Prof. Dr. David Risi

Steckbrief

Prof. Dr. David Risi Dozent

Kontakt

Links

Adresse Berner Fachhochschule
Wirtschaft
Institut Sustainable Business
Brückenstrasse 73
3005 Bern

Tätigkeiten

Zuständigkeitsbereiche

Projektleitung (Forschung); Modulleitung (Lehre)

Lebenslauf

Biografie

David Risi ist Professor an der Berner Fachhochschule (Wirtschaft) und Privatdozent an der Universität St. Gallen und arbeitet zu Corporate Social Responsiblity, Organisationstheorie, Strategischem Management, Sustainable Business und Wirtschaftsethik. Er promovierte und habilitierte an der Universität St. Gallen.

David Risis Arbeiten sind in einflussreichen praxisorientierten (z.B. Harvard Business Review) und führenden akademischen Fachzeitschriften (z.B. Journal of Management Studies) erschienen. Er war u.a. mehrere Jahre für eine Beratungsfirma tätig und Senior Researcher an Universität Oxford. Er ist bei wissenschaftliche Zeitschriften als Editorial Review Member und Special Issue Editor tätig und leitet Lehrmodule und Forschungsprojekte (u.a. mit Unterstützung des Schweizerischen Nationalfonds und Innosuisse). Er arbeitet eng mit führenden Hochschulen im In- und Ausland und mit Partnern aus der Industrie und Zivilgesellschaft zusammen, spricht in Praxisgremien und übernimmt Beratungsmandate.

David Risi wurde 2017 mit dem Academy of Management Social Issues in Management Best Dissertation Award ausgezeichnet. 2021 war er nominiert für den Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching. 2025 wurde er im BWL-Ranking der WirtschaftsWoche als Top100 der "Unter 40-jährigen" geehrt.

Berufserfahrung

Seit Feb. 2024 Privatdozent (Habilitated Lecturer) Universität St. Gallen
Seit Feb. 2023 Professor Berner Fachhochschule (Wirtschaft)
Sep. 2020-Jan. 2023 Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Berner Fachhochschule (Wirtschaft)
Feb. 2020-Jan.2024 Senior Research Fellow Universität St. Gallen
Jan. 2019-Sep. 2020 Postdoctoral Researcher Universität Oxford (Said Business School)
Dez. 2017-Jun. 2020 Affiliated Postdoctoral Fellow Universität Zürich (Department of Banking and Finance)
Aug. 2018-Juni 2020 Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter) ZHAW School of Management and Law

Bildungsweg

2024 Habilitation Universität St. Gallen
2017 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Universität St. Gallen
2012 Master in Social and Communication Sciences (MA SoCom) Universität Luzern

Projekte

Weitere Projekte

Publikationen

Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Program with Real Impact.

Marti, E., Risi, D., Schlindwein, E., & Athanasopoulou, A. (2024). Creating a corporate social responsibility program with real impact. In Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business School Publishing. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/37196

How Companies Restrain Means–Ends Decoupling: A Comparative Case Study of CSR Implementation.

Athanasopoulou, A., Marti, E., Risi, D., & Schlindwein, E. (2025). How Companies Restrain Means–Ends Decoupling: A Comparative Case Study of CSR Implementation. In Journal of Management Studies (Vol. 62, Issue 1). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.22282

Coordinated Enactment: How Organizational Departments Work Together to Implement CSR.

Risi, D., Wickert, C., & Ramus, T. (2022). Coordinated Enactment: How Organizational Departments Work Together to Implement CSR. In Business & Society (Vol. 62, Issue 4). Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.17111

Institutional theory-based research on Corporate Social Responsibility: Bringing values back in.

Risi, D., Vigneau, L., Bohn, S., & Wickert, C. (2022). Institutional theory-based research on Corporate Social Responsibility: Bringing values back in. In International Journal of Management Reviews (Vol. 25, Issue 1). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16804

What a mature CSR team looks like.

Wickert, C., Risi, D., & Ramus, T. (2022). What a mature CSR team looks like. In Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business School Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.18026

Illuminating the dark side of values: A framework for institutional research.

Risi, D., & Marti, E. (2022). Illuminating the dark side of values: A framework for institutional research. In Journal of Management Inquiry (Vol. 31, Issue 3). SAGE. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.16772

Business and society research drawing on institutionalism: Integrating normative and descriptive research on values.

Risi, D. (2022). Business and Society Research Drawing on Institutionalism: Integrating Normative
and Descriptive Research on Values. In Business & Society (Vol. 61, Issue 2). SAGE. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13003

Wealthy private investors and socially responsible investing: The influence of reference groups.

Risi, D., Paetzold, F., & Kellers, A. (2021). Wealthy private investors and socially responsible investing: The influence of reference groups. In Sustainability (Vol. 13, Issue 12931). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.15835

Time and business sustainability: Socially responsible investing in Swiss banks and insurance companies.

Risi, D. (2020). Time and Business Sustainability: Socially Responsible Investing in Swiss Banks and Insurance Companies. In Business & Society (Vol. 59, Issue 7). Sage. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13002

Lonely at the Top? CEO sensemaking in the boardroom.

Risi, D., Athanasopoulou, A., Smets, M., & Morris, T. (2020). Lonely at the Top? CEO sensemaking in the boardroom. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2020, Issue 1). https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/41446

Corporate social responsibility (Elements in Business Strategy).

Risi, D., & Wickert, C. (2019). Corporate social responsibility (Elements in Business Strategy). Cambridge University Press. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/41336

Implementing corporate social responsibility as institutional work: Exploring the day-to-day activities of CSR managers in multinational corporations.

Risi, D., & Wickert, R. (2019). Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility as Institutional Work: Exploring the Day-to-Day Activities of CSR Managers in Multinational Corporations (A. Sales, Ed.; Vol. 57). Springer. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/41337

Exploring the internal dynamics of corporate social responsibility implementation.

Risi, D., & Wickert, C. (2019). Exploring the Internal Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2019, Issue 1). https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/41101

The role values play for agency in institutions.

Risi, D., Vigneau, L., & Bohn, S. (2019). The Role Values Play for Agency in Institutions. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2019, Issue 1). https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/41100

An institutional theory perspective on the implementation of corporate social responsibility within large firms: Empirical and conceptual considerations.

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

Reconsidering the ‘Symmetry’ Between Institutionalization and Professionalization: The Case of Corporate Social Responsibility Managers.

Risi, D., & Wickert, C. (2017). Reconsidering the ‘Symmetry’ Between Institutionalization and Professionalization: The Case of Corporate Social Responsibility Managers. In Journal of Management Studies (Vol. 54, Issue 5). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.12998

Toward a morally reflective institutional analysis.

Risi, D. (2017). Toward a Morally Reflective Institutional Analysis. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2017, Issue 1). https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/38962

Understanding financial intermediaries’ hesitation about socially responsible investing.

Risi, D. (2017). Understanding financial intermediaries’ hesitation about socially responsible investing. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2017, Issue 1). https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/38961

Longitudinal comparison between CSR implementation and CSR function’s resource access.

Risi, D. (2016). Longitudinal comparison between CSR implementation and CSR function’s resource access. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2016(1), 25–28.

Mitgliedschaften

Mitgliedschaften intern

Institut Sustainable Business

Mitgliedschaften extern

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

Auszeichnungen

2025: BWL-Ranking der WirtschaftsWoche: Top100 der "Unter 40-jährigen"

2025: BWL-Ranking der WirtschaftsWoche: Top100 der "Unter 40-jährigen"

2024: F.A.Z.-Institut für Management-, Markt- und Medieninformationen GmbH, Germany: Guest of honor at the Responsible Leadership Conference

2024: F.A.Z.-Institut für Management-, Markt- und Medieninformationen GmbH, Germany: Guest of honor at the Responsible Leadership Conference

2024: British Academy of Management, United Kingdom: "Wiley Top Cited Article 2022-2023"

2024: British Academy of Management, United Kingdom: "Wiley Top Cited Article 2022-2023"

2024: British Academy of Management, United Kingdom: "Wiley Top Downloaded Paper"

2024: British Academy of Management, United Kingdom: "Wiley Top Downloaded Paper"

2024: Journal of Management Studies, United Kingdom: Member of the Editorial Committee, Editorial Review Board [re-election]

2024: Journal of Management Studies, United Kingdom: Member of the Editorial Committee, Editorial Review Board [re-election]

2023: F.A.Z.-Institut für Management-, Markt- und Medieninformationen GmbH, Germany: Guest of honor at the "Responsible Leadership Conference"

2023: F.A.Z.-Institut für Management-, Markt- und Medieninformationen GmbH, Germany: Guest of honor at the "Responsible Leadership Conference"

2023: University of Johannesburg, South Africa: Invitation [declined] as "Visiting Professor"

2023: University of Johannesburg, South Africa: Invitation [declined] as "Visiting Professor"

2023: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Switzerland: Invitation as Editor [special issue]

2023: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Switzerland: Invitation as Editor [special issue]

2022: ESG Investing, United Kingdom: Elected as a jury member for the "ESG Reporting Awards 2022"

2022: ESG Investing, United Kingdom: Elected as a jury member for the "ESG Reporting Awards 2022"

2021: Berne University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland: "Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching", finalist

2021: Berne University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland: "Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching", finalist

2020: Journal of Management Studies, United Kingdom: Member of the Editorial Board, Editorial Review Board

2020: Journal of Management Studies, United Kingdom: Member of the Editorial Board, Editorial Review Board

2020: Academy of Management, United States: Best Book Award (SIM Division), Nomination

2020: Academy of Management, United States: Best Book Award (SIM Division), Nomination

2018: Academy of Management, United States: "Outstanding Junior Faculty" (SIM, ONE, and PNP Divisions), Nomination

2018: Academy of Management, United States: "Outstanding Junior Faculty" (SIM, ONE, and PNP Divisions), Nomination

2017: Academy of Management, United States: "Best Dissertation Award" (SIM Division), Winner

2017: Academy of Management, United States: "Best Dissertation Award" (SIM Division), Winner

2016: German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB), Germany: "Best Paper Award", finalist (nominated by the Organization Sciences group)

2016: German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB), Germany: "Best Paper Award", finalist (nominated by the Organization Sciences group)

2016: Academy of Management, United States: Best Student Paper Award (SIM Division), Finalist

2016: Academy of Management, United States: Best Student Paper Award (SIM Division), Finalist

2016: Academy of Management, United States: "Best Paper Proceedings" (SIM Division)

2016: Academy of Management, United States: "Best Paper Proceedings" (SIM Division)

2015: International Sociological Association, Italy: "PhD Students/ Early Career Researchers Award"

2015: International Sociological Association, Italy: "PhD Students/ Early Career Researchers Award"

2014: Society for Business Ethics, United States: "Founders' Award"

2014: Society for Business Ethics, United States: "Founders' Award"