About
Martine Cools is an Associate Professor at KU Leuven's Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), based in the Accounting Research Group with campuses in Antwerp and Leuven. Her research focuses on management accounting and control, with specialties in knowledge management, international transfer pricing, and creative collaboration governance. She actively participates in FEB's academic governance through roles in councils and doctoral committees.
Her research projects include exploring adaptive performance through management control systems, co-creation in creative partnerships, and Industry 5.0 applications in agri-food supply chains. She has supervised multiple PhD candidates, such as Abts, Distelmans, and Voermans. Teaching focuses on strategic management control, research methods, and tax policy, including courses like Business Research Methods and Strategic Management Control.
Recent work emphasizes governance in public-private partnerships, contract design in R&D collaborations, and the role of informal leadership in risk management. Her sabbatical (2023-2024) advanced research on strategic management accounting and international taxation.