Sarah Lilian Stephen
Sarah Lilian Stephen
Dr.
Assoziiertes Mitglied
IWE-HSG
Girtannerstrasse 8
9010 St. Gallen
Girtannerstrasse 8
9010 St. Gallen
Publications
Schwerpunkte
Institutional theory: institutional change, institutional entrepreneurship, and organisational fields
Responsible investing, impact investing, investment funds, investor activism, ESG
Corporate social/environmental responsibility
Environmental issues
Unethical decision-making and behaviour
Qualitative research
Forschungsgebiete
Organisational Theory
Finance & Society
Corporate environmental responsibility
Corporate social responsibility
Research Methods
Ausbildung
- Ph.D in Economics (specialisation: Management), Faculté des hautes études commerciales (HEC), University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Undergraduate & postgraduate qualifications in life and physical sciences, environmental sciences, and literature.
Berufserfahrung
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Liverpool. I was a member of IWE from 2019 until 2022 as a Senior Research Fellow. Prior to joining IWE, I worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Lausanne, where I had previously been employed as a Graduate Assistant and as an FNS Researcher.
Lehraktivitäten
I teach an MA course (Autumn 20; Autumn 21) open to all programmes: Finance & Society
I have served as expert examiner on MA theses at UNIL (Management; Accounting; Law and Economics; Finance programmes) and supervised/supervise MA theses (various programmes) at HSG.
Projekte
Current project at HSG: Early Institutional Entrepreneurship in Hostile Contexts
Other concurrent projects on organisational theory and financial and environmental performance.
Mitgliedschaften
- Academy of Management.
- International Association for Business & Society
- Responsible Research in Business & Management.
Auszeichnungen
- Finalist, Best Student Paper Award, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management (2017)
Weitere Informationen
Current academic service:
- Blog Editor, Business & Society Journal: journals.sagepub.com/editorial-board/BAS
- Chair, Membership Committee, Social Issues in Management division (Academy of Management).