Joseph 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.

Academic Positions

1996-Present  Professor of Strategic Management; Rotman School of Management

2007-2010  Academic Co-Director; Advanced Health Leadership Program

2001-Present  Academic Director; Health Care Executive Programs

2003-2006  Murray B. Koffler Chair in Pharmacy Management; University of Toroto

2000-2002  Director; Aerospace Executive Management Program; Director, Police Leadership Program

1998-2001  Director, Global Executive MBA Program; Rotman School of Management

1996-1998  Director, Executive MBA Program; Rotman School of Management

1989-1992  Adjunct Professor; IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland

1988-1989  Visiting Professor; IMD (formerly IMEDE), Lausanne, Switzerland

1984-1985  Director of Strategic Analysis; Special Projects Office, Department of Regional Industrial Expansion, Canada (on leave from the University of Toronto)

1979-1984  Assistant Professor; Faculty of Management, University of Toronto

1977-1979  Policy Analyst and Consultant on Special Projects; Department of Regional Economic Expansion

1975-1976  Research Associate; Harvard Business School

Honors and Awards

2002  Roger Martin and Nancy Lang Teaching Award for cumulative development of Executive Education at Rotman; Rotman School of Management

1994  Touche Ross Silver Medal Award for the Best of the Best in 30 Years of the Business Quarterly (with J. Fleck); Business Quarterly

1993  Member of the Steering Committee; Prosperity Initiative of the Federal Government

March 1992  Award for Teaching Excellence (first year) by the Graduate Business Council, Faculty of Management; University of Toronto

1990  Citation for the outstanding professor in Canada in research and teaching of the impact of globalization on businesses in Canada; Canadian Business

1987  Touche Ross Award for the Best Article in the Business Quarterly (with J. Fleck); Business Quarterly

1974  Best Student in the Doctoral Instruction Group of the DBA program, Harvard Business School; Harvard Business School