wai Yin Cheung - PhD-Accounting Research - Part Time
  • Principal Supervisor of Karen Handley - PhD-Accounting Research - Full Time
  • Principal Supervisor of Liyu He - PhD-Accounting Research - Part Time
  • Associate Supervisor of Chun James Lau - PhD-Accounting Research - Part Time
  • Principal Supervisor of Brian Millanta - PhD-Accounting Research - Part Time