Joseph R. D'Cruz
Bio
Joseph D’Cruz is Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management at Rotman, having served the School in various professorial and administrative functions since 1979. He is currently active in Rotman non-degree Executive Education programs where he serves as Academic Director and Professor for several leadership programs in health care, public school leadership and in the private sector. His current interests include blending classroom and on-line for executive education. His research has focused on international competitiveness and the multinational corporation.
Other Info
Major current focus on executive education in healthcare and the publically funded school sector. Developed and delivered a number of major programs for these sectors.
Academic Positions
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1996-Present
Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management
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2007-2010
Academic Co-Director, Advanced Health Leadership Program
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2001-Present
Academic Director, Health Care Executive Programs
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2003-2006
Murray B. Koffler Chair in Pharmacy Management, University of Toroto
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2000-2002
Director, Aerospace Executive Management Program; Director, Police Leadership Program
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1998-2001
Director, Global Executive MBA Program, Rotman School of Management
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1996-1998
Director, Executive MBA Program, Rotman School of Management
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1989-1992
Adjunct Professor, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
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1988-1989
Visiting Professor, IMD (formerly IMEDE), Lausanne, Switzerland
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1984-1985
Director of Strategic Analysis, Special Projects Office, Department of Regional Industrial Expansion, Canada (on leave from the University of Toronto)
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1979-1984
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, University of Toronto
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1977-1979
Policy Analyst and Consultant on Special Projects, Department of Regional Economic Expansion
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1975-1976
Research Associate, Harvard Business School
Non-Academic Positions
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1972-1974
Senior Consultant, Micas Associates, Management Consultants
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1971-1972
Export Manager, Clevedon Enterprises
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1970-1971
Marketing Manager, PIPL Ltd.
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1965-1970
Various consulting positions and Manager of Marketing Research Nasiruddeen and Associates Ltd., Management and Marketing Consultants, 1965-70
Selected Publications - Papers
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Key Success factors in Strategic Alliances between Canadian SMEs and US flagships
with Professor John Kirton
The Foundation for Canadian American Business Achievement
2000
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Management Development via Web-based Training
in Martin K. Welge, Karin Haaring and Annette Voss (eds) Management Development: Praxis, Trends und Perspektiven , Stuttgart, Germany: Schaaffer-Poeschel
2000
Pages: pp. 241:253
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Multinationals as Flagship Firms : Regional Business Networks
with Alan Rugman
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press
2000
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Business Network Theory and the Canadian Telecommunications Industry
with Alan Rugman
in W.T. Stanbury (ed.) Perspectives on the New Economics of the Regulation of Telecommunications (Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy)
1996
Pages: pp. 63- 79
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Partners Across Borders: The Five Partners Business Network Model
with Alan Rugman
International Management
Issue:1:1
1996
Pages: pp. 15-26
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Business Network Theory and the Canadian Telecommunications Industry
with Alan Rugman
in W.T. Stanbury (ed.) Perspectives on the New Erconomics of the regulation of Telecommunications Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy
1995
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Internationalization and de-internationalization: will business networks replace multinationals?
with Alan Rugman and Alain Verbeke
in Gavin Boyd (ed.), Competitive and Cooperative Macromanagement: The Challenges of Structured Interdependence. Aldershot, U.K.: Edward Elgar
1995
Pages: pp.107-128
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Strategic responses of Canadian Firms to Globalization
with Alan Rugman
in Denis F. Simon (ed.) Corporate Strategies in the Pacific Rim: Global vs. Regional trends , London and New York: Rutledge
1995
Pages: pp. 135-165
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The Double Diamond Model: Canada's Experience
with Alan Rugman
in Michael Foster and Beryl Davis (eds.) Regions at the Crossroads: Strategic development Case Studies for the New Economy. Sydney, N.S.:University College of Cape Breton Press
1995
Pages: pp. 35-57
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The Strategy Toolkit: AC Matrix
with John Sinton
Toronto: Adddison-Wesley
1995
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Internationalization and De-internationalization: Will Business Networks Replace Multinationals?
with Alan Rugman
in Gavin Boyd (ed.) Competitive and Cooperative Macromanagement: The Challenges of Structural Development Aldershot, U.K.: Edgar Elgar
1995
Pages: pp. 107-128
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A Theory of Business Networks
with A. Rugman
in L. Eden, (Ed.) Multinationals in North America. (Investment Canada)
1994
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The Five Partners Model: France Telecom, Alcatel and the Global Telecommunications Industry
with A. Rugman
European Management Journal
Issue:March
1994
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The Globalization of Manufacturing
with J. Fleck
Business Quarterly
Issue:Summer
1994
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Business Networks for Global Competitiveness
Business Quarterly
Issue:Summer
1993
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Developing International Competitiveness: the Five Partners Model
with A. Rugman
Business Quarterly (Listed in Top Management Abstracts, April 1994)
Issue:Winter
1993
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The Double Diamond Model: Canada's Experience
with A. Rugman
Management International Review
Issue:Vol. 33 Special Issue
1993
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Playing the Global Game: International Business Strategies
in J. Dermer, (Ed.) Playing the Global Game: International Business Strategies in the New World Economic Order: Opportunities and Threats from Strategic Briefings for Canadian Enterprise Series, (Toronto: Captus Press)
1992
Pages: pp. 121-138
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Comment: Strategies for Canadian Business
in A. Rugman, (Ed.) Research in Global Strategic Management., Vol. 1: 1990. International Business Research for the Twenty-First Century: Canada's New Research Agenda, (Greenwich: Jai Press)
1990
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Diagnosing National Industrial Portfolios
in The World Competitiveness Report: 1990, Geneva, Switzerland: World Economic Forum
1990
Pages: pp. 235-304
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Yankee Canadians in the Global Economy: Strategic Management of Canadian Subsidiaries of U.S. Multinational Under Free Trade
with J. Fleck
London, Ont.: National Centre for Management Research and Development
1988
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Canada Can Compete! Strategic Management of the Canadian Economy
with J. Fleck
Ottawa: Institute for Research on Public Policy
1985
Research and Teaching Interests
Teaches courses in Strategic Management, Industry Analysis, Country Analysis, Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation, Business Policy, Marketing of Natural Resources and International Business. Performs research in international competitiveness and heathcare strategy.
Honors and Awards
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2002
Roger Martin and Nancy Lang Teaching Award for cumulative development of Executive Education at Rotman, Rotman School of Management
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1994
Touche Ross Silver Medal Award for the Best of the Best in 30 Years of the Business Quarterly (with J. Fleck), Business Quarterly
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1993
Member of the Steering Committee, Prosperity Initiative of the Federal Government
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Mar-92
Award for Teaching Excellence (first year) by the Graduate Business Council, Faculty of Management, University of Toronto
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1990
Citation for the outstanding professor in Canada in research and teaching of the impact of globalization on businesses in Canada, Canadian Business
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1987
Touche Ross Award for the Best Article in the Business Quarterly (with J. Fleck), Business Quarterly
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1974
Best Student in the Doctoral Instruction Group of the DBA program, Harvard Business School, Harvard Business School
Academic / Professional Service
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Ongoing
Frequent commentator in the Canadian National Press and electronic media on issues of Canada's international competitiveness,
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1995-Present
Listed in Who's Who in Canada as an educator and expert on National Competitiveness,
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1989-1997
Area Coordinator for the Strategic Management Area, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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1992
Member of Steering Committee, The Prosperity Initiative -- Canadian Federal Goverment Commission on Canada's International Competitiveness
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1990-1991
Member , ITAC a Consultation Group on Canada's International Competitiveness
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1990-1991
Member of the Panel of Economic Advisors on their study of Canadian Competitiveness, Business Council on National issues
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1989
Editor, Proceedings of the 1987 Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Policy Division