Primary Job Title Chairman Primary Organization Denison Consulting
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States Regions Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male
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Daniel R. Denison is the chairman of Denison Consulting, LLC. He is also Professor of Management and Organization at IMD in Lausanne Switzerland. Previously, Dr. Denison was an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the University of Michigan Business School. Professor Denison has taught and lived in Asia,
Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.He received his Bachelor’s degree from Albion College in Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Organizational Psychology.
He has written several books, including Corporate Culture and Organizational Effectiveness, published by John Wiley in 1990. He has recently published the Denison Organizational Culture Survey and the Denison Leadership Development Survey based on this research. These surveys and the underlying models have been used by over 5000 organizations.
His writings have appeared in a number of leading journals including The Academy of Management Journal, The Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Organizational Dynamics, The Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Policy Studies Review.
Denison’s work on organizational culture and the impact that it has on the performance and effectiveness of organizations. He has done extensive research, teaching, and consulting on topics such as organizational change, leadership development, organizational design and product development.
