Dr. Siyana Gurova
Dr. Siyana Gurova
ZHAW
School of Management and Law
Center for Geopolitics & Competitiveness
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur
Arbeit an der ZHAW
Tätigkeit
- Dozentin
- DIZH Fellow
Aus- und Weiterbildung
Ausbildung
- PhD / Political Science
University of Zurich
2017 - 2021 - Master of Arts / Comparative and International Studies
ETH Zürich
2014 - 2016
Netzwerk
Mitglied in Netzwerken
Auszeichnungen
- Georgetown Best Paper in International Business and Policy Award – Winner
International Management Division, Academy of Management (AOM)
08 / 2026 - Daniel Shapiro AIB Insights Award for Actionable Insights – Nominee
Academy of International Business (AIB)
07 / 2026
Social Media
Medienpräsenz
- Le Temps: Les entreprises suisses sont peu préparées pour fournir des rapports de durabilité
- Financial Times Ignites Europe: BlackRock bottom in ranking of sustainability voting records
- Le Temps: Credit Suisse est le gérant le plus engagé pour la durabilité, selon une étude zurichoise
- Responsible Investor: UK and German pension funds lag on voting transparency, study finds
- IPE: Ethos calls on asset managers to toughen stance on sustainability at AGMs
- Die Volkswirtschaft: USA-China-Entkopplung: Wie Schweizer Firmen ihre Geschäftsmodelle widerstandsfähiger machen können
- Financial Investigator: Proxy voting best practices: how Dutch pension funds lead by example
- ZHAW Impact: Wenn zwei sich streiten
Projekte
- Fiduciary Duty in the Digital Age: Linking Votes and Rationales Across Investor Types / Projektleiter:in / laufend
- Harmonie oder Dissonanz: Eine quantitative Analyse des Abstimmungsverhaltens von Vermögensverwaltern bei Proxy-Votings / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
- Geopolitische Risiken in einer fragmentierten Weltwirtschaft / Teammitglied / abgeschlossen
- Investor Impact / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
Publikationen
Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed
- Caramani, D., Gurova, S. and Widmann, T. (2024) 'The evolution of global cleavages : a historical analysis of territorial and functional world alignments based on automated text analysis, 1843–2020', Comparative Political Studies, 58(7), pp. 1495–1532. doi: 10.1177/00104140241271085.
- Gurova, S. (2024) 'Ideological cleavages beyond the nation-state : the emergence of transnational political groups in international parliaments', The Review of International Organizations, 20(3), pp. 471–501. doi: 10.1007/s11558-023-09522-3.
Buchbeiträge, peer-reviewed
Zoller-Rydzek, B., Gurova, S. and Keller, F. (2025) 'Geopolitical risks : differential impacts on domestic firms and MNEs', in van Tulder, R. et al. (eds) The changing global power balance : challenges for European firms. Emerald, pp. 325–348. doi: 10.1108/S1745-886220250000019016.
Schriftliche Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed
- Gurova, S. (2026) 'Symbolic stewardship : policy–behavior decoupling in investor proxy voting', in Academy of Management Proceedings. Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/AMPROC.2026.94bp.
- Gurova, S., Zoller-Rydzek, B. and Keller, F. (2026) 'Trade shocks and the expectations wedge : how managers reassess competitiveness under uncertainty', in Academy of Management Proceedings. Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/AMPROC.2026.182bp.
- Gurova, S. (2023) 'Conceptualization and measurement of international competitiveness : the case of Swiss companies', in 23rd EURAM Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 14-16 June 2023.
- Zoller-Rydzek, B., Gurova, S. and Keller, F. (2023) 'Navigating change : managing firm risks in turbulent times', in 49th Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA), Lisbon, Portugal, 15-17 December 2023.
Publikationen vor Tätigkeit an der ZHAW
Übrige Publikationen
- Caramani, Daniele; Gurova, Siyana. 2026. How the Catholic Church Shapes Global Cleavages: An Empirical Analysis of the Politicization of World Inequalities from 1830 to the Present. Working paper.
- Voting for the Future: Pension Policies & Practices across six European Countries
- Profit Over Planet: How Swiss Asset Managers Fall Short of Fulfilling Their Environmental Stewardship Responsibilities
- Caramani, Daniele; Gurova, Siyana; Widmann, Tobias, 2024. The evolution of global cleavages : a historical analysis of territorial and functional world alignments based on automated text analysis, 1843−2020. RSC Working Paper ; 2024/07. European University Institute.
- Boos, D., Hefti, J., Sigg, A., Willi, E., & Gurova, S. (2024). Impact through Corporate Stewardship? A Rating of Swiss Asset Managers Based on Visible Action. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
- The Stewardship Field Guide: A Practical Playbook for Credible Investor Influence