Atle Midttun

Atle Midttun is a professor at the Norwegian Business School, the Department of Innovation and Economic Organisation. He is a co-director of two of the school's research centres: The Centre for Energy and Environment, and The Centre for Corporate Responsibility. Prior to his work at The Norwegian Business School, Atle Midttun was a researcher at the Resource Studies Group, under the Norwegian Research Council for Technical and Natural Sciences (1982-85), a research assistant at the Institute for Social studies (1981-82) and at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Oslo (1979-81).

Atle Midttun has had visiting professorships at Standford University, Woods Institute for the Environment; Université Paris Sud, Faculté Jean Monet; the University of Michigan, Business School/School of Natural Resources. He has been a visiting Scholar at the Univeristy of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, the Max Planck Institute for Social Science in Köln, and the University of Aalborg.

Atle Midttun is a member of the editorial committees in European Management Review, the Energy & Environment Journal; Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society; and Energy Policy (1995-2014).

ACADEMIC DEGREES

1987 University of Uppsala Ph.D Dr. Philos.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 1998 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Professor
• 2010 - 2010 Stanford University Visiting Professor
• 2003 - 2004 Univeristy of California, Haas School of Business Visiting Scholar
• 2002 - 2002 Université Paris-Sud, Faculté Jean Monet Visiting Professor
• 2000 - 2001 University of Michigan, Business School Visiting Professor
• 1987 - 1998 BI Norwegian Business School Associate Professor
• 1995 - 1995 Aalborg University Guest Researcher
• 1988 - 1988 Max Planck Institut für Gesellschafts¬forscung, Köln Visiting Scholar
• 1985 - 1987 BI Norwegian Business School Researcher
• 1982 - 1985 Group for Resource Studies under the National Research Council Researcher
• 1981 - 1982 Institute for Social Studies Research Assistant
• 1979 - 1981 University of Oslo, Institute of Sociology Research Assistant

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Midttun, Atle; Coulter, Paddy; Gadzekpo, Audrey; Wang, Jin. 

Comparing media framings of climate change in developed, rapid growth and developing countries: Findings from Norway, China and Ghana. Energy and Environment 2015 ;Volume 26.(8) p. 1271-1292 BI

Midttun, Atle; Gjølberg, Maria; Kourula, Arno; Sweet, Susanne; Vallentin, Steen. 

Public Policies for Corporate Social Responsibility in Four Nordic Countries: Harmony of Goals and Conflict of Means. Business & society 2015 ;Volume 54.(4) p. 464-500 BI UiO

Midttun, Atle. 

The greening of European electricity industry: A battle of modernities. Energy Policy 2012 ;Volume 48. p. 22-35 BI

Midttun, Atle; Ørjasæter, Nils-Otto. 

Multiplikasjonseffekter ved innovasjon i leverandørnettverk: Norsk offshorepetroleumssektor som innovasjonsarena. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2012 ;Volume 15.(7) p. 41-51 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale; Midttun, Atle. 

What Motivates Managers to Pursue Corporate Responsibility? A Survey among Key Stakeholders. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 2011 ;Volume 18.(1) p. 25-38 BI

Midttun, Atle; Rafael, Riedel. 

Wewnętrzna różnorodność Unii Europejskiej a prawo Ashby’ego – wymiar klimatyczno-energetyczny. Przegląd Europejski 2011 (1) BI

Martinelli, Alberto; Midttun, Atle. 

Globalization and governance for sustainability. Corporate Governance : The international journal of business in society 2010 ;Volume 10.(1) p. 6-17 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Montesquieu for the twenty-first century: factoring civil society and business into global governance. Corporate Governance : The international journal of business in society 2010 ;Volume 10.(1) p. 97-109 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Partnered governance: aligning corporate responsibility and public policy in the global economy. Corporate Governance : The international journal of business in society 2008 ;Volume 8.(4) p. 406-418 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Samfunnsansvar som innovasjonsstrategi. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2008 ;Volume 11.(5) p. 75-86 BI

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CSR eller bedriftens samfunnsansvar en megatrend vokser fram. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2007 ;Volume 10.(3) p. 57-71 BI

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Towards a dynamic reinterpretation of C(S)R: are corporate responsibility and innovation compatible or contradictory?. Corporate Governance : The international journal of business in society 2007 ;Volume 7.(4) p. 401-413 BI

Midttun, Atle; Gautesen, Kristian. 

Feed in or certificates, competition or complementarity? Combining a static efficiency and a dynamic innovation perspective on the greening of the energy industry. Energy Policy 2007 ;Volume 35.(3) p. 1419-1422 BI

Midttun, Atle; Midttun, Atle; Dirdal, Tore; Gautesen, Kristian; Omland, Terje; Wenstøp, Søren. 

Integrating corporate social responsibility and other strategic foci in a distributed production system: a transaction cost perspective on the North Sea offshore petroleum industry. Corporate Governance : The international journal of business in society 2007 ;Volume 7.(2) p. 194-208 BI NHH

Midttun, Atle; Gautesen, Kristian. 

Innmatingsretter eller sertifikater, konkurranse eller komplementaritet i energinæringen?. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2006 (5/6) BI

Midttun, Atle. 

CSR: Realigning Roles and Boundaries between Government, Business and Civil Society. ? 2005 ;Volume 5.(3) BI

Finon, Dominique; Johnsen, Tor Arnt; Midttun, Atle. 

Challenges when electricity markets face the investment phase. Energy Policy 2004 ;Volume 32.(12) p. 1355-1362 BI

Midttun, Atle; Gundersen, Mari Hegg; Koefoed, Anne Louise. 

Greening of Nordic Electricity industry: Policy Convergence and Diversity. ? 2004 ;Volume 15.(4) p. 633-656 BI

Koefoed, Anne Louise; Midttun, Atle. 

Greening of electricity in Europe: challenges and developments. Energy Policy 2003 ;Volume 31.(7) p. 677-687 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

De-regulated energy markets and the environment: the nordic experience. Environmental Politics 2001 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

De-Regulation and Reconfiguration of Infrastructure Industry: Theoretical Reflections on Empirical Patterns from Nordic Markets. Journal of Network Industries 2001 ;Volume 2.(1) p. 25-68 BI

Midttun, Atle; Koefoed, Anne Louise. 

Effectiveness and negotiability of environmental regulation. International Journal of Regulation and Governance 2001 ;Volume 1.(1) p. 79-111 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

The Weakness of Strong Governance and the Strength of Soft Regulation: Environmental Governance in Post-modern Form. ? 1999 ;Volume 12.(2) BI

Midttun, Atle; Kamfjord, Svein. 

Energy and Environmental Governance under Ecological Modernization: A Comparative Analysis of Nordic Countries. Public Administration 1999 ;Volume 77.(4) p. 873-895 BI

Midttun, Atle; Chander, I.. 

The political economy of energy use and pollution: The environmental effects of East-European transition to market economy. Energy Policy 1998 ;Volume 26.(13) BI

Midttun, Atle; Summerton, J.. 

Loyalty or competition? A comparative analysis of Norwegian and Swedish electricity distributor's adaptation to market reform. Energy Policy 1998 ;Volume 26.(2) BI

Midttun, Atle; Thomas, Steve. 

Theoretical Ambiguity and the Weight of Historical Heritage: A Comparative Study of the British and Norwegian Electricity Liberalisation. Energy Policy 1998 ;Volume 26.(3) BI

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Midttun, Atle; Witoszek, Nina. 

“Fostering Prosociality in a Competitive World”. The "Norwegian Model in the Age of Globalization".. The Third WINIR Conference on Institutions and Human Behaviour 2-5 September 2016, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 2016-09-02 - 2016-09-05 BI UiO

Midttun, Atle; Witoszek, Nina. 

"Staging Pathways towards Ecomodernity". The 2nd International Modernization Forum, China Center for Modernization Research, Bejing 20-22 May 2016; 2016-05-20 - 2016-05-22 BI UiO

Fet, Annik Magerholm; Midttun, Atle. 

Is CSR a Strategic Tool for Innovation and Growth in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises?. Governance of Natural Resources; 2012-12-18 - 2012-12-19 BI NTNU

Midttun, Atle. 

Framing Climate Change: Norwegian (and British) Press Under Scrutiny. Carbonundrums; 2011-02-08 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Montesquieu for the 21st century: Factoring civil society and business into global governance. Forskningskonferanse om CSR; 2010-01-15 - 2010-01-16 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

The Making of a Green Transition. Research Conference; 2010-09-27 - 2010-10-01 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Towards a Post Carbon Economy. Stanford Lunch Workshop; 2010-05-18 - 2010-05-18 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Towards a Post-Carbon Economy. Salzburg Energy Conference; 2010-09-06 - 2010-09-10 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Wisdom in Business and the Economy. Reclaiming Ecological Wisdom for the Crisis of Our Time; 2010-05-24 - 2010-05-25 BI

Midttun, Atle; Staurem, Elin Jeannette. 

CSR & Innovation in SMEs. NFR Research Project; 2010-11-04 - 2010-11-04 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Montesquieu for the 21st Century: Factoring Civil Society and Business into Global Governance. Florence conference on Civil society; 2009-09-15 - 2009-09-20 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Partnered Governance: Aligning Corporate Responsibility and Public Policy in the Global Economy. Cranfield Seminar; 2009-03-19 BI

POPULAR SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Midttun, Atle. 

Bedrifters samfunnsansvar i en global økonomi. Praktisk økonomi og finans 2014 ;Volume 30.(3) p. 202-211 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale; Midttun, Atle. 

Hvorfor tar ledere samfunnsansvar?. Ledernytt 2012 ;Volume 1. BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Lønnsomhet og samfunnsansvar i en internasjonal innovasjonsøkonomi. Praktisk økonomi og finans 2006 (4) BI

Midttun, Atle; Gautesen, Kristian; Gjølberg, Maria. 

The Political Economy of CSR in Western Europe. International Journal of Corporate Governance 2006 ;Volume 6.(4) p. 369-385 BI

Midttun, Atle; Handeland, Joar; Omland, Terje. 

Deregulering og industriell reorganisering i nordisk el- og infrastrukturindustri. ? 2001 ;Volume 6.(1) BI

RESEARCH REPORTS

Bugge, Markus; Godø, Helge Lauritz; Midttun, Atle; Pedersen, Trond Einar; Spilling, Olav R.. 

FoU for en grønn energisektor: Analyser av innovasjons- og kommersialiseringsstrategier i åtte FMEer - Forskningssentre for Miljøvennlig Energi. Oslo: NIFU STEP 2010 (ISBN 978-82-7218-670-7) 101 p. NIFU STEP rapport(11) BI NIFU

Midttun, Atle. 

Creative Responses to Sustainability Jin Wang report nr. 1. : Handelshøyskolen BI 2009 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Strategic CSR Innovation - Serving Societal and Individual Needs. : Handelshøyskolen BI 2009 78 p. (2) BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Strategic CSR Innovation Serving Societal and Individual Needs. : Handelshøyskolen BI 2009 Research report(2/2009) BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Developing Green Markets. Design Challenges and Pioneering Experience in three European Settings ? The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Sweden. Oslo: Handelshøyskolen BI 2005 (10) BI

Midttun, Atle; Dirdal, Tore; Gautesen, Kristian. 

Offentlig-private partnerskap som supplement til det offentlige velferdstilbudet. Oslo: Handelshøyskolen BI 2005 (6) BI

Midttun, Atle; Dirdal, Tore; Gautesen, Kristian; Omland, Terje; Wenstøp, Søren. 

Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility and Other Strategic Foci in a Distributed production system. Oslo: BI Norwegian School of Management 2005 (11) BI

Finon, Dominique; Midttun, Atle. 

Reshaping of European Electricity and Gas Industry: Regulation, Markets and Business Strategies. Sandvika: Handelshøyskolen BI 2004 394 p. (2) BI

Gundersen, Mari Hegg; Koefoed, Anne Louise; Midttun, Atle. 

Greening of European Electricity Industry. The challenge of policy integration across cognitive and administrative specialisation. Sandvika: Handelshøyskolen BI 2004 40 p. (5) BI

Midttun, Atle; Gundersen, Mari Hegg. 

Green electricity trade in the Nordic region: Markets, products and transactions. Sandvika: Handelshøyskolen BI 2003 (8) BI

Midttun, Atle; Gundersen, Mari Hegg; Koefoed, Anne Louise. 

Greening of Nordic electricity industry: policy convergence and diversity. Sandvika: Handelshøyskolen BI 2003 (6) BI

Midttun, Atle; Kamfjord, Svein. 

Deregulation and the Environment: Perceptions and Perspectives of National Decision-Makers on Environmental Concersn in the Integrated Nordic Energy Market. Handelshøyskolen BI: Senter for elektrisitetsstudier, Handelshøyskolen Bi 1998 (6) BI

Midttun, Atle; Kamfjord, Svein. 

Energy and Environmental Governance under Ecological Modernisation and Functional Convergence under Institutional Diversity: A Comparative Analysis of Nordic Regimes. Handelshøyskolen BI: Senter for elektrisitetsstudier, Handelshøyskolen BI 1998 (2) BI

CHAPTERS

Midttun, Atle. 

Green energy transition in the EU and the United States. I: Energy and Transport in Green Transition: Perspectives on Ecomodernity. Routledge 2016 ISBN 978-1-138-79343-9. p. 18-61 BI

Midttun, Atle; Witoszek, Nina. 

A Battle of Modernities. I: Energy and Transport in Green Transition: Perspectives on Ecomodernity. Routledge 2016 ISBN 978-1-138-79343-9. p. 1-18- BI UiO

Midttun, Atle; Witoszek, Nina. 

Towards Ecomodernity. I: Energy and Transport in Green Transition: Perspectives on Ecomodernity. Routledge 2016 ISBN 978-1-138-79343-9. p. 174-198 BI UiO

Willums, Jan-Olaf; Midttun, Atle; Staurem, Elin Jeannette. 

The Automotive Industry: Meandering towards green transition in the European Union and the United States. I: Energy and Transport in Green Transition: Perspectives on Ecomodernity. Routledge 2016 ISBN 978-1-138-79343-9. p. 103-130 BI

Midttun, Atle; Toporowska, Elzbieta. 

Sequencing Lead Markets for Photovoltaics. I: Im Hürdenlauf zur Energiewende: Von Transformationen, Reformen und Innovationen. Springer 2014 ISBN 978-3-658-06787-8. p. 165-186 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Civil Society as a Driver of Governance Innovation: A Montesquieu Perspective. I: Civil Society in the Age of Monitory Democracy. Berghahn Books 2013 ISBN 9780857457561. p. 289-309 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Civilising Capitalism - Introduction. I: CSR and beyond: A Nordic perspective. Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2013 ISBN 978-82-02-41215-9. p. 17-44 BI

Midttun, Atle; Blomgren, Atle; Fet, Annik; Iakovleva, Tatiana; Wenstøp, Fred Erling; Staurem, Elin Jeannette; Toporowska, Elizbieta. 

CSR, Innovation and Value Creation in Rapidly Growing SMEs. I: CSR and beyond: A Nordic perspective. Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2013 ISBN 978-82-02-41215-9. p. 305-329 BI IRIS NTNU UIS

Midttun, Atle; Ørjasæter, Nils-Otto. 

The Firm as a Nexus of Product Cycles: Organizing Entrepreneurship in the Innovative Firm. I: Governance of Innovation: Firms, Clusters and Institutions in a Changing Setting. Edward Elgar Publishing 2010 ISBN 9781847207388. BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Corporate (Social) Responsibility as an Arena for Partnered Governance: From the Business to the Public Policy Case. I: Helena Flam and Marcus Carson (eds), Rule Systems Theory. Applications and Explorations. Peter Lang Publishing Group 2008 BI

Gundersen, Mari Hegg; Koefoed, Anne Louise; Midttun, Atle. 

Greening of European Electricity Industry: The Challenges of Policy Integration Across Cognitive and Administrative Specialisation. I: Green Power Markets: Support Schemes, Case Studies and Perspectives, Lutz Mez (ed). Multi-Science Publishing 2007 BI

Midttun, Atle; Ørjasæter, Nils-Otto. 

Selskapet som et knippe produktsykluser: organisering av intraprenørskap i det innovative foretak. I: Innovasjonsprosesser: Om Innovasjoners Odysée, Hernes og Koefoed (red). Fagbokforlaget 2007 p. 173-196 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Deregulation: Design, Learning and Legitimacy. I: Kunneke et al, Institutional Reform, Regulation And Privatization: Process And Outcomes in Infrastructure Industries. Edward Elgar Publishing 2006 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Deregulation: Design, Learning and Legitimacy. I: Jan Gronewegen and Rolf Kunneke (eds) :Reform of infrastructure industries. Edward Elgar Publishing 2005 BI

Midttun, Atle; Koefoed, Anne Louise. 

Green Innovation in Nordic Energy Industry: Institutional Pluralism under Competitive Rivalry. I: Matthias Weber & Jens Hemmelskamp (eds): Innovation, sustainability and policy. Springer 2005 BI

Midttun, Atle; Koefoed, Anne Louise. 

Green Innovation in Nordic Energy Industry: InstitutionalPluralism under Competitive Rivalry. I: Jens Hemmelskamp(ed): Innovation, sustainability and policy. : Edward Elgar Publishing 2004 BI

Midttun, Atle; Handeland, Joar; Omland, Terje. 

The Nordic Public Ownership Model Under Transition To Market Economy: The Case Of Electricity. I: Jean-Michel Glachant and Dominique Finon (eds.): Competition in European Electricity Markets. A Cross-country Comparison. London: Edward Elgar Publisher 2003 BI

Midttun, Atle; Micola, Augusto R.; Omland, Terje. 

Path dependent national systems or European convergence? The case of European electricity markets. I: Marie-Laure Djelic and Sigrid Quack (eds.): Globalization and Institutions. London: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd 2003 BI

Koefoed, Anne Louise; Midttun, Atle. 

Grønn innovasjon i nordisk elektrisitetsindustri: mønstre og perspektiver. I: Energi og miljø ved et tidsskille - samfunnsfaglige perspektiver fra forskningsprogrammet SAMRAM / Aarne O. Røvik (red.). Oslo: Norges Forskningsråd 2001 p. 71-89 BI

Midttun, Atle; Handeland, Joar; Henriksen, Jan Terje; Omland, Terje. 

Nordic business strategies. I: European energy industry business strategies / Atle Midttun (ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier 2001 BI

Midttun, Atle; Glimstedt, Henrik; Lange, Even. 

Liberalisering av europeiske elektrisitetsmarkeder: Stiavhengig industriell rekonfigurering. I: Globalisering - drivkrefter og konsekvenser. Fagbokforlaget 1998 BI

BOOKS

Midttun, Atle; Witoszek, Nina. 

Energy and Transport in Green Transition: Perspectives on Ecomodernity. Routledge 2016 (ISBN 978-1-138-79343-9) 198 p. BI UiO

Midttun, Atle. 

CSR and beyond: A Nordic perspective. Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2013 (ISBN 978-82-02-41215-9) 444 p. BI

Finon, Dominique; Midttun, Atle. 

Reshaping of European Electricity and Gas Industry: Regulation, Markets and Business Strategies. Amsterdam: Elsevier 2004 (ISBN 0080445500) 398 p. BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Energy industry business strategies. London: Elsevier Science 2001 BI

Midttun, Atle; Svindland, Eirik. 

Approaches to and dilemmas of economic regulation. Basingstoke: Palgrave 2001 (ISBN 0333804430) 228 p. BI

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

Midttun, Atle; Witoszek, Nina. 

Verden er besatt av nordisk velferd. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.) 2016 BI UiO

Witoszek, Nina; Midttun, Atle. 

«Verden er besatt av nordisk velferd,». Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.) 2016 BI UiO

Midttun, Atle. 

Nordisk modell må fornyes. Dagens næringsliv 2015 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Oslo foran Norge på klimatiltak. Dagens næringsliv 2015 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Stiftelser bør bruke indeksfond. Dagens næringsliv 2015 BI

Midttun, Atle; Wei, Chen. 

CSR i Kina. Dagsavisen - Nye Meninger 2015 BI

Midttun, Atle; Witoszek, Nina. 

En postkarbon sivilasjon. Dagens næringsliv 2015 BI UiO

Midttun, Atle; Witoszek, Nina. 

Fra folkestyre til forretningsstyre?. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.) 2015 BI UiO

Witoszek, Nina; Midttun, Atle. 

"Demokratisk underskudd i Norge". Klassekampen 2014 BI UiO

Midttun, Atle; Martinelli, Alberto. 

Towards green growth and multilevel governance. Energy Policy 2012 ;Volume 48.(Sept.) p. 1-4 BI

Midttun, Atle; Ørjasæter, Nils-Otto. 

Innovasjon som balansegang. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2012 ;Volume 15.(7) p. 20-22 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Myte eller virkelighet. Dagens næringsliv 2011 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Nordic values may find chilly welcome in China. Global Times 2011 BI

Midttun, Atle. 

Ti år med samfunnsansvar: Høy Sigarføring. Ukeavisen ledelse 2011 BI

Midttun, Atle; Ørjasæter, Nils-Otto. 

lang vei til nytt næringsliv. Dagens næringsliv 2011 BI

Witoszek, Nina; Midttun, Atle. 

"Et forbilde fro verden i krise". Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.) 2011 BI UiO