Caroline Dale Ditlev-Simonsen
Professor - Department of Law and Governance
Publications registered in Cristin
(Current research information system in Norway)
Biography
Caroline Dale Ditlev-Simonsen holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver), a Masters degree in Energy and Environmental Studies (Boston University) and a PhD in Leadership and Organization (BI Norwegian Business School). Ditlev-Simonsen has international and comprehensive business and organizational experience in the areas of corporate responsibility, corporate citizenship and environmental and ethical issues. Previous work experience includes Project Manager, World Industry Council for the Environment, New York; Executive Officer, Norwegian Pollution Control Authority; Advisor, Kværner ASA and Vice President, Head of Community Contact, Storebrand ASA. She has varied board experience and was a board member of WWF-Norway (World Wide Fund for Nature) from 2002 - 2008. Ditlev-Simonsen is also Co-Director at the BI Centre for Corporate Responsibility www.bi.no/ccr .
Research areas
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), non-financial reporting, attitudes, behavior, change, leadership and communication. For an overview over her academic contribution, please see "Publications" in the column to the right.
Her paper "From corporate social responsibility awareness to action?" was chosen as an Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence 2011
Teaching areas
Ditlev-Simonsen teaches CSR at Master level classes, and is responsible for the CSR module of the BI-Fudan University MBA program in Shanghai, China. In addition, she lectures and gives courses in CSR for corporations and organizations.
| Year | Academic Department | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | BI Norwegian Business School | Ph.D. |
| 1990 | Boston Universtity, Boston, Mass., USA | Master of Arts |
| 1986 | Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada | Bachelor |
| Year | Employer | Job Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Associate Dean, Customised program |
| 2011 - Present | BI Norwegian Business School | Senior Researcher |
| 2006 - Present | BI - Centre for Corporate Responsibility | Co-director |
| 2008 - 2011 | BI Norwegian Business School | Researcher |
| 2001 - 2005 | MISA Consulting (Miljø og Samfunn), Oslo | Manager |
| 2000 - 2001 | Storebrand ASA | Assistant Director |
| 1998 - 2000 | Storebrand ASA | Manager |
| 1995 - 1998 | Kværner ASA og Kværner Water Systems AS, Oslo/Tranby | Adviser |
| 1995 - 1995 | Statens forurensingstilsyn (SFT) | Staff Engineer |
| 1992 - 1994 | World Industry Council for the Environment (WICE), New York, USA | Project Manager |
| 1991 - 1991 | Intrenational Chamber of Commerce - International Environmetal Bureau (ICC-IEB), Oslo | Project Manager |
| 1986 - 1989 | Lillunn A/S | Manager |