Overview

In studying management control systems, Professor Sandino aims to understand how different control mechanisms can help lead employees within an organization to achieve common goals. Her work builds on contingency theory by exploring environmental, strategic, and operating conditions that may determine the effectiveness of an organization’s control mechanisms. She also builds upon agency theory by examining the efficacy of various control mechanisms in aligning the interests of those performing the work and those delegating it. Her primary research streams involve management control systems in multiunit companies, their design as early-stage companies scale and as companies adapt to serving diverse markets. She also studies executive compensation and the role of consultants and other players in establishing CEO pay.