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Henri Dekker is a Professor of Management Control at the School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and head of the Accounting department. He holds a visiting professorship at Copenhagen Business School and has previously held visiting roles at the London School of Economics and the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on governance of interfirm relationships, organizational management control systems, and regulatory compliance. He has been recognized with multiple awards including the David Solomons Prize (2003, 2020) and the Best Early Career Award (2009).
He serves as Associate Editor for Decision Sciences Journal and holds editorial board positions at Accounting, Organizations and Society and Contemporary Accounting Research. Teaching responsibilities include management accounting courses across bachelor, master, and executive programs. His 96+ publications address topics such as remote work management, regulatory feedback mechanisms, and AI applications in innovation management.
Education: PhD in Accounting (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2003).
Key Research Themes:
- Governance of interorganizational relationships
- Management control systems design
- Regulatory compliance frameworks
- Collaboration dynamics in innovation ecosystems
Recent Article Trends: Focus on hybrid work environments, regulatory-strategic interactions, and AI-driven innovation management. Recent work examines outcome control mechanisms in remote settings and cognitive distance effects in startup collaborations.
Awards:
- 2020 David Solomons Prize
- 2012 Notable Contribution Award
- 2010 Greatest Impact Award
Grants & Supervision: Supervised 6 PhD theses. Editorial activities include 23+ peer review roles. Research supported by grants focusing on interfirm governance and regulatory compliance studies.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Amsterdam Business Research Institute, contributing to cross-disciplinary research on organizational control systems and strategic management.
