Dr. Steven R. Cox – Nov. 11 2006
Professor of Finance
Indiana University Kokomo
CONTACT INFORMATION
2300 South Washington Street
P.O. Box 9003
Kokomo, IN 46904-9003
scox@iuk.edu
http://www.iuk.edu/faculty/scox/cox.htm
(765) 455-9314
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Ph.D. - Finance
(1993) University of Florida - Gainesville, Florida
M.B.A. - Accounting (1984) University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, Iowa
B.B.A. - Economics (1982) University of Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa
CPA - Certified Public Accountant (1984)
CMA - Certified Management Accountant (1984)
(These certifications require 40 hours of continuing education each year)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1999 - present Associate Professor of Finance, Indiana University Kokomo - Kokomo, Indiana
Courses:
 Financial Management
 Introduction to Microeconomics
 Advanced Financial Management (MBA)
 Introduction to Macroeconomics
 Investments (MBA)
 Introduction to Financial Accounting
 Advanced Managerial Accounting (MBA)
 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
 The Accounting Function (MBA)
 The Computer in Business
 Introduction to Business
 Honors Colloquium
1992 - 1998
Assistant Professor of Finance, Indiana University Kokomo - Kokomo, Indiana
1987 - 1992 Instructor in Finance, University of Florida - Gainesville, Florida
Courses:
 Equity and Capital Markets
 Financial Management
1985 - 1987 Instructor in Management, University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Courses:
 Corporate Finance
 Quantitative Methods for Business
1984 - 1985
Senior Accountant, R.W. Cox and Company - Charles City, Iowa
1984
Staff Accountant, Ernst & Whinney - Des Moines, Iowa
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RESEARCH
Refereed Publications
Mutual Holding Companies: Evidence of Conflicts of Interest through Disparate Dividends
(with Dr. Ken Carow and Dr. Dianne Roden) - Forthcoming in the Journal of Banking and
Finance
The Impact of Insider Motivation on Dual-Class Recapitalizations (with Dr. Dianne Roden and
Dr. Ken Carow) - Forthcoming in the Journal of Business Disciplines
The Source and Value of Voting Rights and Related Dividend Promises (with Dr. Dianne Roden)
Published in the Journal of Corporate Finance. Volume 8/4, 2002, 337 - 351.
The Impact of Mutual Holding Companies on Thrift Demutualizations: Implications for the
Insurance Industry (with Dr. Dianne Roden) - Published in the Journal of the Indiana Academy
of Social Sciences. Volume IV, 2000, 124 - 132.
The Effects of Multiple Accountability Pressures on Tax Return Preparation Decisions (with Dr.
Robin Radtke) - Published in the Journal of Advances in Taxation. Volume 12, 2000, 23 - 50.
The Regulatory Impact on Initial Public Offerings by Savings and Loans (with Dr. Dianne
Roden) - Published in the Journal of Economics and Finance. Volume 23, 1999, 113 - 122.
Using Cross-Listed Courses to Provide Students Leadership and Team Player Experience (with
Dr. Dianne Roden) - Published in the Business Education Forum. Volume 53, Number 4, April
1999, 43 - 45.
Are Business and Economics Students Taught to be Less Cooperative? (with Mr. Hal Bond)
Published in the Journal of Education for Business. Volume 74, Number 2,
November/December 1998, 69 - 74.
Innovations in Teaching Cross-Listed Courses: Transforming a Classroom Challenge Into a
Learning Opportunity (with Dr. Dianne Roden) - Published in the Journal of the Indiana
Academy of Social Sciences. Volume I, 1997, 41 - 47.
Papers under Review
Evidence of Managerial Opportunism during Mutual-to-Stock Conversion, (with Dr. Ken Carow
and Dr. Dianne Roden) - Submitted to the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking.
Have the Big Accounting Firms Lost Their Audit Quality Advantage? Evidence from the ReturnsEarnings Relation, (with Dr. Brian Lee and Dr. Dianne Roden) - Submitted to The Accounting
Review.
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Non-Refereed Publications
Can You Earn Stock Market Profits Based on Business News? - Published in the North Central
Indiana Business Magazine, p. 10 September/October 1996.
Can Franchising Cure Your Entrepreneurial Desires? - Published in the North Central Indiana
Business Magazine, p.12, September/October 1995.
Helping Small Businesses Meet Their Lending Needs - Published in the Kokomo Business
Quarterly, p.10, Fall 1994.
Author of Lending Sense, a quarterly newsletter published by Accounting Firms Associated and
distributed by member CPA firms to their banking clients. 1991 - 1993.
Presentations and Proceedings
Evidence of Managerial Opportunism during Mutual-to-Stock Conversion, (with Dr. Ken Carow
and Dr. Dianne Roden) - Presented at the Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting in St.
Louis, Missouri (March 2003) (awarded Best Paper).
Mutual Holding Companies: Evidence of Conflicts of Interest through Disparate Dividends,
(with Dr. Ken Carow and Dr. Dianne Roden) - Presented at the Australasian Finance and
Banking Conference in Sydney, Australia (December 2002).
The Effect of Insider Motivation on Long-Run Performance of Dual-Class Recapitalizations,
(with Dr. Ken Carow and Dr. Dianne Roden) - Presented at the Academy of Business Disciplines
annual meeting in Fort Myers, Florida (November 2002) (Published in the Academy of
Business Disciplines Proceedings).
"The Impact of Insider Motivation of Market Reactions to Dual-Class Recapitalizations" (with
Dr. Ken Carow and Dr. Dianne Roden) - Presented at the Academy of Business Disciplines
annual meeting in Fort Meyers, Florida (November 2001) (Published in the Academy of
Business Disciplines Proceedings).
"The Impact of Mutual Holding Companies on Thrift Demutualizations: Implications for the
Insurance Industry" (with Dr. Dianne Roden) - Presented at the Indiana Academy of Social
Sciences annual meeting in Evansville, Indiana (October 2000).
"The Sources of Value of Dividends and Voting Power" (with Dr. Dianne Roden) - Presented at
the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences annual meeting in Manchester, Indiana (October
1999).
"The Regulatory Impact on Initial Public Offerings by Savings and Loans" (with Dr. Dianne
Roden) - Presented at the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences annual meeting in Indianapolis,
Indiana (October 1998).
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"Free Riding Behavior and the Choice of Academic Major: Are Business and Economics Majors
Motivated by Self Interest?" (with Mr. Hal Bond) - Presented at the International Atlantic
Economic Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Fall 1997).
"Innovations in Teaching Cross-Listed Courses: Transforming a Classroom Challenge into a
Learning Opportunity" (with Dr. Dianne Roden) - Presented at the Indiana Academy of Social
Sciences annual meeting in New Albany, Indiana (Fall 1997).
"Using Computers in the Classroom" - Presented at the Indiana University Kokomo Spring
Faculty Convocation in Kokomo, Indiana (Spring 1997).
"Free Riding Behavior and the Choice of Academic Major," (with Hal Bond) - Presented at the
Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference at IUPUI in Indianapolis, Indiana
(October 1996).
AWARDS
Best Paper Award at the Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri
(March 2003) - Financial award sponsored by Wharton Research Data Services.
Selected to the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching (FACET), (2002).
Indiana University Graduate Faculty Status (Associate-level) (2001).
Amicus Teaching Award for Resident Faculty, Indiana University Kokomo (2000).
Outstanding Scholarship Award, University of Northern Iowa (1985).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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Institute of Certified Management Accountants
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Indiana CPA Society
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