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Dr. Kari Olsen

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Biography

Kari Joseph Olsen, PhD, CPA, CMA received his PhD in accounting from the University of Southern California in 2015. He received his M.S. and B.S. in accounting from BYU in 2009. Dr. Olsen teaches courses in management accounting and financial reporting. His research interests are in management control systems, performance feedback, and personality characteristics.

Email: [email protected]

Education

PhD, University of Southern California, 2015

Major: Accounting

BS, Brigham Young University, 2009

Major: Accountancy

MS, Brigham Young University, 2009

Major: Accountancy

Teaching

ACC 6250

Financial Reporting and Analysis, Spring 2025

ACC 6350

Management Control Systems, Spring 2025

Presentations

Olsen, Kari , Preparing for the CPA and CMA exams, "Preparing for the CPA and CMA exams", UACPA UVU Student Chapter, UVU. (February 22, 2024)

Olsen, Kari , IMA Introduction to the FMAA, "Introduction to the FMAA", Institute of Management Accountants. (January 18, 2024)

Olsen, Kari , Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, "Relative Performance Information and Employee Performance_ The Role of Need for Cognition", University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI. (January, 2023)

Olsen, Kari , Wiley Webinar, "Integrating CMA Exam Content into the Curriculum", Wiley. (April 5, 2022)

Olsen, Kari , UACPA Southern Chapter Meeting, "Feedback with Feeling? How Emotional Language in Feedback Affects Individual Performance", UVU, Orem, UT. (October 25, 2021)

Olsen, Kari , IMA Chapter Meeting, "Feedback with Feeling? How Emotional Language in Feedback Affects Individual Performance", Akron, Ohio IMA Chapter. (September 15, 2021)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Esplin, Adam , Ke, Yun , Olsen, Kari , Seo, Jiwoo , (2024) "CEO Political Ideology and Asymmetric Cost Behavior" . Advances in Accounting.

Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , Thornock, Todd A, (2024) "I’m working hard, but it’s hardly working_ the consequences of motivating employee effort that fails to achieve performance targets" . Behavioral Research in Accounting.

Ding, Wenhong , Guan, Wei , Ke, Yun , Olsen, Kari , Shi, Zhenyang , "Local CEOs and Asymmetric Cost Behavior_ Attachment Bias or Information Advantage?" . Accounting & Finance.

Wood et al., David , Olsen, Kari , (2023) "The ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot_ How well does it answer accounting assessment questions? " . Issues in Accounting Education.

Erickson, Devon , Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , Thornock, Todd A. , (2022) "Feedback with Feeling? How Emotional Language in Feedback Affects Individual Performance" . Accounting, Organizations and Society.

Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , Thornock, Todd A. , Tomlinson, Ed C. , (2022) "Will Someone Be Checking My Work? The Effect of Psychological Entitlement and the Expectation of Being Monitored on Task Performance and Misreporting" . Accounting Horizons.

Cost Management, Fall 2018

ACC 3300

Cost Management, Fall 2018

Impact on Management Accounting Practice

CGMA (AICPA/CIMA) and the Management Accounting Section - January, 2018

Lybrand Award Certificate of Merit

IMA

Top 10% of Articles published in Strategic Finance

Researcher of the Year

USU School of Accountancy - May, 2017

Emerging Scholar Manuscript Award

IMA Research Foundation

Olsen, Kari , UTEP Accounting Speaker Series, "Might Someone See? The Effect of Psychological Entitlement and the Salience of Expected Performance Monitoring on Task Performance and Misreporting.", , UTEP . (November 19, 2020)

Olsen, Kari , IMA San Antonio Chapter Meeting, "Preparing for and Successfully Passing the CMA Exam", . (October 15, 2020)

Olsen, Kari , Utah Chapter of ACFE, "The Effects of CEO Narcissism and Entitled Employees in Accounting", , Utah Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Salt Lake City, UT. (July 7, 2020)

Olsen, Kari , Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, "Management Forecasts, Analyst Revisions, and Investor Reactions_ The Effect of CEO Gender", , University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hilo, HI. (January 4, 2020)

Olsen, Kari , UVU/UACPA Southern Chapter Meeting, "CEO Narcissism and Accounting", , UACPA, UVU. (November 13, 2019)

Olsen, Kari , BYU Accounting Research Symposium, "Management Forecasts, Analyst Revisions, and Investor Reactions_ The Effect of CEO Gender", , BYU, Provo, UT. (September 20, 2019)

Olsen, Kari , Utah Government Auditors' Association, "CEO Narcissism and Accounting", , Salt Lake Community College. (June 4, 2019)

Olsen, Kari , West Virginia University, "Taken with a Grain of Salt_ CEO Narcissism, Management Forecasts, and Analyst Forecast Revisions", , West Virginia University. (March 22, 2019)

Garrett, Jace , Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , Management Accounting Section Meeting, "Communicating control_ An experimental investigation of manager incentives, explanations, and prosocial motivation", , American Accounting Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (January 5, 2019)

Erickson, Devon , Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , Thornock, Todd , Management Accounting Section Meeting, "Feedback with Feeling? How Manager Emotion in Feedback Affects Individual Performance. ", , American Accounting Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (January 5, 2019)

Erickson, Devon , Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , Thornock, Todd , BYU Accounting Research Symposium, "Feedback with Feeling? How Manager Emotion in Feedback Affects Individual Performance. ", , BYU, Provo, UT. (September 29, 2018)

Garrett, Jace , Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , BYU Accounting Research Symposium, "Communicating control_ An experimental investigation of manager incentives, explanations, and prosocial motivation", , BYU, Provo, UT. (September 28, 2018)

Olsen, Kari , Leadership Forum, "Leadership from Narcissistic CEOs? A review of firm-related outcomes", , Utah State University, Logan, UT. (April 7, 2017)

Olsen, Kari , Empowering Teaching Excellence_ Faculty Conference, "Tools for Teaching Narcissistic and Entitled Individuals_ A review of personality, motivations, and interpersonal styles", , Utah State University, Logan, UT. (August 9, 2015)

Olsen, Kari , Smith, Kevin , Smith, Sheldon , (2022) "Opportunities for Accountants in Academia_ Something for Everyone" . Strategic Finance.

Garrett, Jace , Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , (2021) "An experimental investigation of how self-interested organizational norms undermine prosocial motivation and influence employee effort" . Journal of Information Systems.

Abdel-Meguid, Ahmed , Jennings, Jared , Olsen, Kari , Soliman, Mark , (2021) "The impact of the CEO’s personal narcissism on non-GAAP earnings" . The Accounting Review.

Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , Tomlinson, Ed C., (2021) "Adding Fuel to the Fire_ How non-contingent bonuses relate to entitlement and affect pursuit of worker self-interest" . Journal of Forensic Accounting Research.

Erickson, Devon , Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , Thornock, Todd A. , (2021) "Feedback with Feeling?" . Strategic Finance.

Cragun, Ormonde , Olsen, Kari , Wright, Patrick M, (2020) "Making CEO Narcissism Research Great_ A Review and Meta-Analysis of CEO Narcissism" . Journal of Management.

Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , Thornock, Todd A., (2020) "Assigned Versus Chosen Relative Performance Information_ The Effect of Feedback Frequency on Performance" . Journal of Management Accounting Research.

Ingersoll, Alicia , Glass, Christy , Cook, Alison , Olsen, Kari , (2019) "Power, Status and Expectations_ How Narcissism Manifests among Women CEOs" (Issue: 4, vol. 158). Journal of Business Ethics.

Holderness, D. Kip, Olsen, Kari , Thornock, Todd A, (2019) "Making Performance Feedback Work" (Issue: February). Strategic Finance.

Judd, J. S., Olsen, Kari , Stekelberg, James , (2017) "How do Auditors Respond to CEO Narcissism? Evidence from External Audit Fees." (Issue: 4, vol. 31). Accounting Horizons.

Holderness, D. K., Olsen, Kari , Thornock, Todd A., (2017) "Who Are You to Tell Me That?! The Moderating Effect of Performance Feedback Source and Psychological Entitlement on Individual Performance" (Issue: 3, vol. 29). Journal of Management Accounting Research.

Olsen, Kari , Stekelberg, James , (2016) "CEO Narcissism and Corporate Tax Sheltering" (Issue: 1, vol. 38). Journal of the American Taxation Association.

Young, S. M., Dworkis, Kelsey K, Du, Fei , Olsen, Kari , (2016) "It’s All About All of Us – The Rise of Global Narcissism and Its Implications for Management Control System Research" (Issue: 1, vol. 28). Journal of Management Accounting Research.

Holderness, D. K., Olsen, Kari , Thornock, Todd A., (2016) "Managing Entitled Employees_ Improving Performance Through Feedback and Monitoring" (vol. October). Strategic Finance.

Olsen, Kari , Dworkis, Kelsey K, Young, S. M., (2014) "CEO Narcissism and Accounting_ a picture of profits" (Issue: 2, vol. 26). Journal of Management Accounting Research.

Swain, Monte R, Olsen, Kari , (2012) "From Student to Accounting Professional_ A Longitudinal Study of the Filtering Process" (Issue: 1, vol. 27). Issues in Accounting Education.