Caroline Tahar

Caroline Tahar is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at iaelyon School of Management, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, and a researcher at the Magellan Laboratory. She is actively involved in teaching, research, and academic leadership, with a focus on management control and its applications in service and hybrid organizations.

Her research interests include:

• Management control in services
• Performance measurement and steering indicators
• Time management in service sectors
• Management control in hybrid organizations balancing public interest and economic efficiency
• Digital transformation in management systems
• Sustainable performance and ethics in business

Her recent publications emphasize practical and conceptual advances in management control and financial management, particularly through co-authored reference textbooks. These works integrate teaching fundamentals with real-world applications, targeting both beginners and specialists.

She has contributed to significant academic outputs, including the adaptation of a major financial management textbook and co-authoring a core management control textbook, reflecting her dual expertise in pedagogy and research.

Caroline Tahar plays a key role in academic governance, serving as:

• Academic Director of the Master 1 Management Control program
• Member of the national jury for the DSCG (Management and Control unit)

She teaches a diverse portfolio of courses at the Master’s level, including organizational models, change management, HR strategy (in English), corporate finance, and advanced cost analysis. Her teaching spans both French and English, and includes face-to-face and asynchronous e-learning formats, demonstrating her adaptability and commitment to modern pedagogy.

She is affiliated with the Finance Research Group and the 'Sustainable Performance' thematic team within the Magellan Laboratory, contributing to interdisciplinary research in management sciences.