Stephen P. Rowe Data-verified

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Associate Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

10 h-index 25 pubs 348 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Stephen P. Rowe's research focuses on auditing and financial reporting. His work investigates how external factors and internal firm dynamics influence auditor behavior and audit quality. Recent publications examine the consequences for auditors who issue adverse internal control opinions, the market's reaction to audit firm partner decisions, and the association between frequent auditor switching and audit quality. Rowe also explores how personalized communication affects investor earnings fixation and the motivations behind acquisitions, specifically looking at interest rate sensitivity in bank holding companies. He has collaborated with researchers such as Caleb Rawson and Ryan P. Decker, both at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Rowe's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 10, with 25 total publications and 340 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 10
  • Publications: 25
  • Citations: 348

Selected Publications

  • What Happens to Partners Who Issue Adverse Internal Control Opinions? (2025)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Effect of Personalized Communication on Investor Earnings Fixation (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • How Do Audit Firms Treat Partners Who Issue Adverse Internal Control Opinions? (2023)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The power of not trading: Evidence from index fund ownership (2022)
    10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Retain or Rotate: The Association between Frequent Auditor Switching and Audit Quality (2022)
    8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Retain or Rotate: The Association Between Frequent Auditor Switching and Audit Quality (2022)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Don't Make Me Look Bad: How the Audit Market Penalizes Auditors for Doing Their Job (2021)
    40 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Interest Rate Sensitivity as Motivation for Acquisitions: Evidence from Bank Holding Companies (2021)

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