Jennifer Grafton

Jennifer Grafton is a Professor of Management Accounting in the Department of Accounting, Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne, where she also holds the position of Associate Dean (Global Engagement). She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Commerce in 2002 and Bachelor of Commerce with Honours from the University of Melbourne. Grafton's academic interests center on organisational performance management and control, encompassing performance measurement systems, management of not-for-profits, inter-firm control, and research methods and methodologies in management accounting. She contributes to teaching in the faculty's undergraduate, graduate coursework, graduate research degrees, and executive education programs.

Her research has appeared in leading journals, including The Accounting Review, Management Science, and Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management. Notable publications include co-editing the Research Handbook on Performance Measurement for Management Control (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024) with Anne Lillis; "The Influence of Institutional Differences on Control Mechanisms in Alliances" (The Accounting Review, 2022, with Wei Zeng, Anne M. Lillis, and Henri C. Dekker); "The Influence of Performance Measurement on the Processual Dynamics of Strategic Change" (Management Science, 2020); "Relational Contracting and the Myth of Trust: Control in a Co-opetitive Setting" (2016, with Julia Mundy); "Mixed Methods Research in Accounting" (Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, 2011, with Anne Lillis); "The Role of Performance Measurement and Evaluation in Building Organizational Capabilities and Performance" (Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2010, with Anne M. Lillis and Sally K. Widener); and "The Role of Performance Management and Control Systems in Public-Sector Reform: Victorian Health Care Networks" (2005, with Anne M. Lillis). Grafton received the David Solomons Prize for best paper from Management Accounting Research. Her publications have garnered nearly 700 citations on ResearchGate, influencing discussions on performance control in alliances, strategic change, public sector reforms, and health care networks.

Professional Email: j.grafton@unimelb.edu.au