Claire Dambrin is a Professor of Management Control at ESCP Business School, specializing in qualitative and critical research rooted in the social studies of accounting and control. She investigates performance measurement tools, including accounting systems and incentive frameworks, with a focus on gendered aspects and feminist perspectives. Her work explores how these tools can both empower and constrain individuals. She earned her PhD from Paris Dauphine University in 2005 and previously served as a professor of accounting at HEC Paris (2004–2012). Her research contributions span leading journals in accounting and management. She holds editorial roles at Accounting, Organizations and Society , Management Accounting Research , and Critical Perspectives on Accounting , and co-edits Comptabilité Contrôle Audit / Accounting Auditing Control . Her research interests include performance measurement systems, organizational sociology, and gender studies in business contexts. She critically examines how metrics shape organizational behavior and societal structures, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry and professional service sectors. Her recent work interrogates sustainability, ethical dimensions of control, and technological mediation in management practices. Key projects address topics such as ERP system lifecycle dynamics, CRM software adoption barriers, and the sociopolitical implications of quantification. Her contributions bridge theoretical frameworks (e.g., Latour’s actor-network theory) with empirical insights to challenge conventional managerial practices.
