Dr. David Risi
Profile

Dr. David Risi Dozent
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Address
Berner Fachhochschule
Business School
Institut Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Brückenstrasse 73
3005 Bern
Activities
Responsibilities
Research Professor for Responsible Management
CV
Biography
- David Risi is a Research Professor of Responsible Management at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (Business) and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of St. Gallen.
David collaborates with industry partners from different sectors. For several years, he worked as a sustainability reporting analyst for a strategy consulting firm and continues to take on mandates with a practical orientation. For example, David serves as a member of the Judging Panel for the ESG Investing Awards 2022.
In numerous university Bachelor's and (Executive) Master's programs, David has taught business administration, business ethics, organization theory, research methods, strategic managerial decision making, and sustainability management.
His research has appeared in practice-oriented articles, book chapters, and leading international journals. He is the author of “Corporate Social Responsibility (Elements in Business Strategy),” published by Cambridge University Press, and a member of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Management Studies, included in the Financial Times Top 50 journals list. His scholarly work has received various awards, including the 2017 Academy of Management Social Issues in Management Best Dissertation Award.
David is the principal investigator in the following research projects:
Project title: "Similar but not the same: Comparative case studies of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Circular Economy (CE) implementation"
Duration: 2022-2024
Funding Institution: Bern University of Applied Sciences
Project Partners: Prof. Maria Franco Mosquera (Berner Fachhochschule, Technik und Informatik)
Project title: "Unpacking the Internal Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Implementation: The Role of CSR Managers and CSR Resources"
Duration: 2022-2026
Funding Institution: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Project Partners: Prof. Tom Lawrence (University of Oxford); Prof. Christopher Wickert (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Projects
Publications
Risi, D., Wickert, C., & Ramus, T. (2022) Coordinated Enactment: How Organizational Departments Work Together to Implement CSR. Business & Society, forthcoming
Risi, D., Wickert, C., & Ramus, T. (2022) Coordinated Enactment: How Organizational Departments Work Together to Implement CSR. Business & Society, forthcoming
Risi, D. , et al. (2022). Institutional theory-based research on Corporate Social Responsibility: Bringing values back in. International Journal of Management Reviews, forthcoming.
Risi, D., Vigneau, L., & Bohn, S., & Wickert, C. W. (2022). Institutional theory-based research on Corporate Social Responsibility: Bringing values back in. International Journal of Management Reviews, 1–74.
Risi, D., & Marti, E. (2022). Illuminating the dark side of values: A framework for institutional research. Journal of Management Inquiry, forthcoming.
Risi, D., & Marti, E. (2022). Illuminating the dark side of values: A framework for institutional research. Journal of Management Inquiry, forthcoming.
Risi, D., Paetzold, F., & Kellers, A. (2021). Wealthy private investors and socially responsible investing: The influence of reference groups. Sustainability, 13(22), pp. 1-26.
https://arbor.bfh.ch/15835/1/sustainability-13-12931.pdf
Memberships
Internal memberships
Institut Sustainable Business
Institut Innovation & Strategic Entrepreneurship
External memberships
Academy of Management
European Group of Organization Studies
Journal of Management Studies (Editorial Review Board)
University of St. Gallen (Institute for Business Ethics)