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Susan J. Wright

Sue-Wright

Formal Name: Susan J. Wright

Personal Title: Dr

Position: Associate Professor

Organisational Unit: Department of Accounting and Finance

Qualifications: BA(Hons) Macquarie, PhD Macquarie

Telephone: (+61-2) 9850-8521

Fax: (+61-2) 9850-8497

Email: sue.wright@mq.edu.au

Location: E4A 333

Sue commenced in academia in 1985 following several years with the Reserve Bank of Australia, where she worked in policy areas related to bank supervision and reporting. Her PhD examined the comparative information content of accounting and share price for Australian banks 1960 – 1990.

Her teaching and research interests have moved from finance and capital markets to business valuation and analysis and corporate governance. She has publications and working papers in these areas, and supervises a number of students working in a range of areas related to her expertise.

Sue’s teaching experience has been in introductory accounting and finance, and financial statement analysis. She has published papers, research projects, and textbooks in these areas, several of which have been supported by research grants.

Sue has been a director of AFAANZ, the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, since 2005, and is currently its Treasurer. She has extensive administrative experience, including on the organising committee for two international conferences, in senior positions in the department, and on Academic Senate.  She received an award for Outstanding Service to the University in 2007.

Research Interests

  • Corporate governance
  • Reporting issues, including earnings management
  • Accounting standards, particularly Intangible Assets, Fair Value Accounting, and Executive Stock Compensation
  • Capital markets and valuation
  • Ethics in accounting education

Teaching Interests

  • ACCG350 Financial Statement Analysis
  • ACCG100 Accounting 1A
  • Supervision of honours students

Publications

Refereed Academic Journals

  • Wu, H., Fargher, N. and Wright, S. (2009 forthcoming), “Accounting for Investments and the Relevance of Losses to Firm Value”, The International Journal of Accounting.
  • 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. “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.

Text Books

  • 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, 2000 and 2004
  • 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.