Derrick E. D'Souza

Previous Scheduled Teaching

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., Li, M., D'Souza, D.E. Investigating the Universality of a Curvilinear EO-Performance Relationship in Public Firms. Academy of Management Proceedings.
• 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

• Fan, G., Li, M., D'Souza, D.E. The shape-shifting characteristics of the EO-performance relationship. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. (Ranked 'A' on ABDC list)
• Hasan, M.K., D'Souza, D.E. (2023). Environmental Catastrophes and Organizational Ambidexterity: Lessons from the Covid-19 Experience. Society and Business Review. (in-print) (Ranked 'B' on ABDC list)
• Rokonuzzaman, M., Alhidari, A., Harun, A., Paswan, A., D'Souza, D. (2023). Mobile Business Apps and Employee Productivity. Industrial Management & Data Systems. (in-print) (Ranked 'A' on ABDC list)
• 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).
• Struckell, E.M., D'Souza, D. Peeling Back the Layers of Organizational Ambidexterity in Multi-Business Firms.
• 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.

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. (2020 - 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. (2013 - 2016).