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BA (UWO); MA (Brown); PhD (Indiana); Hon LLD (Simon Fraser)
Professor Emeritus of Policy
Dean Emeritus
University Professor (York)
Area(s):
Policy
E-mail:
jgillies@schulich.yorku.ca
Telephone:
(416) 736-2100, ext. 77901
Office:
Room W362X, SSB
RESEARCH
Areas of Expertise
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Business-government relations; public policy; industrial strategy; governance of corporations; board of directors. |
TEACHING
1980 - Present
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Schulich School of Business |
Teaching Area/s
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Policy |
Courses Taught
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Corporate Governance: The Role of the Board of Directors |
Previous Appointments
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University of California, Los Angelas |
WORK EXPERIENCE
- York University, Schulich School of Business, Professor and Dean
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
- Judge: Best Business Book in Canada Award;
- Best of the Best Article Award (Deloite/Touche)
- Member: CICA Panel on Corporate Governance
- Assessor: Promotion recommendations
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Boardroom Renaissance: Power, Morality and Performance in the Modern Corporation (Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1992). pp. xv,264.
(Ed.) Success: Canadian Leaders Prepare for the Next Century (Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1996). pp. 202.
Contributor: "The Emerging Revolution in Canadian Business Leadership" in Success: Canadian Leaders Prepare for the Next Century (Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1996), pp. 10-36.
"The Corporate Sector: Competitive Markets, Economic Power and Survival in the Global Economy" in J. Dermer(ed.) The Canadian Profile: People, Insitutions and Infrastructure (Toronto: Captus Press, l992), pp. 93-114.
"The TSE Corporate Governance Report, Business Quarterly, Winter, 1994, pp.12-16.
"Replacing the Old with the New", Business Quarterly, Winter, 1994, pp. 109-114 (with Suzanne Firth).
"Does Corporate Governance Matter" Business Quarterly, Spring, 1997, pp. 71-77 (with Daniela Morra).
"Stakeholders and Shareholders in a Global Economy", Policy Options, December, 1996, pp. 35-39.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name
James M. Gillies, CM
Rank
Professor Emeritus, Policy
Status
Tenured
Education
1952 Ph.D. University of Indiana, Economics
1949 A.M. Brown University, Economics
1946 B.A. University of Western Ontario, Economics
Employment History
1989 - 1997 Professor Emeritus, Schulich School of Business
1980 - 1989 Professor, Schulich School of Business
1969 - 1972 Vice-President
1965 - 1972 York University, Schulich School of Business, Professor and Dean
1951 - 1965 UCLA, School of Business, Assistant Professor to Professor and Assistant Dean
Honours
1996 C.M. - Invested as a member of the Order of Canada
1982 Honourary LL.D., Simon Fraser University
Scholarly and Professional Activities
1989 - 1996 Judge: Best Business Book in Canada Award
Best of the Best Article Award (Deloite/Touche)
Member: CICA Panel on Corporate Governance
Assessor: Promotion recommendations
Graduate Thesis Supervisions
26 Ph.D. completed
Graduate Courses Taught
PLCY 6150, Corporate Governance: The Role of the Board of Directors
Research Funding
1990 National Centre for Management Research and Development
Publications
Books
Boardroom Renaissance: Power, Morality and Performance in the Modern Corporation (Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1992). pp. xv,264.
(Ed.) Success: Canadian Leaders Prepare for the Next Century (Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1996). pp. 202.
Contributor: "The Emerging Revolution in Canadian Business Leadership" in Success: Canadian Leaders Prepare for the Next Century (Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1996), pp. 10-36.
"The Corporate Sector: Competitive Markets, Economic Power and Survival in the Global Economy" in J. Dermer(ed.) The Canadian Profile: People, Insitutions and Infrastructure (Toronto: Captus Press, l992), pp. 93-114.
"Canadian Industrial Policy: Past and Future" in J.Dermer (ed.) Meeting the Global Challenge: Competitive Position and Strategy (Toronto: Captus Press, 1992), pp. 57-86.
"Nearing the Brink: Financial Crisis and Issues for the Unrelated Director” in Corporate Restructurings and Insolvencies (Scarborough, Ontario: Carswell, Queen's Annual Business Law Symposium, 1995), pp. 159-243 (with Carol Hansell).
Refereed Full Journal Papers
"The TSE Corporate Governance Report, Business Quarterly, Winter, l994, pp.12-16.
"Replacing the Old with the New", Business Quarterly, Winter, 1994, pp. 109-114 (with Suzanne Firth).
"Does Corporate Governance Matter" Business Quarterly, Spring, l997, pp. 71-77 (with Daniela Morra).
"Stakeholders and Shareholders in a Global Economy", Policy Options, December, 1996, pp. 35-39.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Other Conference Proceedings
"The Role of the University in Sustainable Development" in The Role of the University in Sustainable Development (Guelph, Ontario: The University of Guelph, 1992).
"A Modern Day Look at an Age Old Issue - Free Trade" in Best in Business, Vol 6., No.5., 1992.
"Outsiders on the Board: The Implications for Board Business"in Corporate Governance and the
Institutional Investor (Toronto: Inside Guide Publishing, l993).
"The Director's Uneasy Chair; Director's and Officers Liabilities" (Toronto: The Law Society of Upper Canada, l994).
"The Modern University in a Modern Society", Convocation Address, York Univeresity, 1995. |
RESEARCH