Emergency Research Paper

Paper Overview:

Students are expected to submit a draft and a final paper which consists of a literature review. In this paper, you will comprehensively review, synthesize, and apply academic knowledge, and critical thinking. To help you identify a topic for your paper, I will provide a list of potential topics that the students may be interested. Alternatively, students may propose their self-identified topic (this topic should be approved by me).

Final papers must be in APA format and should include at least ten sources, of which at least four should be articles from scholarly journals. Selecting the appropriate sources for your research topic will be critical to your paper’s success.  You may have to go through a lot of material before you find the relevant sources for your topic. Be patient. Invest the time in the NJCU remote library databases (https://www.njcu.edu/library/library-resources/information-literacy-njcu/quick-guides/access-library-databases-home), Google Scholar, and email me with questions. You should include at least ten sources, of which at least four should be articles from scholarly journals. Please follow the format explained in the “Writing A Paper” PDF. This PDF is a CRITICAL component relating to the structure of your paper.

Submitting your draft is not optional. I will provide feedback and help you move forward or improve your paper.

Paper Topics:

I created a list (not exhaustive) of both broad and narrow topics:

Broad:

· earnings quality / earnings management

· corporate scandals/ accounting fraud

· board of directors/audit committee

· corporate governance

· internal controls

· accounting/auditing profession

Narrow:

· Political pressure in accounting standard setting process

· international accounting standards and financial reporting quality

· internal controls and earnings quality

· auditor independence and audit quality

· collusion in auditing

· accounting firms' culture and ethics

· CEO personality and earnings management

· CEO narcissism and financial reporting quality

· CEO overconfidence and corporate governance

· Artificial intelligence in accounting

· Female on board and earnings quality

· ESG/CSR and female on board

· ESG/CSR and investors' attention

· attracting students (millennials) in accounting firms

· being a successful professional in the Big 4

· impact of covid-19 in accounting firms

If you're interested in one of the broad topics, please narrow down this topic in your final paper: in your introduction, state a specific question you want to focus on.

Helpful videos:

APA Style 7th Edition: In-Text Citations, Quotations, and Plagiarism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8914hv18xnU

How to Write a Paper Using APA Format

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG3Wz98h2Ho