Caroline Dale Ditlev Simonsen

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.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• 2011 BI Norwegian Business School Ph.D.
• 1990 Boston Universtity, Boston, Mass., USA Master of Arts
• 1986 Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada Bachelor

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 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

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale; Wenstøp, Fred. 

Attitudes towards ethical pension management among Norwegians. Beta. Scandinavian Journal of Business Research 2016 ;Volume 30.(2) p. 100-118 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Are Non-Financial (CSR) Reports Trustworthy? A Study of The Extent to Which Non-Financial Reports Reflect the Media’ Perception of The Company’s Behaviour. Issues in Social & Environmental Accounting 2014 ;Volume 8.(2) p. 116-133 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale; Wenstøp, Fred Erling. 

How stakeholders view stakeholders as CSR motivators. Social Responsibility Journal 2013 ;Volume 9.(1) p. 137-147 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale; Wenstøp, Fred Erling. 

Ledelse av samfunnsansvar (CSR) - hva ønsker de ansatte?. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2013 ;Volume 16.(2) p. 32-38 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

The Relationship Between Norwegian and Swedish Employees' Percetion of Corporate Social Responsibility and Affective Commitment. Business & society 2012 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

ISO 26000 som et virkemiddel for institusjonalisering av samfunnsansvar (CSR). Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2011 (7) p. 79-87 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale; Gottschalk, Petter. 

Stages of growth model for corporate social responsibility. International Journal of Corporate Governance 2011 ;Volume 2.(3/4) p. 268-287 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

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale; Wenstøp, Søren Henrik. 

Companies Ethical Commitment: an analysis of the rhetoric in CSR reports. Issues in Social & Environmental Accounting 2011 ;Volume 5.(1/2) p. 65-81 BI NHH

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline D.. 

Bedrifters støtte til frivillige organisasjoner (NGOer). Praktisk økonomi og finans 2010 (1) p. 90-98 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline D.. 

From corporate social responsibility awareness to action?. Social Responsibility Journal 2010 ;Volume 6.(3) p. 452-468 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline D.. 

Historical Account of Key Words in Non-Financial Report Titles. Issues in Social & Environmental Accounting 2010 ;Volume 4.(2) p. 136-148 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Bedrifters støtte til frivillige organisasjoner (NGOer); Filantropi, samfunnsansvar og de ansatte. Praktisk økonomi og finans 2010 (1) p. 90-98 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline D.. 

Fordrer det noe spesielt å lede en samfunnsansvarlig bedrift?. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2009 ;Volume 12.(2) p. 23-33 BI

POPULAR SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Norske og internasjonale regler og initiativ knyttet til samfunnsansvar (CSR). Praktisk økonomi og finans 2014 ;Volume 3. p. 191-201 BI

Wenstøp, Fred Erling; Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Hva tror de ansatte skal til for motivere til å sykle til og fra jobb?. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2014 (3) p. 70-82 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Bryr de ansatte seg om samfunnsansvar?. Ledernytt 2012 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale; Midttun, Atle. 

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

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Hvordan rapportere om samfunnsansvar? Status, dagens rapporteringsregler og nye lover. Econa Frokostseminar; 2013-04-18 - 2013-04-18 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Art 11 FTEU and Integrated Reporting; Commentator. Taking Article 11 FTEU Seriously - The Significance of EU treaty Law for Reguating European Companies; 2012-09-25 - 2012-09-25 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Non-financial reporting on CSR in smaller companies. Company Law and Empirical Studies Workshop; 2012-02-15 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Voluntary corporate social responsibility reporting - a reflection of realism or utopia?. International Conferance on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability; 2012-01-10 - 2012-01-12 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Corporate Social Responsibility in global Value Chains - A Conceptual and Operational approach. An empirical analysis NTNU; 2008-12-02 - 2008-12-02 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

In a corporate responsibiltiy setting - Does a company's interaction with NGOs influence the commitment of its employees?. The Third Colloquium on Corporate Political Activity; 2008-05-02 - 2008-05-04 BI

RESEARCH REPORTS

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Gapet mellom liv og lære innen miljøvern. : Handelshøyskolen BI 2012 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Ikke-finansiell rapportering knyttet til samfunnsansvar i mindre bedrifter. Handelshøyskolen BI 2011 24 p. BI

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Ansatte får ikke være med å bestemme. Ledernytt [Journal] 2013-11-22 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Ansatte vil gjerne ta aktiv del i bedriftenes samfunnsansvarsarbeid. Business Q4 [Journal] 2013-04-17 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Bedriften får en ny rolle. Ukeavisen Ledelse [Newspaper] 2013-11-22 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

De unge slurver mest med kildesortering. Altaposten [Newspaper] 2013-12-09 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Det er eit gap mellom liv og lære. Hardanger Folkeblad [Newspaper] 2013-03-22 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Ledelse av samfunnsansvar (CSR) - hva ønsker de ansatte?. Magma [Journal] 2013-04-17 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Ledere gir bort julegavene. Stavanger Aftenblad [Newspaper] 2013-12-16 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Lykkens pris. Aftenposten [Newspaper] 2013-12-07 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Magma 02-2013: Ansatte vil gjerne ta aktiv del i bedrifters samfunnsansvarsarbeid. Econa [Journal] 2013-04-16 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Ny proposisjon om samfunnsansvarsrapportering : men hvordan velge hva bedriften skal rapportere om?. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2013 ;Volume 16.(2) p. 12-14 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Også en juleforestilling. Fremover [Newspaper] 2013-11-28 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Rapportering på samfunnsansvar gjelder alle. Econa [Journal] 2013-04-19 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Si mindre men snakk om det viktige. NTB Info [Journal] 2013-04-19 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Støtter gode formål uten å spørre de ansatte. forskning.no [Internet] 2013-11-21 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Under halvparten får julegaver på jobben. Stavanger Aftenblad [Newspaper] 2013-12-16 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Unge dårligst på kildesortering. Samfunnsmagasinet [Newspaper] 2013-12-12 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Unge gir blaffen. Unge gir blaffen [Newspaper] 2013-12-12 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Å gro bart er blitt den nye Birken. E24 [Newspaper] 2013-11-29 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

grader samfunnsansvar. Magma [Journal] 2013-04-17 BI

CHAPTERS

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

From idealism to profitability. I: L'Impresa di domani: Innovativa sostensibile inclusiva. Italia: Egea 2016 ISBN 978-88-238-5141-2. p. 37-40 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

Rapportering om samfunnsansvar i små foretak. I: Moderne Forretningsjus III. Fagbokforlaget 2016 ISBN 9788245020465. p. 85-100 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

The gap between attitude and behavior in environmental protection - the case of Norway. I: Science based activism. Festschrift to Jørgen Randers. Fagbokforlaget 2015 ISBN 978-82-450-1866-0. p. 127-141 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale; Høivik, Heidi von Weltzien; Ihlen, Øyvind. 

The historical development of corporate social responsibility in Norway. I: Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe. Springer 2015 ISBN 978-3-319-13565-6. p. 177-196 BI UiO

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale. 

The role-play approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) education: The concept and a step-by-step example. I: Education and Corporate Social Responsibility: International Perspectives. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 ISBN 9781781905890. p. 35-56 BI

Ditlev-Simonsen, Caroline Dale; Brøgger, Benedicte. 

CSR and employee motivation. I: CSR and beyond: A Nordic perspective. Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2013 ISBN 978-82-02-41215-9. p. 117-134 BI