Professor Dewar received his MS and PhD from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) in Sociology. He is a member of the American Academy of Management and has served on the editorial board of the Academy of Management Journal and the Administrative Science Quarterly. From 1980 to 1988, Professor Dewar served as Chairman of the Organizational Behavior Department at the Kellogg School of Management. He has also served as the academic director for both Kellogg's Institute for Management and its Executive Development Program. Most recently, Professor Dewar was director of Kellogg's "Creating the Market Focused Organization" Executive Program.

His areas of expertise include the implementation of strategy through design of organizational systems and delivering customer service. He is currently researching manufacturer

Implementation of market/customer focus; manufacturers

• PhD, 1976, Sociology, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• MS, 1971, Sociology, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• BA, 1969, History, Philosophy, Fordham University

• Associate Professor, Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1980-present
• Department Co-Chairman, Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2011-2012
• Department Chair, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1980-1988
• Assistant Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1976-1980
• Instructor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1974-1976
• Guest Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, 1975-1975
• Instructor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1974-1976

• Sidney J. Levy Teaching Award, Kellogg School of Management, 1995-1996
• L.G. Lavengood Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, Kellogg School of Management, 1987

Leadership, organizational change, motivation, and implementation of strategy through effective organization design

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