Gregory G. Dess (PhD, University of Washington) is the Andrew R. Cecil Endowed Chair in Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to joining the University of Texas at Dallas in 2002, he spent six years as the Gatton Endowed Chair at the University of Kentucky.  Before that he served on the faculties at the University of Texas at Arlington, Florida State University, and the University of South Carolina.  He was also a Fulbright Scholar in Portugal at the University of Oporto in 1994 and a Visiting Professor at the Tuck School (Dartmouth College).

Professor Dess’ primary research interests are in strategic management, entrepreneurship, and knowledge management.  He has published numerous articles in leading academic journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and Administrative Science Quarterly.  Much of his work has also appeared in leading practitioner journals such as Organizational Dynamics, Academy of Management Executive, Business Horizons, and Long Range Planning.  He presently serves on several editorial boards including Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and Journal of Business Venturing. In 2000, he was inducted as one of 33 charter members of the Academy of Management Journals’ Hall of Fame.

He has also coauthored several books, including Strategic Management: Text and Cases (2008, 4th edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill) as well as two books targeted at the practitioner market:  Beyond Productivity (1999, AMACOM: New York) and Mission Critical (1997, Irwin Business: Burr Ridge, IL).