Judith Louise Walls
Judith Louise Walls
Full Professor of Sustainability Management
Büro 52-5242
Müller-Friedberg-Strasse 6/8
9000 St. Gallen
Corporate sustainability
Corporate and environmental governance
Sustainability performance
Microfoundations of sustainability strategy
Emotions, values, motivations
Environmental strategy and performance
CEOs and Board of Directors
Institutional theory
Alternative theories of governance
Micro-foundations of sustainable behaviour
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
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)
I teach courses on business and sustainability at Masters, PhD and Executive Education levels.
Previously, I taught business sustainability, corporate strategy, and corporate governance at Bachelors and PhD levels. I also created two MOOCs while at NTU, Singapore.
Current/ongoing research grants:
Co-Principle Investigator. Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS). Unblocking the flow of biodiversity data for multi-stakeholder environmental management. (With University of Lausanne, University of Ghana, Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute).
Principal Investigator. Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Curriculum Change @Business Education.
Principal Investigator. Basic Research Fund (GFF), University of St.Gallen. The role of behavioural, cognitive and affective stakeholder trust in resolving the paradoxical tension between sustainability branding and perceived sustainability performance.
Collaborator. Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund (AcRF), Singapore – Tier 1 grant. Identifying and mitigating deforestation risks in agricultural commodity supply chains. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Janice Lee, NTU).
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).
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
Current editorial roles:
Frontiers in Psychology (Special Issue Editor)
Journal of Management
Organization & Environment
Organization Studies (Special Issue Editor)
Strategic Organization
Current/ongoing research grants:
Co-Principle Investigator. Swiss Network for International Studies (SNIS). Unblocking the flow of biodiversity data for multi-stakeholder environmental management. (With University of Lausanne, University of Ghana, Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute).
Principal Investigator. Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Curriculum Change @Business Education.
Principal Investigator. Basic Research Fund (GFF), University of St.Gallen. The role of behavioural, cognitive and affective stakeholder trust in resolving the paradoxical tension between sustainability branding and perceived sustainability performance.
Collaborator. Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund (AcRF), Singapore – Tier 1 grant. Identifying and mitigating deforestation risks in agricultural commodity supply chains. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Janice Lee, NTU).
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