Main Focuses |
- Corporate sustainability
- Environmental and social performance
- Corporate and environmental governance
- Behavioral strategy
- Emotions, values, motivations
- Social movements and debates
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Fields of research |
- Environmental strategy and performance
- CEOs and Board of Directors
- Institutional theory
- Alternative theories of governance
- Micro-foundations of sustainable behaviour
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Education |
PhD (Management), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MSc (Biodiversity, Wildlife, and Ecosystem Health), University of Edinburgh MBA (International Business), National University of Singapore BA Honours (Hispanic Studies), University of Stirling
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Professional Career |
Assistant Professor, Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore Faculty Associate, Asian School of the Environment, NTU Singapore Assistant Professor, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Erb Institute for Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan Program Coordinator & Operations Management, Cheetah Conservation Fund VP of Business Development, Thomson Financial Head of Consulting/Head of Research, Thomson Financial (previously Technimetrics) |
Teaching Activities |
Undergraduate Skills: Social Business Prototyping – from Idea to Project (4,797), University of St Gallen Business Gone Green (AB0603), NTU Singapore Seeing through the Haze (GC0001) – MOOC, NTU Singapore Introduction to Sustainability (GC0001) – MOOC, NTU Singapore Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (MANA499), Concordia University Strategy and Competition (COMM401), Concordia University Global Enterprise and Sustainable Development (ENVIRON367), Concordia University Masters: Corporate Sustainability Management (7,243), University of St Gallen Asia Compact: Sustainability in Singapore and South-East Asia (8,239), University of St Gallen Sustainability and Corporate Strategy: Meeting the Energy and Climate Challenges (7,908), University of St Gallen PhD: Themes and Projects in Sustainability and Energy Management (10,170), University of St Gallen Business Issues in Sustainability (BP7901), NTU Singapore Theoretical Foundations of Strategic Management (MG9104), NTU Singapore Executive Education: Diploma in Advanced Sustainability (Institute for Economy and the Environment), University of St Gallen |
Projects |
2020 CHF 81,547: (PI) Basic Research Fund (GFF), University of St Gallen Micro-foundational roots of (natural) resource-dependence: Managerial responses to biodiversity governance. 2020 $ 73,638: (Collaborator) Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund (AcRF), Singapore – Tier 1 Identifying and mitigating deforestation risks in agricultural commodity supply chains. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Janice Lee, NTU).
The business of climate change adaptation and mitigation. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Conservation Congress. Advancing sustainable solutions: Dialogue and partnership between business and conservation. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Conservation Congress. Hosted the GRONEN Reading Group 16th Session at the Institute for Economy and Environment, University of St. Gallen. Sub-plenary on organizations and the Anthropocene. EGOS, Edinburgh. |
Affiliations |
Advisory Board Member, oikos St Gallen Delegate, University of St. Gallen, Responsibility and Sustainability Advisory Board Member, Managing Climate Solutions – Masters Certificate Programme development (Minor) at the University of St Gallen Steering Committee Member, SwissBiz4Nature, IUCN Switzerland Chair, Academy of Management (AOM), Division for Organization & Natural Environment (ONE) Group for Research on Organizations and Environment (GRONEN) |
Awards |
Honours: 2019 Nominated, SMJ Best Paper Award 2017 Winner, Best Paper Award, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada 2015 Outstanding Paper Award, Emerald Literati 2015 Finalist, Best Paper Award, Academy of Management 2014 Winner, Best Paper Award, Academy of Management 2007 Del and Edith Karger Prize for Best Dissertation 2002 Matsushita Book Prize Grants: 2019 Basic Research Fund, University of St. Gallen 2018 Tier 1, Academic Research Fund (AcRF), Singapore 2017 SMO Division Research Fund, NTU Singapore 2016 Tier 1, Academic Research Fund (AcRF), Singapore 2014 Sustainable Earth Office grant, NTU Singapore 2013 Tier 1, Academic Research Fund (AcRF), Singapore 2012 grant from David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Concordia University 2010 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 2010 grant from David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Concordia University |
Talks |
Walls JL, Haigh N & Gopal A. The pride and joy- and guilt- of trophy hunting: Emotional narratives in a contested industry. Academy of Management. Ng ESQ & Walls JL. Managerial Responses to Paradoxes in Corporate Sustainability: A Cognitive Framing Perspective. Academy of Management. Jaskiewics P, Combs J, Ravi R & Walls JL. Family Firms´ Use of Symboling and Substantive CSR for Financial Gain. Symposium at ONE, ENR and BPS divisions. Academy of Management. Ng ESQ & Walls JL. Managerial Responses to Paradoxes in Corporate Sustainability: A Cognitive Framing Perspective. Academy of Management Journal Workshop. Panelist: Social Evaluations and Sustainable Outcomes. PDW, AOM. Panelist: Nevertheless, She Persisted: Succeeding as a Woman in Academic Life. PDW, AOM. Sub-Plenary Panelist: Grand Challenges: Organizations and the Anthropocene. EGOS. 2019 Keynote speaker: Alumni Induction Dinner. Leysin American School
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Editorial Board |
Strategic Organization
Organization & Environment Journal of Management Journal of Business Venturing
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Research Cooperation |
2020 CHF 81,547: (PI) Basic Research Fund (GFF), University of St Gallen Micro-foundational roots of (natural) resource-dependence: Managerial responses to biodiversity governance. 2020 $ 73,638: (Collaborator) Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund (AcRF), Singapore – Tier 1 Identifying and mitigating deforestation risks in agricultural commodity supply chains. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Janice Lee, NTU). |
Additional Information |
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