William G. Dyer

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name = William G. Dyer


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birth_date = October 4, 1925
birth_place = Portland, Oregon, USA
death_date = 1997
death_place = Provo, Utah, USA
occupation = Former Dean of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University
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residence =
parents = George William Dyer and Ada Gibb
spouse = Bonnie
alma_mater = Brigham Young University
University of Wisconsin
education = B.A. (1950)
M.A. (1952)
Ph.D. (1955) Social psychology
religion = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
known_for =

William Gibb Dyer (aka Bill Dyer) was an American educator who served as the fourth Dean of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University (BYU). He received a B.A. from BYU in 1950, followed by a M.A. from the same institution two years later. In 1955 he earned a Ph.D. in Social psychology from the University of Wisconsin. [cite web | url = http://saas.byu.edu/catalog/archive/1997/departments/OLS.html | title = BYU Undegraduate Catalog 1997-1998 | publisher = Brigham Young University | accessdate = 2008-05-30 ]

Bill's academic and professional careers focused on the topics of organizational change and team dynamics. While a professor, Dyer concurrently worked as a consultant. Bill co-founded Dyer & Associates with sons W. Gibb Dyer, Jr. and Jeff H. Dyer (who are also BYU professors). As part of this venture, Bill consulted companies including Exxon, General Foods, AT&T, and Honeywell. [cite web | url = http://dyerteambuilding.com/about-us.php | title = About Us | publisher = [http://dyerteambuilding.com/index.php Dyer & Associates] | accessdate = 2008-05-30 ] Bill was also a founding partner of Business for Social Responsibility, Inc. Author of "Team Building", Dyer also co-developed of the world's first 360-degree feedback instrument to evaluate managerial style and effectiveness. [cite web | url = http://www.profileplus.com/people/ | title = William G. Dyer | publisher = [http://www.profileplus.com/ Profile Plus, Inc.] | accessdate = 2008-05-30 ] Bill taught at BYU in the Marriott School of Management for 30 years and helped organize the school's Department of Organizational Behavior, serving as its first chair.cite web | url = http://marriottschool.byu.edu/marriottmag/fall03/school/index.cfm | title = BYU Establishes Institute for Leading Organizational Change | publisher = "Marriott Magazine" | accessdate = 2008-05-24 ] He served as Dean of the Marriott School from 1979 to 1984, during which time the school's Tanner Building was constructed. [cite web | url = http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/57696 | title = Campus continues to expand, undergoes renovation in the '80s | publisher = "The Daily Universe" | first = Robb | last = Hicken | date = 2005-12-01 | accessdate = 2008-05-30 ]

Dyer had five children and was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—having served as a stake president, bishop, and full-time missionary. In Fall 2003, BYU memorialized Dyer by creating the William G. Dyer Institute for Leading Organizational Change within the Marriott School of Management.

External links

* [http://dyerteambuilding.com/index.php Dyer & Associates]
* [http://www.bsr.org/ Business for Social Responsibility, Inc.]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=S-bE-NNwnp8C&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=William+G.+Dyer&source=web&ots=a-c76v46l4&sig=5ZeJUgqgtKA5FoM6ROV_ymwPk68&hl=en Cases in Organizational Development]
* [http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787988936.html Team Building book]

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