Carolyn Deller

Carolyn Deller is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on the design and outcomes of management control systems, including employee selection, incentive plans, and performance measurement. She teaches the undergraduate core course, Strategic Cost Analysis, and has published in journals such as the Journal of Accounting Research. Her work explores how control mechanisms influence employee behavior and organizational outcomes. Deller holds a DBA (Accounting and Management) from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from the University of Melbourne. She was previously a Chartered Accountant at KPMG.

Carolyn Deller is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on corporate governance, risk oversight, and performance evaluation mechanisms. She investigates how board structures influence environmental and social performance, as well as the impact of incentive plans on managerial behavior. Deller also explores labor dynamics within corporate information environments and the role of subjective performance assessments. Her work highlights the interplay between organizational design, employee behavior, and corporate accountability. Key themes include risk reporting, emissions targets, and the design of performance evaluation systems.