Hugues Boisvert

Hugues Boisvert is a Professor at HEC Montréal, where he has served as a full-time faculty member and held the Chaire de contrôle de gestion. His career spans over 40 years, with significant contributions to Management Accounting, Strategic Control, and Organizational Performance Management.

• Key Research Areas: Management Accounting, Strategic Control, Performance Management, Budgeting, E-Commerce Strategies, Payroll Benchmarking, Business Process Reengineering

Academic Contributions: Authored or co-authored 15+ publications since 1976 including La Comptabilité de Management (1991-2011), a foundational textbook in his field. His recent works focus on strategic control systems and performance incentive mechanisms, with particular attention to budgeting processes and payroll management optimization.

Scientific Recognition:

• 2004 - First prize in the Minister of Education's 'Volume' category
• 2004 - Prix François-Albert-Angers for pedagogical excellence
• 2003 - IFAC 'Ten Articles of Merit' award
• 2000 - IFAC 'Ten Articles of Merit' award

Academic Mentorship: Supervised 20+ graduate students including PhD candidates Ève Lamargot (Organizational Performance), Paulina Arroyo (Sustainable Business Campuses), and Bernard Stark (Benchmarking in SMEs). Directed 10+ master's theses on topics ranging from risk management to electronic payment systems.

Research Leadership: Founder of the CICMA research papers series, with key works on incentive compensation and sustainability reporting. His La Comptabilité de Management textbook has been used in Canadian business schools since its first edition in 1981.