Kat­rine Schrøder-Hansen

Katrine Schrøder-Hansen researches how formal and informal control mechanisms interact and evolve over time in the early growth stages of organizations. Her PhD dissertation, Dynamic and Disaggregated Perspectives on Management Control, explores how different types of control emerge, shift roles, and influence motivation in start-ups and growth-oriented companies. 

In a review article published in the International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, she and Allan Hansen analyze how large companies redesign their performance management systems—focusing on employee-centered approaches and organizational compromises. 

Through teaching cases such as The Closet – Motivating Volunteers and Making a Profit, Katrine actively contributes to educating future leaders and consultants by making complex control dynamics accessible and practically relevant. 

Driven by a desire to create research-based knowledge that enhances organizations’ ability to manage effectively, ethically, and flexibly, Katrine combines theory and empirical analysis to offer new insights into how management control systems can be designed and developed responsibly within the complex dynamics of organizational life.