Greg Shailer

Greg Shailer is a Professor of Accounting and Director of the Australian National Centre for Audit & Assurance Research (ANCAAR) at the Australian National University (ANU). He leads the Corporations, Governance & Society Research Group within the Research School of Accounting (RSA). His research focuses on corporate governance, institutional and cultural conflicts, and the economics and regulation of auditing. He holds editorial roles with journals such as the International Journal of Auditing and contributes to the Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics. Shailer earned his BCom, MCom, and PhD and has a CA designation. His work emphasizes empirical business ethics, with a focus on emerging economies and CSR disclosures.

Research Interests:
- Corporate governance structures and accountability mechanisms
- Economics and regulation of auditing practices
- Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its impact on financial reporting
- Institutional conflicts and their economic implications
- Emerging markets' financial systems and regulatory frameworks

Recent Work Trends: Shailer's articles from 2022–2024 highlight themes like audit credibility, CSR's influence on investment efficiency, and regulatory impacts of foreign leniency laws. His 2021–2023 work explores audit committee expertise, stock price crash risk, and ethical auditing practices. Earlier contributions (2004–2010) established foundational studies on audit quality and failure prediction models for small businesses.

Grants & Projects:
- Led projects on audit pricing in non-Big4 markets (2012), CSR and cash holdings (2013), and competitive pricing in telecommunications (2014–2020).
- Active in ANCAAR, focusing on audit assurance and governance challenges.

Labs/Teams: ANCAAR and the Corporations, Governance & Society Research Group at ANU's Research School of Accounting.