Robert Lowell Whited

North Carolina State University

Assistant Professor

Raleigh, NC 27695

United States

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Scholarly Papers (8)

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Out of Control: The (Over)use of Controls in Accounting Research

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 27 Jul 2018
Quinn Thomas Swanquist and Robert Lowell Whited
University of Alabama - Culverhouse School of Accountancy and North Carolina State University
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accounting research methods, controls, measurement error, interactions, fixed effects

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Have the Costs and Benefits of SOX Section 404(b) Compliance Changed Over Time?

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 17 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2019
Jenny McCallen, Roy Schmardebeck, Jonathan E. Shipman and Robert Lowell Whited
University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of Accounting, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Haslam College of Business, Accounting and Information Management, University of Arkansas and North Carolina State University
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SOX Section 404(b), Internal Control Audits, Compliance Costs

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Manipulating the Narrative: Managerial Discretion in the Emphasis of GAAP Metrics in Earnings Announcement Press Releases

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 19 Dec 2019
Jeremiah W. Bentley, Kyle Stubbs, Yushi Tian and Robert Lowell Whited
Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Amherst and North Carolina State University
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Earnings announcement, GAAP metrics, Favorability, Prominence, Emphasis, Market reaction, Textual analysis

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Do Clients Get What They Pay For? Evidence from Auditor and Engagement Fee Premiums

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 06 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2018
James Moon, Jonathan E. Shipman, Quinn Thomas Swanquist and Robert Lowell Whited
Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business, University of Arkansas, University of Alabama - Culverhouse School of Accountancy and North Carolina State University

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Audit Pricing, Auditor Quality, Auditor Selection, Audit Markets

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Do Clients Avoid 'Contaminated' Offices? The Economic Consequences of Low Quality Audits

Accounting Review, Vol. 90, No. 6 (November 2015) pp. 2537-2570
Posted: 14 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2016
Quinn Thomas Swanquist and Robert Lowell Whited
University of Alabama - Culverhouse School of Accountancy and North Carolina State University

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Restatements, Auditor Dismissals, Auditor Reputation, Audit Office

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Measuring the Market Response to Going Concern Modifications: The Importance of Disclosure Timing

Review of Accounting Studies: December 2018, Volume 23, Issue 4, pp. 1512-1542
Posted: 11 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2018
Linda A. Myers, Jonathan E. Shipman, Quinn Thomas Swanquist and Robert Lowell Whited
University of Tennessee, Haslam College of Business, Accounting and Information Management, University of Arkansas, University of Alabama - Culverhouse School of Accountancy and North Carolina State University

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Going Concern Modifications; Market Reactions; Auditor Reporting

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Propensity Score Matching in Accounting Research

The Accounting Review: January 2017, Vol. 92, No. 1, pp. 213-244.
Posted: 09 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2017
Jonathan E. Shipman, Quinn Thomas Swanquist and Robert Lowell Whited
University of Arkansas, University of Alabama - Culverhouse School of Accountancy and North Carolina State University

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Propensity Score Matching, Endogeneity, Sample Composition, Research Methods

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Growing Pains: Audit Quality and Office Growth

Contemporary Accounting Research, Volume 33, Issue 1, pages 288–313, Spring 2016
Posted: 15 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2016
Kenneth L. Bills, Quinn Thomas Swanquist and Robert Lowell Whited
Michigan State University - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Alabama - Culverhouse School of Accountancy and North Carolina State University

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Audit Quality, Office Growth, Restatements, Abnormal Accruals