Dr. Christopher Ittner

Biography

Christopher D. Ittner is the EY Professor of Accounting and Chairperson of the Accounting Department at the Wharton School. His research interests include cost accounting, intangible assets, and performance measurement. Ittner's research focuses on the design, implementation, and performance consequences of performance measurement and cost management systems. He has published articles in reputable journals such as the Harvard Business Review and has served as a senior editor for Production Operations Management. Ittner has also acted as an associate editor for journals including Accounting, Organizations and Society and Management Science. His work on the relationship between customer satisfaction measures and financial performance earned him the American Accounting Association's Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award. In his teaching, he conducts MBA courses on Management Accounting and holds executive education sessions centered on cost accounting and marketing metrics. Ittner also runs doctoral courses in management accounting for students across the United States and Europe, and he has received various MBA teaching awards for his excellence in education.

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