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Dr. Susan McCracken

Professor / Area Chair, Accounting and Financial Management Services (acting)

Department / Academic Area

Faculty, Accounting And Financial Management

Email

smccrac@mcmaster.ca

Phone

DSB: 23993

Biography

Dr. McCracken’s research focuses on the decision making process of auditors. Her work focuses on decisions and approaches to negotiation in an audit context. Although her auditor negotiation work began in the audit litigation context, her most recent and extensive work has centred on auditor client management negotiations that take place during the preparation and finalization of financial statements. This area of research has gained an increased importance given the recent accounting scandals, and thus, her work has been very useful in increasing understanding of the inner workings of the audit profession, and to suggest methods to improve the interpersonal aspects of the audit process. Dr. McCracken’s new line of research, which is in its early stages, stems directly from the high-profile corporate collapses (Enron, Worldcom) that have occurred over the past few years. This line of research will address calls from regulators and users to increase and improve the transparency of financial reporting such that the needs of financial statement users are met. Specifically, she is investigating what is transparency in accounting reporting and how to achieve it.

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Articles

March 15, 2023 · 24-HOUR CASE | BCOM | EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING | RETHINK | SUE MCCRACKEN | TEACHING AND LEARNING | TRANSFORM

Accepting the Challenge: BCom Students Demonstrate Collaborative Problem Solving During 24-Hour Case Competition

June 21, 2022 · ABIHA HASSAN | AHLAM MAKHTAL | ATISHAYE ADYA | BCOM | CONVOCATION | FAITH LAHTI | IBH | MBA | MEHAK DUTT | MFIN | MICHAEL POWER | SHEHERYAR RASHID | SHIROU (YVONNE) ZHENG | STEPHANIE HALLIDAY | SUE MCCRACKEN | SUMIT DAVE

Class of 2022 Shares Memories and Advice

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July 18, 2020 · FALL 2020 | IN THE KNOW | KNOWLEDGE LABS | RESEARCH | SUE MCCRACKEN | VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS

Knowledge Labs: In the Know with Sue McCracken

September 10, 2019 · GREENSUITS | INCOMING STUDENTS | STUDENT EXPERIENCE | STUDENTS | SUE MCCRACKEN | UNDERGRAD | WELCOME WEEK

This is the DeGroote Experience: Welcome Week 2019

June 11, 2019 · BCOM | CONVOCATION | FRANCOIS NEVILLE | JDCC | KEVIN VEENSTRA | LINDA STOCKTON | STUDENT SUCCESSES | SUE MCCRACKEN | VALEDICTORIAN

Lean in and get involved: Meet DeGroote valedictorian Sophie Ochocinski

Publications

Journals

Unrecognized Assets Created By Public-sector Investments In Health And Social Services

Deborah Milinkovic    Christopher Longo    Susan McCracken

Journal     2021

Journal Of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management

External Auditors' Judgment And Decision Making: An Audit Process Task Analysis

Carolyn Mactavish    Susan McCracken    Regan n Schmidt

Journal     2018

Accounting Perspectives

Financial Reporting Interview-based Research: A Field Research Primer With An Illustrative Example

Staci a Kenno    Susan McCracken    Steven e Salterio

Journal     2017

Behavioral Research In Accounting

Auditor Independence In Fact: Research, Regulatory, And Practice Implications Drawn From Experimental And Archival Research

Bryan k Church    J gregory Jenkins    Susan McCracken    Pamela Roush    Jonathan d Stanley

Journal     2015

Accounting Horizons

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Other

An Investigation Into The Audit Committee’s Evaluation Of The Auditor

Krista j Fiolleau    Bradley Pomeroy    Susan McCracken

2022

Financial Reporting Qualitative Interview Based Research: A Primer With An Illustrative Example

Steven Salterio    Staci Kenno    Susan McCracken

2016

What Happens When Managers Plan Negotiations Instead Of Partners?

Susan McCracken    Steven Salterio    Regan n Schmidt

2008

The Auditor's Negotiation Strategy Selection: Nature Of The Auditor-client Management Relationship And Flexibility Of Initial Accounting Position

Michael Gibbins    Susan McCracken    Steven Salterio

2006

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