Dan Cable
Professor of Organisational Behaviour
BA (The Pennsylvania State University) MSc PhD (Cornell)
Professor Dan Cable's research and teaching focus on organisational culture, activating positive emotions, and getting employees into commitment instead of just compliance. His research interests include cultural fit, talent management, the organisational entry process, career success, and authenticity. He has published more than 50 articles in top scientific journals, with his most recent research appearing in the Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Applied Psychology. This research has been featured in the Economist, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, New York Times, Sloan Management Review, and Business Week.
Dan’s research has been cited over 40,000 times, he is on Stanford University’s list of the top 2% most impactful researchers, and The Academy of Management Perspectives ranked Dan in the “Top 25 most influential management scholars.” The Academy of Management has honoured Dan with “Best article” three times. He brings his expertise to executive education and consulting, with recent clients including Amazon, BMW, Capital One, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, DHL, EY, Estee Lauder, Facebook, HSBC, Ikea, MetLife, NBC Universal, O2, Porsche Consulting, Prudential, PwC, Rabobank, Randstad, Roche, Rolls Royce, and Siemens.
Dan's books include Exceptional, Alive at Work, and Change to Strange.
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- Dan Cable CV
Academic and professional experience
Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School
Townsend Distinguished Professor of Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Assistant Professor of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology
Awards and honours
Ranked 22nd most influential management scholar who received degree after 1991, Academy of Management Perspectives (2012)
"Best Competitive Paper Award" and "McKinsey's Best Practical Implications Award", Academy of Management Annual Meetings (2010)
Won "best paper" of the Academy of Management Annual Meetings (2006)
Weatherspoon Distinguished Researcher Award (2006)
MBA Master Teacher award (2003)
UNC Research all-star award (2003)
UNC Teaching all-star award, executive education (2003)
Ernest J. McCormick Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2001)
Weatherspoon BSBA Best Teacher Award (1999)
Sage Award for Best Paper, Research Methods Division, Academy of Management (1998)
Belk Research Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998)
Best Dissertation Award, Human Resources Division, Academy of Management (1996)
S. Rains Wallace Best Dissertation Award, Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology (1996)
Best Student Paper, Human Resources Division, Academy of Management (1995)
Martin Catherwood Award for outstanding publication in human resource management (1994)
Teaching portfolio
Our teaching offering is updated annually. Faculty and programme material are subject to change.