Carmen Bernier serves as Full Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Music at Laval University, with additional affiliation to the Department of Organizational Information Systems in the Faculty of Business (FSA). Her academic career bridges music administration and business information systems, reflecting in her cross-disciplinary research and leadership roles. Her educational background includes: Doctorate in Information Systems and Strategies (Ph.D.) from HEC Montréal Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems from Laval University Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Laval University Professor Bernier's research examines critical intersections of technology and organizational management, with particular expertise in IT project leadership, ERP implementation challenges, and open source software adoption. Her work analyzes how contractual relationships, geographic distance, and agile methodologies interact in system development contexts. She investigates leadership dynamics in technology sourcing decisions and the governance frameworks required for effective information resource management across multinational organizations. Her publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly output from 1989-2016, characterized by practical case study analyses of real-world business technology implementations. This research trajectory reveals evolving focus from foundational system development uncertainty studies to contemporary challenges in distributed agile projects and open source business adoption. As Dean of the Faculty of Music, she applies her organizational expertise to academic leadership while maintaining active research engagement in information systems. Her dual appointment exemplifies the growing integration of technology management principles across diverse academic disciplines and administrative functions.
