Prof. Dr. David Risi

Profile

Prof. Dr. David Risi Dozent

  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    Business School
    Institut Sustainable Business
    Brückenstrasse 73
    3005 Bern

Activities

  • Research Professor for Responsible Management; Scientific Project Leader; Teaching Module Leader

CV

  • David Risi is a Professor of Responsible Management at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (Business) and a Habilitated Lecturer (Privatdozent) at the University of St. Gallen. He received his doctorate and habilitation from the University of St. Gallen and won the 2017 Academy of Management Social Issues in Management Best Dissertation Award. David's work has appeared in numerous practice-oriented outlets (e.g., Harvard Business Review) and leading academic journals (e.g., Journal of Management Studies). He held a senior researcher position at the University of Oxford and leads major research projects (i.a., supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation). He teaches at leading universities in Switzerland and abroad and works closely with industry partners, speaks on practice panels and takes on consultancy mandates.

Projects

Publications

  • E Marti, D Risi, E Schlindwein, A Athanasopoulou (2024). Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Program with Real Impact. Harvard Business Review

  • Risi, D., Wickert, C., & Ramus, T. (2023). Coordinated Enactment: How Organizational Departments Work Together to Implement CSR. Business & Society, 62(4), 745–786.

  • Risi, D., Vigneau, L., & Bohn, S., & Wickert, C. W. (2023). Institutional theory-based research on Corporate Social Responsibility: Bringing values back in. International Journal of Management Reviews, 25(1), 3–23.

  • Risi, D., & Marti, E. (2022). Illuminating the dark side of values: A framework for institutional research. Journal of Management Inquiry, 31(3), 253–263.

Memberships

  • Institut Sustainable Business

  • Academy of Management

  • European Group of Organization Studies

  • Journal of Management Studies (Editorial Review Board)

  • University of St. Gallen (Institute for Business Ethics)