Jan H. Lampe

Jan H. Lampe is an Assistant Professor in the Accounting and Management Control Department at ESSEC Business School, France, a position he has held since 2023. Prior to his academic career, he worked in industry as Lead Venture Managerial Accounting at trivago NV (2017-2018).

His educational background includes:

• Doctorate in Management Accounting from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (2023)
• Master of Science in Economics & Business from Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (2014)
• Bachelor in International Economics and Development from Universität Bayreuth (2012)

Dr. Lampe's research centers on empirical investigations using field data to address people analytics challenges within management control systems. His work examines psychological and behavioral dimensions of performance evaluation, narrative feedback mechanisms, and AI integration in controlling functions, with a strong focus on deriving actionable insights for organizational practice through rigorous field experiments.

His recent publications reveal a cohesive research trajectory bridging accounting systems with human resource practices, emphasizing how feedback design, evaluation processes, and technological adoption influence employee performance and satisfaction. The work consistently applies empirical field methodologies to uncover causal relationships in real-world organizational settings.