Fonctions

  • Associate Professor, Management  Department.
  • Director, Undergraduate International Programs.

Academic Employment

  • Associate Professor, Department of Management, Suffolk University, since 9/97.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, University of Delaware, 9/90-8/97. 
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Management, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 9/86 to 6/90. 
  • Adjunct Professor, Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirapalli, India, 6/84 to 5/86. 
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Vivekananda College, University of Madras, India, 6/72 to 5/73. 

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Education

  • Ph.D. University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA, USA. 1990. Major: Strategic Management.
  • P.G.D.B.A. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India. 1975. (= MBA)
  • M.A. University of Delhi, Delhi School of Economics, India. 1972.
  • B.A. University of Madras, Vivekananda College, India. 1970.

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Publications

Journal Articles

  • Gopinath, C. 2005. Trusteeship as a moral foundation for business, Business and Society Review, 110 (3): 331-344.
  • Gopinath, C. 2004. Recognizing decline: The role of triggers, Mid American Journal of Business, 20(1): 21-27.
  • Suresh, J. and Gopinath, C. 2004. Encourage class participation using MICA method, Icfaian Journal of Management Research, 3 (8): 24-34.
  • Gopinath, C. 2004. Exploring the effects of criteria and multiple graders on case grading, Journal of Education for Business, 79 (6): 317-322.
  • Blodgett, M., Carlson, P., Sergenian, G. and Gopinath, C. 2004. Introducing a multidisciplinary MBA Curriculum: Evolution of a team based approach, Journal of the Academy of Business Education, 5:78 – 87.
  • Gopinath, C. 2003. When acquisitions go awry: pitfalls in executing corporate strategy, Journal of Business Strategy, 24(5): 22-26.
  • Desiraju, R. and Gopinath, C. 2001. Encouraging participation in case discussions: A comparison of the MICA and Harvard case methods, Journal of Management Education, 25(4): 394-408.
  • Gopinath, C. and T.E. Becker. 2000. Communication, procedural justice and employee attitudes: Relationships under conditions of divestiture. Journal of Management, 26(1): 63-83.
  • Gopinath, C. 1999. Alternatives to instructor assessment of student learning,  Journal of Education for Business, 75(1): 10-14.
  • Gopinath, C. 1999. Investing in newly industrializing economies: Managerial lessons from the Enron controvery, Long Range Planning, 32(3): 344-351.
  • Gopinath, C. and Sawyer, J. 1999. Exploring the learning from an enterprise simulation, Journal of Management Development, 18 (5): 477-489.
  • Bancroft, D. R. E., C. Gopinath, A. M. Kovacs, and  L. Rejto. 1999. A new methodology for aggregating tables: Summarizing journal quality data, Journal of Business Venturing, 14(3): 311-319.
  • Gopinath, C. 1998. Alternative approaches to indigenous management in India. Management International Review, 38(3): 257-275.
  • Gopinath, C. and R. C. Hoffman. 1995. The relevance of strategy research: Academic and practitioner viewpoints, Journal of Management Studies, 32(5): 575-594. 
  • Gopinath, C. 1995. External influence on firms: An exploratory model of bank strategies. Journal of Business Research, 34(2): 133-143.
  • Schroeder, D. M., S. Congden, and C. Gopinath. 1995. Linking competitive strategy and manufacturing process technology, Journal of Management Studies, 32(2): 163-189.
  • Gopinath, C. 1995. Bank strategies toward firms in decline. Journal of Business Venturing, 10(1): 75-92.
  • Hoffman, R. C. and C. Gopinath. 1994. The importance of international business to the strategic agenda of US CEOs. Journal of International Business Studies, 25(3): 625-637.
  • Gopinath, C., J. Siciliano, and R. Murray. 1994. Changing role of the board of directors: In search of a new strategic identity? Mid-Atlantic Journal of Business, 30(2): 175-185.
  • Gopinath, C. 1991. Turnaround: Recognizing decline and initiating intervention. Long Range Planning, 24 (6): 96-101.
  • Schroeder, D. M., C. Gopinath, and S. Congden. 1989. New technology and the small manufacturer: Panacea or plague. Journal of Small Business Management, 27(3): 1-10.
  • Gopinath, C. 1981. Business and government in India: An uneasy relationship, Indian Management, 20: 7-11.

Books

  • Gopinath, C. and J. Siciliano, 2005. Strategize! Experiential exercises in strategic management, Thomson/ SouthWestern Publishing, Cincinnati, Ohio. (2nd. Edition.).
  • Gopinath, C. and J. Siciliano, 2005. Instructor’s Manual : Strategize! Experiential exercises in strategic management, Thomson/ South-Western Publishing, Cincinnati, Ohio. (2nd. Edition).
  • J. Siciliano and C. Gopinath, 2003. Strategize! Experiential exercises in strategic management, Thomson Learning Asia and China Machine Press, Beijing.
  • Gopinath, C. 2003. Managing in a globalized world, ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad.

Book Chapters

  • C. Gopinath, 2006. Should Dubai take over US ports? In M. R. Czinkota & I. A. Ronkainen, International Marketing, 8 ed., pp. 622-628.
  • Gopinath, C. 2004. Management education in indigenous tongues. In K. Venkatasubramanian (Ed.), Issues in Higher Education V. II, ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad, pp. 158-164 .
  • Gopinath, C. and Vasavada, N. 2003. Angels, venture capital and entrepreneurship. In Richter, Frank-Jurgen and P. Benerjee (Eds.), Knowledge Economy in India, Palgrave/Macmillan, London, pp. 163-177.
  • Gopinath, C. 2002. ‘Managing the Effects of Divestiture and Layoffs on Employees.’ In P. Goett (Ed.) 2003 Handbook of Business Strategy’. New York: Thomson Media.
  • Gopinath, C. and  R. C. Hoffman. 1995. A comment on the relevance of strategy research. In P. Shrivastava and C. Stubbart, (Eds.) Advances in Strategic Management, 12B, Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, pp. 93-110.
  • Hoffman, R. C.  and C. Gopinath. 1995. The Top strategic issues facing CEOs. In 1996 Handbook of Business Strategy. New York: Faulkner & Gray, pp. 65-70.
  • Gopinath, C. 1994. Co-opting your banker as part of your turnaround strategy. In B. Voss and D. Willey (Eds.) 1995 Handbook of Business Strategy. New York: Faulkner & Gray, pp. 299-304.
  • Schroeder, D. M., S. Congden, and  C. Gopinath. 1990. Illuminating the blind spot: An agenda setting study examining the linkages between operations technology and competitive strategy. In J. Ettlie, M. Burnstein, and A. Fiegenbaum (Eds.) Manufacturing Strategy: The Research Agenda for the Next Decade. (Proceedings of the Joint Industry-University Conference on Manufacturing Strategy, University of Michigan.) Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 165-174.

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Conference Presentations and Proceedings

  • Gopinath, C. 2005. Exploring a decision to bribe. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management International Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa, 29 July.
  • Gopinath, C. 2003. Focusing the school through IB: The case of Suffolk Univeristy. Presented at Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, 15 November.
  • Gopinath, C. and P. Carlson. 2002. Grading cases: Effects of criteria and multiple graders, Presentation at the Academy of Management Meeting, Denver, Colorado, August 13.
  • Gopinath, C. 2001. Sharpening strategy skills through experiential exercises. Presented at the Global Business and Technology Association Conference, Istanbul, July14.
  • Blodgett, M., Carlson, P., Gopinath, C., and Sergenian, G. 2000. Starting the MBA with a bang! A multidisciplinary approach to teaching competencies and perspectives for tomorrow’s managers. Presented at the Academy of Business Education Meeting, Bermuda, 22 September.
  • Gopinath, C. 2000. Enhancing learning through experiential methods in business courses. Proceedings of the Conference on Management Education and Development in the Developing Nations, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, pp. 71-82, 2-3 April.
  • Gopinath, C. and Sawyer, J. E. 1998. Student Learning from an Enterprise Simulation. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, August 11.
  • Gopinath, C. and Becker, T. E. 1998. Communication, Procedural Justice, and Employee Attitudes: Relationships under conditions of Divestitures. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, August 10.
  • Siciliano, J. and Gopinath, C. 1996. The opportunities and difficulties of outcomes assessment in the strategic management course. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, May 9-11.
  • Hoffman, R. C. and C. Gopinath, 1994. Critical strategic issues for the future: A CEOs perspective. Proceedings of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management, Dallas, Texas, Aug. 17-20.
  • Gopinath, C. 1994. Understanding turnaround management. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Albany, New York, 12-14 May.
  • Gopinath, C. 1993. Bank strategies towards failing clients. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, 6-8 May.
  • Gopinath, C. 1993. Recognition of business failure: Commercial banks as external triggers. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 8-11 August.
  • Gopinath, C. and R. C. Hoffman.1992. Research agenda for strategic management: The CEOs perspective. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, 7-9 August.
  • Hoffman, R. C. and C. Gopinath. 1992. International business: Is it a strategic concern of corporate America?. Presented at the Academy of International Business North East, Baltimore, Maryland, 1-2 June.
  • Gopinath, C. 1992. Recognizing the severity of decline: Insights from crisis models. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 7-9 May.
  • Gopinath, C. 1991. The commercial bank as a source of early recognition of business failure. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Hartford, Connecticut, 16-18 May.
  • Gopinath, C. 1990. The role of directors in a failing firm: Strategic implications of recognition and response. Presentation at a symposium at the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Buffalo, New York, 10-12 May.
  • Gopinath, C. 1989. The critical phase in a business turnaround. Proceedings of the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Portland, Maine, 10-13 May.
  • Schroeder, D. M., S. Congden and C. Gopinath. 1989. Advanced manufacturing technology: Competitive advantage or disadvantage? Presented at the Strategic Management Society Conference, San Francisco, 11- 14 October. 
  • Schroeder, D. M., S. Congden and C. Gopinath. 1988. Competitive strategy, process technology and small manufacturers in mature industries. Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA., 7-10 August.

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Industry / Consulting Experience

Prior to the present academic career, I spent about 11 years in industry. The first five years were in executive positions in sales and purchasing in a consumer products company. The next six years were in a multidivisional corporation (textiles, engineering, trading, and shipping services) in general management as Executive Assistant to the Chairman and CEO involved in developing strategies and overseeing implementation. Currently consult with organizations in areas related to strategic management and international business, and with public sector organizations on regional development and organizational rejuvenation.

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Professionnal Activities

  • Contribute a bi-weekly column on strategic management and international business topics to Business Line, a business daily published in Madras, India, since 1996.
  • Member of: Academy of Management
    • Treasurer, MED Division, 2003-2005.
    • Member, Academy of Management Council (MED Representative), 2002-2003.
    • Secretary, Executive Committee, Management Education & Development Division, 2000-2002.
    • Member, Placement Committee, 1997-2000.
  • Member of Academy of International Business
  • Chair, Curriculum (GMBA) Committee, Sawyer School of Management, working towards designing the Global MBA Program, 2002 - 2004.
  • Faculty Advisor, MBA Students Association, Sawyer School of Management, 1999-2004.
  • Member, Policy and Strategic Planning Committee, Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, 2002-2005. (Previous term: 1998-2001 including Chair, 2000-2001; Vice-Chair, 1999-2000).
  • Member, International Committee, Suffolk University, since 2004.
  • Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Business in Developing Nations, since 1996.
  • Ad-hoc Reviewer for Academy of Management Executive, Management International Review, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Management, Academy of Management Annual Meetings, and Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting.
  • ‘Exercises that frame student thinking about strategy,’ Professional Development Workshop (with J. Siciliano and N. Althouse), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, 6 Aug 2005.
  • ‘Globalization of business education: Strategic approaches, opportunities, and challenges,’ Discussant at the symposium, Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Quebec City, 12 July 2005.
  • ‘Rejuvenating Management Education, ’ Professional Development Workshop (with H. Mintzberg and J. Gosling) at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Seattle, 2 August 2003.
  • ‘Strategic Issues,’ Presentation to faculty and students, SRM Institute of Management Studies, Kattankulathur, India, 24 July 03.
  • ‘Indigenous management,’ Public Lecture, Rajaji Centre for Public Affairs and YMIA, Chennai, India, 20 July 03.
  • ‘Multinational Corporate Strategy’, Seminar at the Institue d’Administration des Entreprises, Aix en Provence, France, 5-7 May 2003.
  • ‘Grading cases: Effects of criteria and multiple graders,’ Faculty Seminar, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India, 27 June 2002.
  • ‘Trusteeship model in the organization,’ General Lecture Series, Indian Space Research Organization, Haasan, Karnataka, India, 24 June 2002.
  • ‘Using experiential exercises in the classroom,’ Lecture/demonstration, Chiba University of Commerce, Ichikawa, Japan, 3 June 2002.
  • ‘Increasing student participation in the management learning process,’ Keynote Address (MED-NAME Speaker Exchange), Nippon Academy of Management Education Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 1 June 2002.
  • Presentation on ‘Gandhi’s concept of trusteeship,’ Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Outreach Lecture Series, 9 March 2002.
  • Conducted a Professional Development Workshop (with J. Siciliano) titled ‘Team-based experiential exercises in strategic management: Use of individual accountability and assessment to reinforce learning,’ Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, August 5, 2001.
  • Presentation on ‘A comparison of Harvard and MICA methods of case discussion’ as part of the Seminar on Research and Teaching, Sawyer School of Management, 12 Dec 2000.
  • Discussant at the session titled ‘Outcomes assessment tools and applications to management education,' Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 8 August 2000.
  • Presentation on ‘Encouraging participation in case discussions: A comparison of the MICA and the Harvard case methods,’ Faculty Seminar, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India, 19 January 2000.
  • Presentation on ‘Economic theory and strategic decision making,’ Economics Association, Vivekananda College, Chennai, India, 11 January 2000.
  • Presentation on ‘Strategic planning in today’s global environment,’ Seminar Series, Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore, India, 30 December 1999.
  • Presentation on ‘Global Strategy – Opportunities and Issues,’ at the Confederation of Indian Industry, Chandigarh, Punjab, 2 July 1998.
  • Presentation on ‘A Strategic Perspective to Regional Economic Development,’ at Punjab Civil Secretariat, Government of Punjab, Chandigarh, Punjab, 1 July 1998.
  • Facilitator at the session on ‘Innovations in Strategic Capabilities,’ Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Springfield, MA, 15 May 1998.
  • Lecture on ‘Strategies for Globalization,’ Institute of Economic Education, Madras, India, 19 July 1997.
  • Conducted a Workshop on ‘Strategic Management,’ Kerala Management Association, Cochin, 12 July 1997.
  • Presentation on ‘Simulations and Learning,’ Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India, 11 July 1997.
  • Presentation on ‘Use of simulation in the business policy course,’ Technology Learning Institute, Center for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Delaware, 3 June 1996.
  • Conducted a Workshop on ‘Strategic Management,’ Kerala Management Association, Cochin, 29 July 1994.
  • Conducted a Workshop on ‘Strategic Management and Turnaround Management,’ Indore Management Association, Indore, 27 July 1994.
  • Conducted a Workshop on ‘Alternatives to the Lecture: The case method,’ Center for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Delaware, 25 October 1993.
  • Faculty Advisor, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, College of Business &
  • Economics, University of Delaware, 1993-1997.
  • Faculty Advisor, Indian Students' Association, University of Delaware, 1992-1997.
  • Member, Managing Committee, Boy Scouts Troop 250, Newark, DE. (1993-1994)

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Other Research Studies

  • Schroeder, D., C. Gopinath, and S. Congden, "Using technology to compete as a small to medium sized manufacturer," Massachusetts Small Business Development Center, December 1987.
  • Gopinath, C., "Review and analysis of transport organizations and planning in Madras," Ford Foundation, New Delhi, June 1974.
  • Gopinath, C., R. K. Sah, and C. S. Sadasivam, "Review and analysis of regional development authorities with particular reference to the Greater Patna Development Authority," Ford Foundation, New Delhi, April 1974.

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Honors / Awards / Grants

  • Excellence in Global Management Education Award, Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, 2004.
  • Excellence in Service Award, Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, 2003.
  • Suffolk University, Sawyer School of Management, Summer Research Grant, 1998.
  • Citation of Excellence presented by ANBAR Electronic Intelligence for my paper published in the Journal of Management Studies, 1995.
  • United Nations Development Program Award, 1994. Assisted the All India Management Association in the development of courseware for their distance education MBA.
  • Institute for North American Trade and Economics, MA, 1989-1990. Research Grant.
  • Awarded Membership of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, 1989.
  • Massachusetts Small Business Development Center, MA, 1987. Research Grant.
  • Group Study Exchange Award, Rotary International, 1982. Visited businesses and addressed Rotary Clubs in Atlantic Canada.
  • National Merit Scholarship, 1970.

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Contact

C. GOPINATH, Ph.D.

Sawyer School of Management
Suffolk University
Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108, USA.

Phone: 617-305-1934
Fax: 617-994-4260 8
E-mail: c.gopinath(at)suffolk.edu
Web: http://www.suffolkmgt.org/cgopinath