Suzanne van Gils

Suzanne van Gils is a Professor at BI Norwegian Business School's Department of Communication and Culture, where she also serves as Associate Dean for the MSc in Digital Communication Management. She holds a PhD from Rotterdam School of Management and previously held positions at Maastricht University and Kühne Logistics University.

Her research examines organizational ethics through multiple lenses:

• Moral psychology in leadership and employee behavior
• Digital uncivil behavior in online communities
• Identity processes in leader-follower dynamics
• Cross-cultural and contextual influences on ethical decisions

Her work integrates experimental, neuroscientific, and field methodologies to address real-world ethical challenges.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2018-2025) reveals dominant themes:

• Ethical leadership's dual impact on stress and corruption
• Behavioral triggers of workplace incivility
• Digital platform governance challenges
• Moral decision-making under social influence
• Global inequities in research practices

At BI, she teaches graduate courses on leadership communication, ethics, and digital research methods, advising MSc and PhD students.