Faculty Profile

Derrick D'Souza

Title
Professor
Department
Management
College
College of Business

    

Education

PhD, Georgia State University, 1990.
Major: Management
Degree Specialization: Strategic Management
MBA, Indian Institute of Management, 1980.
Major: Operations Management & Marketing
BTech, Indian Institute of Technology, 1975.
Major: Chemical Engineering

Current Scheduled Teaching*

BUSI 5190.002, Administrative Strategy, Spring 2024 Syllabus
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Fall 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.003, Administrative Strategy, Spring 8W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.040, International Management, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.003, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Fall 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Spring 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.040, International Management, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 5190.001, Administrative Strategy, Fall 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 6950.718, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Fall 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.026, International Management, Fall 8W1 2021 Syllabus
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.026, International Management, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.040, International Management, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 4860.002, Organizational Design and Change, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 4860.026, Organizational Design and Change, Spring 2021 Syllabus
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Fall 8W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.026, International Management, Fall 8W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 6900.718, Special Problems, Fall 2020
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 6100.001, Seminar in University Teaching for Business Administration, Summer 10W 2020 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 6900.718, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2020
MGMT 5660.040, International Management, Spring 2020 Syllabus
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Fall 8W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.080, International Management, Fall 8W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.086, International Management, Fall 8W1 2019 Syllabus
MGMT 6030.001, Seminar in Strategic Management, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 5660.040, International Management, Spring 2019 SPOT
MGMT 6900.718, Special Problems, Spring 2019
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Fall 8W1 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5660.080, International Management, Fall 8W1 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5120.001, Managing Organizational Design and Change, Fall 8W1 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5120.026, Managing Organizational Design and Change, Fall 8W1 2018
MGMT 5120.080, Managing Organizational Design and Change, Fall 8W1 2018 SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 6950.718, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 3W1 2018
MGMT 6950.718, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 8W1 2018
MGMT 6940.718, Individual Research, Spring 2018
MGMT 5660.040, International Management, Spring 2018 SPOT
MGMT 5760.040, Strategic Management, Spring 2018 SPOT
MGMT 6950.718, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017
MGMT 6940.718, Individual Research, Fall 2017
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Fall 8W2 2017 SPOT
MGMT 5660.080, International Management, Fall 8W2 2017 SPOT
MGMT 6030.001, Seminar in Strategic Management, Fall 2017 SPOT
MGMT 6900.718, Special Problems, Fall 2017
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 3W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 6950.718, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2017
MGMT 6940.718, Individual Research, Spring 2017
MGMT 6900.718, Special Problems, Spring 2017
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 6030.001, Seminar in Strategic Management, Spring 2016 SPOT
MGMT 6900.718, Special Problems, Spring 2016
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 6900.718, Special Problems, Fall 2015
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
MGMT 6900.718, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2015
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Spring 2015 Syllabus
MGMT 5760.001, Strategic Management, Spring 8W1 2015
MGMT 5760.080, Strategic Management, Spring MA 2015
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Fall 2014 Syllabus
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W2 2014
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Summer 5W2 2014
MGMT 6950.718, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2014
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Spring 2014
MGMT 6950.718, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2014
MGMT 5760.001, Strategic Management, Spring 2014
MGMT 5760.080, Strategic Management, Spring MA 2014
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Fall 2013
MGMT 6950.718, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2013
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W2 2013
MGMT 6940.718, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2013
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Summer 5W2 2013
MGMT 5660.026, International Management, Summer 5W2 2013
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Spring 2013
MGMT 6940.718, Individual Research, Spring 2013
MGMT 5760.001, Strategic Management, Spring 2013
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Fall 2012
MGMT 6910.718, Special Problems, Fall 2012
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Summer 5W1 2012
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Summer 5W1 2012
MGMT 5660.026, International Management, Summer 5W1 2012
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Spring 2012
MGMT 6950.718, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2012
MGMT 5760.001, Strategic Decision Making, Spring 2012
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Fall 2011
MGMT 6950.718, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2011
MGMT 6030.001, Seminar in Strategic Management, Fall 2011
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W2 2011
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Summer 5W2 2011
MGMT 6940.718, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2011
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Spring 2011
MGMT 6940.718, Individual Research, Spring 2011
MGMT 5760.001, Strategic Decision Making, Spring 2011
MGMT 5760.026, Strategic Decision Making, Spring 2011
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Fall 2010
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W1 2010
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Summer 5W1 2010
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Spring 2010
MGMT 6900.718, Special Problems, Spring 2010
MGMT 5760.001, Strategic Decision Making, Spring 2010
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Fall 2009
MGMT 6030.001, Seminar in Strategic Management, Fall 2009
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 3W1 2009
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Summer 5W1 2009
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Spring 2009
BUSI 4940.089, Business Policy, Spring 2009
MGMT 4900.718, Special Problems, Spring 2009
BUSI 4940.005, Business Policy, Fall 2008
BUSI 4940.090, Business Policy, Fall 2008
BUSI 4940.089, Business Policy, Summer 5W2 2008
MGMT 4660.089, International Management Perspectives, Summer 5W2 2008
BUSI 4900.718, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2008
BUSI 5900.718, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2008
MGMT 5900.718, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2008
MGMT 6900.718, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2008
BUSI 4940.006, Business Policy, Spring 2008
BUSI 4940.090, Business Policy, Spring 2008
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Spring 2008
MGMT 5660.026, International Management, Spring 2008
MGMT 5900.718, Special Problems, Spring 2008
BUSI 4940.005, Business Policy, Fall 2007
BUSI 4940.090, Business Policy, Fall 2007
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Fall 2007
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 5W1 2007
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Summer 3W1 2007
BUSI 4940.090, Business Policy, Spring 2007
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Spring 2007
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Fall 2006
MGMT 5660.001, International Management, Spring 2006
MGMT 5660.026, International Management, Spring 2006
BUSI 4940.003, Business Policy, Fall 2005
BUSI 4940.002, Business Policy, Spring 2005
BUSI 4940.001, Business Policy, Fall 2004

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book
Miles, G., D'Souza, D. E., (2000). A Tool-book for Strategic Business Integration. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing.
D'Souza, D. E., Holland, P. G. (1989). Instructor's Manual for "Strategic Management - Concepts and Experiences". New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
Book Chapter
Hoy, F., McDougall, P., D'Souza, D. E., Sexton, D., Kasarda, J. (1992). Strategies and environments of high growth firms. The State of the Art of Entrepreneurship. Boston, MA: PWS-Kent Publishing Company.
D'Souza, D. E., McDougall, P., Deane, R. H., J. E. Ettlee, M. (1990). Manufacturing strategy and new venture origin: An empirical analysis. Manufacturing Strategy: The Research Agenda for the Next Decade. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Conference Proceeding
Fan, G., D'Souza, D. E. (2023). Entrepreneurial Orientation, Performance, And Environmental Dynamism: Exploring Curvilinear Relationships. Southern Management Association Proceedings.
Hasan, M., D'Souza, D. E. (2022). Organizational Ambidexterity and Environmental Catastrophes: Lessons from the Covid-19 Experience. Academy of Management Proceedings.
D'Souza, D. E., Bement, D., Cory, K. D. (2022). Cross-Functional Integration Skills: Are Business Programs Delivering What Organizations Need?,". Decision Sciences Institute Proceedings.
Hasan, M., D'Souza, D. E. (2021). Do customers influence CEO activism? Significance of the alignment between customer ideologies and CEO activism for better firm performance. Southern Management Association Proceedings. Southern Management Association.
Fan, G., D'Souza, D. E. (2021). Re-Examining the Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Multilevel Manifestation. Academy of Management Proceedings.
Bement, D., D'Souza, D. E. (2021). Measuring the Cross Functional Integration Skills of Business Majors. Academy of Management Proceedings.
Bement, D., D'Souza, D. E., Struckell, E. (2020). Cross-Functional Integration Skill Sets: Minding the Gap Between Employer Needs and BizEd Delivery. Academy of Management Proceedings. Academy of Management Conference.
Journal Article
D'Souza, D. E., Fan, G. (2022). A capability-anchored articulation of the EO-organizational performance relationship in emergent and post-emergent organizations. Journal of Business Research. 146, 107-117 (Ranked 'A' on ABDC list).
D'Souza, D. E., Bement, D., Cory, K. (2022). Cross-functional Integration Skills: Are Business Schools Delivering What Organizations Need?. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. 20(3), 117-130 ((Ranked 'C' on ABDC list).
Srivastava, S., D'Souza, D. E. (2021). Measuring Strategic Thinking in Organizations. Journal of Managerial Issues. 33(1), 90-111 (Ranked 'C' on ABDC list).
Srivastava, S., D'Souza, D. E. (2019). An empirical examination of the relationship between managerial strategic thinking and absorptive capacity of the organization. Other. 13(1), 51-71 (Ranked 'C' on ABDC list). Emerald.
D'Souza, D. E., Daspit, J. J., Sigdyal, P. (2019). Identifying Cognitive Processing Events During Clicker Exercises And Exploring Relationships With Student Learning. Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education. 17(3), 274-296 (Ranked 'C' on ABDC list).
Srivastava, S., D'Souza, D. E. (2019). Exploring Patterns of Organizational Capability Alignment: A Contingency Approach. Management Research Review. 43(3), 311-331 (Ranked 'C' on ABDC list).
Panda, S., Blankson, C., D'Souza, D. E. (2018). Corporate Social Responsibility in Emerging Economies: A Study of Firm Behavior in the Indian Context. Thunderbird International Business Review. 61(2), 267-276.
Daspit, J., D'Souza, D. E. (2017). Capability Configuration in Software Industry SMEs: The CIO Model of Ordinary Capabilities. Journal of Small Business Management. 55(1), 141-162.
D'Souza, D. E., Struckell, E., Sigdyal, P. (2017). Relative Ambidexterity: A Measure and a Versatile Framework. Academy of Management Perspectives. 31(2), 124-136.
Daspit, J., D'Souza, D. E., Dicke, L. (2016). The Value-Creating Role of Firm Capactilites: Mapping Relationships Among Absorptive Capacity, Ordinary Capabilities and Performance.. Journal of Managerial Issues. 28(1), .
D'Souza, D. E., Kulkarni, S. (2015). A Framework and Model for Absorptive Capacity in a Dynamic Multi-firm Environment. International Journal of Production Economics. 167, 50-62.
Ojha, D., Salimath, M., D'Souza, D. E. (2014). Disaster Immunity and Performance of Service Firms: The Influence of Market Acuity and Supply Network Partnering. International Journal of Production Economics. 147(B), 385-397. (ABDC A*)
Daspit, J., Ramachandran, I., D'Souza, D. E. (2014). TMT Shared Leadership and Firm Performance: Investigating the Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity. Journal of Managerial Issues. 25(1), 84-104.
Peake, W., D'Souza, D. E. (2014). Toward an Integrative Research Framework for New Venture Legitimacy Judgement Formation. Journal of Small Business Strategy. 25(1), 82-104.
Paswan, A., D'Souza, D. E., Suryandari, R. T., (2014). Value Co-Creation Through Knowledge Exchange in Franchising. Industrial Marketing Management. 28(2), 116-125.
Paswan, A., D'Souza, D. E., Rajamma, R. K. (2014). Value Co-Creation through Knowledge Exchange in Franchising. Journal of Services Marketing. 28(2), 116-125.
Daspit, J. J., D'Souza, D. E. (2013). Understanding the Multi-Dimensional Nature of Absorptive Capacity. Journal of Managerial Issues. 25(3), 299-316.
Daspit, J., D'Souza, D. E. (2012). Using the Community of Inquiry Framework to Introduce Wiki Environments in Blended Learning Pedagogies: Evidence from a Business Capstone Course. Academy of Management Learning and Education Journal. 11(4), 666-683.
Li, J., D'Souza, D. E., Du, Y. (2011). Exploring the contributions of virtual worlds to organizational learning. Human Resource Development Review. 10(3), 264-285.
Madapusi, A., D'Souza, D. E. (2011). The influence of ERP system implementation on the operational performance of an organization. International Journal of Information Management. 32, 24-34.
D'Souza, D. E., Clower, T. L., Nimon, K. F., Oldmixon, E. A., Van Tassell, F. S. (2010). Developing a mission statement for a faculty senate. Planning for Higher Education. 39(2), 15-24.
Cernas Ortiz, D. A., D'Souza, D. E. (2010). The influence of dominant logic on dynamic capability: A theoretical investigation. International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management. 10(2), 37-48.
Paswan, A., D'Souza, D. E., Zulfagharian, M. (2009). Toward a contextually anchored service innovation typology. Decision Sciences. 40(3), 513-540.
D'Souza, D. E. (2006). Performance payoffs from manufacturing flexibility: The impact of market-driven mobility. Journal of Managerial Issues. 18(4), 494-511.
Madapusi, A., D'Souza, D. E. (2005). Aligning ERP systems with international strategies. Information Systems Management. 22(1), 7-17.
Masters, J. K., Miles, G., D'Souza, D. E., Orr, J. P. (2004). Variable risk propensity, trust, and transaction costs in relational contracting. Journal of Business Strategy. 21(1), 47-68.
D'Souza, D. E., Mukherjee, D. (2003). Overcoming the challenges of aligning IT and Business. Information Strategy: The Executive's Journal. 20(2), 23-31.
Mukherjee, D., D'Souza, D. E. (2002). Think phased implementation for successful data warehousing. Information Systems Management. 20(2), 82-90.
D'Souza, D. E. (2002). Toward an understanding of how organizations create manufacturing flexibility. Journal of Managerial Issues. 14(4), 470-485.
D'Souza, D. E., Williams, F. (2000). Appropriateness of the stakeholder approach to measuring manufacturing performance.. Journal of Managerial Issues. 12(2), 227-246.
D'Souza, D. E., Williams, F. (2000). Toward a taxonomy of manufacturing flexibility dimensions. Journal of Operations Management. 18(5), 577-594.
D'Souza, D. E., Menon, A. (1995). A framework and model for technology in service encounters. Journal of Managerial Issues. 7(4), 481-496.
Reardon, J., Erramilli, M. K., D'Souza, D. E. (1995). International expansion of service firms. Journal of Professional Services Marketing. 15(1), 31-46.
Williams, F., D'Souza, D. E., Rosenfeldt, M., Kassaee, M. (1995). Manufacturing strategy and firm performance in a mature industry.. Journal of Operations Management. 47-60.
Erramilli, M. K., D'Souza, D. E. (1995). Uncertainty and foreign direct investment: The role of moderators. International Marketing Review. 12(3), 47-60.
Erramilli, M. K., D'Souza, D. E. (1993). Venturing into foreign markets: The case of the small service firm. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 17(4), 29-41.
McDougall, P. P., Deane, R. H., D'Souza, D. E. (1992). Manufacturing strategy and business origin of new venture firms in the computer and communications equipment industry. Production and Operations Management. 1(1), 53-69.
D'Souza, D. E., McDougall,, P. P. (1989). Third world joint venturing: A strategic option for the smaller firm.. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 13(4), 19-33.
Written Case with Instructional Material
D'Souza, D. E., Bolton, J. K. (2014). TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation. Custom-designed case for the Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition, COB, UNT.. College of Business, UNT.
D'Souza, D. E., Jamison, S. (2014). Ze-Net Technologies, Inc.. Custom-designed case for the Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition, COB, UNT.. College of Business, UNT..
D'Souza, D. E., Kelly, L. (2013). Careington International Corporation. Custom-designed case for the Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition, COB, UNT.. College of Business, UNT.
D'Souza, D. E., Holland, P. (1989). A note on the fast food industry. Strategic Management: Concepts and Experiences. New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
D'Souza, D. E., McDougall, P. (1989). A note on the soft drink industry. An Industry Approach to Cases in Strategic Management. Homewood, Il: Irwin.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
D'Souza, D. E. (Principal), "Ryan College of Business Summer Research Grant," Sponsored by Dean's Office, Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (May 21, 2020May 21, 2021).
D'Souza, D. E., "RCN-SEES: Predictive Modeling Network for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems (SHBE)," Sponsored by GOV-National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal, Funded. (20132016).
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Challenge and
Engagement Index
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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