Dr. David Risi

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Research Professor for Responsible Management

Biographie

David Risi is a Research Professor of Responsible Management at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (Business) since September 2020. He is also an affiliated senior research fellow at the University of St. Gallen and an affiliated postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich. David combines empirical and conceptual methods in his work, which focuses on business ethics and management theory. He is a member of the Editorial Review Board of Journal of Management Studies, included in the Financial Times Top 50 journals list.

David was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford (Saïd Business School) and a lecturer at the School of Management and Law at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). For several years, he also worked for a management consulting firm as a sustainability reporting analyst.

His research has appeared in practice-oriented articles, book chapters, leading international journals such as Business & Society and Journal of Management Studies, and the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. He is the author of Corporate Social Responsibility (Elements in Business Strategy), published by Cambridge University Press in 2019. His research has received various awards, including the 2017 Academy of Management Social Issues in Management Best Dissertation Award.

In various university bachelor and (executive) master programs, David has taught, among others, Introduction to Business Administration, Organization and Management Theory, Strategic Sustainability Management, Management Decision Making, and Business Ethics.

Expérience professionnelle

Seit Sep. 2020 Forschungsprofessor für Responsible Management Berner Fachhochschule (Wirtschaft)
Seit Feb. 2020 Affiliated Senior Research Fellow (Habilitation/"venia legendi" project ongoing) Universität St. Gallen (Institut für Wirtschaftsethik)
Seit Dez. 2017 Affiliated Postdoctoral Fellow Universität Zürich (Department of Banking and Finance)
Jan. 2019-Sep. 2020 Postdoctoral Researcher Universität Oxford (Said Business School)
Aug. 2018-Juni 2020 Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) ZHAW School of Management and Law

Formation

2012-2017 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Universität St. Gallen
2006-2012 Master in Social and Communication Sciences (MA SoCom) Universität Luzern

Risi, David (2020). Business and Society Research Drawing on Institutionalism: Integrating Normative and Descriptive Research on Values (In Press). Business & Society, pp. 1-35. SAGE

Risi, David (2020). Business and Society Research Drawing on Institutionalism: Integrating Normative and Descriptive Research on Values Business & Society, 000765032092895. SAGE 10.1177/0007650320928959 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0007650320928959>

Risi, D. (2020). Time and business sustainability: Socially responsible investing in Swiss banks and insurance companies. Business & Society, 59(7), 1410–1440.

Risi, David (2020). Time and Business Sustainability: Socially Responsible Investing in Swiss Banks and Insurance Companies Business & Society, 59(7), pp. 1410-1440. Sage 10.1177/0007650318 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0007650318>

Athanasopoulou, A., Smets, M., Risi, D., & Morris, T. (2020). Lonely at the Top? CEO sensemaking in the boardroom. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020 (1). DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.20409abs

Athanasopoulou, Andromachi; Smets, Michael; Risi, David; Morris, Tim (2020). Lonely at the Top? CEO sensemaking in the boardroom Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020(1), p. 20409. 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.20409abstract <http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.20409abstract>

Wickert, C. W., & Risi, D. (2019). Corporate social responsibility (Elements in Business Strategy). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/9781108775298

Wickert, Christopher; Risi, David (2019). Corporate social responsibility (Elements in Business Strategy) Elements in Business Strategy. Cambridge University Press 10.1017/9781108775298 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108775298>

Wickert, C. W., & Risi, D. (2019). Implementing corporate social responsibility as institutional work: Exploring the day-to-day activities of CSR managers in multinational corporations. In: Sales,

Wickert, Risi; Risi, David (2019). Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility as Institutional Work: Exploring the Day-to-Day Activities of CSR Managers in Multinational Corporations In: Sales, Arnaud (ed.) Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Change. Institutional and organizational perspectives. SEEP: Vol. 57 (pp. 243-258). Cham: Springer

Risi, D., & Wickert, C. W. (2019). Exploring the internal dynamics of corporate social responsibility implementation. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019 (1). DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.10561abst

Risi, David; Wickert, Christopher (2019). Exploring the Internal Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019(1), p. 10561. 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.10561abstract <http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.10561abstract>

Risi, D., Vigneau, L., & Bohn, S. (2019). The role values play for agency in institutions. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019 (1). DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.10558abstract

Risi, David; Vigneau, Laurence; Bohn, Stephan (2019). The Role Values Play for Agency in Institutions Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019(1), p. 10558. 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.10558abstract <http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.10558abstract>

Risi, D., & Wickert, C. W. (2017). Reconsidering the “symmetry” between institutionalization and professionalization: The case of corporate social responsibility managers. Journal of Management St

Risi, David; Wickert, Christopher (2017). Reconsidering the ‘Symmetry’ Between Institutionalization and Professionalization: The Case of Corporate Social Responsibility Managers Journal of Management Studies, 54(5), pp. 613-646. Wiley 10.1111/joms.12244 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12244>

Risi, D. (2017). An institutional theory perspective on the implementation of corporate social responsibility within large firms: Empirical and conceptual considerations. Dissertation no. 4620: Di

Risi, David (2017). An institutional theory perspective on the implementation of corporate social responsibility within large firms: Empirical and conceptual considerations (Dissertation, Universität St. Gallen)

Risi, D. (2017). Toward a morally reflective institutional analysis. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017 (1), 10512.

Risi, David (2017). Toward a Morally Reflective Institutional Analysis Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017(1), p. 10512. 10.5465/AMBPP.2017.10512abstract <http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2017.10512abstract>

Risi, D. (2017). Understanding financial intermediaries’ hesitation about socially responsible investing. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017 (1), 10331

Risi, David (2017). Understanding financial intermediaries' hesitation about socially responsible investing Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017(1), p. 10331. 10.5465/AMBPP.2017.10331abstract <http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2017.10331abstract>

Affiliations internes

Institut Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Institut Sustainable Business

Affiliations externes

Academy of Management
European Group of Organization Studies
Journal of Management Studies (Editorial Review Board)
University of St. Gallen (Institute for Business Ethics)
University of Zurich (Department of Banking and Finance)

Dr. David Risi

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Publications

Risi, David (2020). Business and Society Research Drawing on Institutionalism: Integrating Normative and Descriptive Research on Values (In Press). Business & Society, pp. 1-35. SAGE

Risi, D. (2020). Time and business sustainability: Socially responsible investing in Swiss banks and insurance companies. Business & Society, 59(7), 1410–1440.

Athanasopoulou, A., Smets, M., Risi, D., & Morris, T. (2020). Lonely at the Top? CEO sensemaking in the boardroom. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020 (1). DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2020.20409abs

Wickert, C. W., & Risi, D. (2019). Corporate social responsibility (Elements in Business Strategy). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/9781108775298

Wickert, C. W., & Risi, D. (2019). Implementing corporate social responsibility as institutional work: Exploring the day-to-day activities of CSR managers in multinational corporations. In: Sales,

Risi, D., & Wickert, C. W. (2019). Exploring the internal dynamics of corporate social responsibility implementation. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019 (1). DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.10561abst

Risi, D., Vigneau, L., & Bohn, S. (2019). The role values play for agency in institutions. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019 (1). DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.10558abstract

Risi, D., & Wickert, C. W. (2017). Reconsidering the “symmetry” between institutionalization and professionalization: The case of corporate social responsibility managers. Journal of Management St

Risi, D. (2017). An institutional theory perspective on the implementation of corporate social responsibility within large firms: Empirical and conceptual considerations. Dissertation no. 4620: Di

Risi, D. (2017). Toward a morally reflective institutional analysis. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017 (1), 10512.

Risi, D. (2017). Understanding financial intermediaries’ hesitation about socially responsible investing. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017 (1), 10331

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