Kerrigan Unter, Ph.D.

Research

Research topics

  • Business and climate change.
  • Business and biodiversity.
  • Wine industry.

Publications

Refereed Articles
  1. Testa, F., Di Minin, A., Tosi, D., Cucino, V., Ontano, G., Russo, M., Dahlmann, F., Banerjee, B., Thorpe, A., Figge, F., Shapira, P., Unter, K. M. M., Walls, J., Darnall, N., McCarthy, A., Perri, P., Holland, C., & Cricchio, J. (In press). The Biodiversity Moonshot: A spark for a transformative change or a new business-case facade? Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility.
  2. Lahneman, B., Walls, J. L., Unter, K. M. M., & Howard-Grenville, J. (In press). (Re)Focusing on planetary boundaries for corporate sustainability research. Strategic Organization.
  3. Unter, K. M. M., Park, S., & Rivera, J. (2024). Business response strategies to climate change: An integrative and research frontiers outlook. Organization & Environment, 37(2), 325-357.
  4. Stephenson, P. J., Londoño-Murcia, M. C., Borges, P. A. V., Claassens, L., Frisch-Nwakanma, H., Ling, N., McMullan-Fisher, S., Meeuwig, J. J., Unter, K. M. M., Walls, J. L., et al. (2022). Measuring the impact of conservation: the growing importance of monitoring fauna, flora and funga. Diversity, 14(10).
Other
  1. Unter, K., Vogel, L., Walls, J., Küng, C., & Tamayo, J. (2024). Towards Defining a Regenerative Economy. Sustainable Development Solutions Network Switzerland.
  2. Hicks-Webster, C., & Unter, K. (2024). Wineries can earn more per bottle when they adapt to climate change. Network for Business Sustainability.
  3. Unter, K., Vogel, L., & Walls, J. (2023). Connecting business strategy to biodiversity preservation – Opening statement. Amplify, 36(3), 4-7.
  4. Unter, K., Vogel, L., & Walls, J. (Eds). (2023). Connecting business strategy to biodiversity preservation. Amplify, 36(3).
Conference Best Paper Proceedings
  1. Unter, K., & Rivera, J. (2024). Where do we go from here? Muddling through business adaptation to climate change. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings., 2024 (1), 17200.

Dissertation

About

I am an Assistant Professor at SKEMA Business School. My research focuses on how the biophysical environment impacts business strategy and performance. My work covers sustainability topics such as climate change, extreme events, biodiversity, and planetary boundaries. I am an interdisciplinary researcher that draws on several fields including business management, climate science, and conservation biology. I received my Ph.D. in Business Administration with a focus on Strategic Management and Public Policy from George Washington University’s School of Business. I completed my postdoc at the Institute for Economy and the Environment at the University of St. Gallen.

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