Daniel Denison is Professor of Management and Organization at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland and founding partner of Denison Consulting. His area of special interest is organizational culture and leadership and the impact they have on the performance and effectiveness of organizations. His work on organizational culture and business performance is heavily cited in the field,[1] and he is author of a seminal article on the distinction between culture and climate.[2][3] His model of organizational culture has been widely used in academic research in a variety of contexts.[4][5][6]
Prior to joining IMD he was an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the University of Michigan Business School, teaching in MBA, Ph.D., and executive education programs. 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 is also the author of the Denison Organizational Culture Survey and the Denison Leadership Development Surveys. These surveys and the underlying models have been used by over 3000 organizations and are the basis of several on-going research projects. His articles have appeared in leading journals such as The Academy of Management Journal, The Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, Organizational Dynamics, The Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, and Policy Studies Review.
Dr. Denison has consulted with many leading corporations regarding organizational change, leadership development, and the cultural issues associated with mergers and acquisitions, turnarounds, and globalization.