Dubois obtained her Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology with a specialisation in Industrial Organisation in 1987. At Chalmer"s Division of Industrial Marketing she obtained her Licentiate of technology in 1990, and her Doctor of Philosophy in 1994 with the thesis, entitled "Organising Industrial Activities - An analytical framework" under guidance of Håkan Håkansson.
She is best known for her work with Lars-Erik Gadde on case study research, boundaries of the firm, and managing suppliers interfaces. Dubois spends her academic career at Chalmers University of Technology. From 2000 to 2006 she also chaired the Division of Industrial Marketing.
In 2006 she moved to the Department of Technology Management and Economics, which she chaired a year, and where she is Full professor Industrial Marketing and Purchasing since 2007.
From 2007 to 2010 she was Vice President of Chalmers University of Technology, and since 2010 she is also Director of Chalmers Transport Area of Advance. Dubois has been Visiting Professor and/or lectured at Uppsala University, Sweden.
In Norway at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Business intelligence Norwegian School of Management and Molde University College. In Finland at the Aalto University.
In Britain at Cambridge University and the University College Dublin.
And in The Netherlands at the Eindhoven University of Technology. Since the new millennium she participates in the Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group.
