| William G. Dyer | |
| Birth Date: | October 4, 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Death Date: | 1997 |
| Death Place: | Provo, Utah, United States |
| Occupation: | Former Dean of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University |
| 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 |
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.[1]
Dyer's academic and professional careers focused on the topics of organizational change and team dynamics. While a professor, Dyer concurrently worked as a consultant. Dyer co-founded Dyer & Associates with sons W. Gibb Dyer, Jr. and Jeff H. Dyer (who are also BYU professors). As part of this venture, Dyer consulted for companies including Exxon, General Foods, AT&T, and Honeywell.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] He served as Dean of the Marriott School from 1979 to 1984, during which time the school's Tanner Building was constructed.[5]
Dyer had five children (Gibb, Mike, Lisa, Jeff, and David) 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.[4]