Errol Osecki
PhD Candidate, Business Administration
Area of Study: Accounting
Anticipated Graduating Year: 2021
Educational Background
Present | PhD Candidate, Business Administration Schulich School of Business – York University Toronto, Canada Advisor: Prof. Dr. Linda Thorne |
Chartered Accountant Designation – Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants MPAcc – Masters of Professional Accounting, University of Saskatchewan Seattle, Washington |
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B.Comm – Accounting, University of Saskatchewan B.A. – English, University of Saskatchewan B.F.A. – Acting, University of Saskatchewan |
Thesis Topic
The Role of Auditor Emotion in Qualitative Materiality Judgements
Research Interests – Work in Progress
Emotional Theory
Auditing and Auditor Behaviour
Professional Skepticism
Technology and the Audit: A Phenomenological Analysis (work in progress)
A Study of Technological Adoption in the Audit Industry: The Theory of Disruption Applied to a Regulated Industry (work in progress)
Emotion, Construal, and Investor Decision Making (work in progress)
Awards and Honours
2018 | SSHRC – Technology, Audit, and Ethics: Dr. Linda Thorne, lead researcher |
2017 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship |
Refereed Publications
Farrar, J., Massey, D. W., Osecki, E., & Thorne, L. (2018). Tax fairness: Conceptual foundations and empirical measurement. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-17.
Farrar, J., Massey, D. W., Osecki, E., & Thorne, L. The Association Between Vertical Equity and Presidential Voting Behavior and Taxpayers’ Compliance. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-14.
Refereed Conference Papers
The Association Between Vertical Equity and Presidential Voting Behavior and Taxpayers’ Compliance, CAAA Annual Conference 2019