Biography
Todd Dewett, Ph.D., is a tenured Associate Professor of Management in the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Memphis, an MBA from the University of Tennessee, and a Ph.D. in Management from Texas A&M University where he was awarded both teaching and research awards as well as a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship.  At Wright State University he is primarily focused on delivering courses in the MBA program and has been honored with the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Teaching Award multiple times as well as the Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence:  Early Career Achievement.  He has also received the 40 Under 40 award from the Dayton Business Journal.  His research on employee creativity, innovation, and change in organizations has been published in journals such as Journal of Management, Journal of Creative Behavior, Journal of Managerial Psychology, and Creativity Research Journal.  He has been quoted in the New York Times, Business Week, Chicago Tribune, MSNBC, the Christian Science Monitor and many other publications.  Before entering academics, Todd was a management consultant with Andersen Consulting as well as Ernst & Young focusing on process reengineering and change management.  He continues to work with many organizations through speaking, training, and consulting.    

Courses Taught at Wright State University

Publications

Devers, C., Dewett, T, Belsito, C, & Mishita, Y.  In press.  A general theory of organizational stigma.  Organization Science.

Dewett, T.  Linking intrinsic motivation, risk taking, and employee creativity in an R&D environment.  Accepted for publication at R&D Management.   

Dewett, T., Ramsey, R. P., & Sincoff, M. Z.  In press.  A call for infusing creativity throughout marketing,  Business Journal for Entrepreneurs.

Dewett, T., & Williams, S. D.  In press.  Innovators and imitators in novelty intensive markets:  A review and  research agenda.  Creativity & Innovation Management.

Dewett, T., & DeNisi, A.  What motivates citizenship behaviors?  Exploring the role of Regulatory Focus Theory.  Conditionally accepted at European Journal of Work and Occupational Psychology.

Dewett, T., Williams, S. D., & Whittier, N. C.  In press.  Internal diffusion:  Conceptualizing innovation implementation.  Competitiveness Review.

Dewett, T.  2006.  The role of risk in employee creativity.  Journal of Creative Behavior, 40(1).

Williams, S. D., & Dewett, T.  2006.  Yes, you can teach business ethics:  A review and research agenda.  Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 12(2):  109-120.

Dewett, T., Shin, S. J., Toh, S. M., & Semadeni, M.  2005.  Understanding management doctoral student research as a creative endeavor.  The College Quarterly, Winter.    

Devers, C., Dewett, T., & Belsito, C.  2005.  Falling out of favor:  Illegitimacy, social control, and the process of organizational stigmatization.  Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Dewett, T.  2004.  Employee creativity and the role of risk.  European Journal of Innovation Management, 7(4):  257-266.

Woodman, R. & Dewett, T.  2004.  Organizationally relevant journeys in individual change.  In Poole, M. S., & Van de Ven, A. H. (Eds.), Handbook of Organizational Change and Innovation.  New York: Oxford University Press.

Dewett, T., & DeNisi, A.  2004.  Determinants of scholarly reputation:  More than just productivity.  Scientometrics, 60(2):  249-272.

Dewett, T.  2003.  Creativity and strategic management:  Individual and group considerations concerning decisions alternatives in the TMT.  Journal of Managerial Psychology, 19(2):  156-169.

Dewett, T.  2003.  Towards an interactionist theory of group-level feedback.  Management Research News, 26(10/11):  1-21.

Dewett, T.  2002.  Understanding the relationship between information technology and creativity in organizations, Creativity Research Journal, 15.

Dewett, T., & Jones, G.  2001.  The role of information technology in the organization:  a review, model, and assessment.  Journal of Management, 27, 313-346.

Professional Affiliations

Academy of Management

American Society for Training and Development - Western Ohio Chapter

National Speakers Association