Professor Tatiana Sandino is an expert in management control systems and their impact on organizational effectiveness, focusing on multiunit businesses. She teaches at Harvard Business School, where she directs the first-year MBA course in Financial Reporting & Control and the doctoral course in Management Control & Performance Measurement. Her research explores how management control systems can help organizations scale while maintaining flexibility necessary for adaptation in diverse markets. She has published her work in top academic journals including the Accounting Review and Journal of Accounting Research, and her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. Her acclaimed dissertation on management control systems in the retail sector received the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the American Accounting Association. Sandino earned her doctorate from Harvard Business School and an MBA from INCAE Business School, Nicaragua. Prior to Harvard, she served as an Assistant Professor at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, where she received the Dean's Award for Research Excellence. She has contributed extensively to the academic community through her editorial roles and has received multiple accolades for her research and mentorship.
Harvard Business School • Cambridge, MA, US
Teaches MBA and executive programs focused on management control and performance measurement.
Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA, US
Taught management accounting courses and contributed to research in management control systems.