Biographical sketches of authors

Salvatore Parise   IBM Institute for Knowledge Management, 55 Cambridge Parkway, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 (electronic mail: sparise@us.ibm.com). Dr. Parise is a Research Consultant in the Institute for Knowledge Management at IBM where he consults and performs applied research with organizations on issues involving strategic alliances, knowledge-based strategy, and organizational design. He received his Doctor of Business Administration degree in 2000 from Boston University's School of Management, working in the area of strategic alliances in the computer industry. His current research interests include multilateral alliance structures, business strategy development, organizational learning, and alignment between business strategy and alliance strategy.

John C. Henderson   Boston University School of Management, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 (electronic mail: jchender@bu.edu). Professor Henderson is the Richard C. Shipley Professor of Management and the chair of the Information Systems Department at Boston University's School of Management. He also serves as the director of the Systems Research Center at the school. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Professor Henderson's research focuses on four main areas: managing strategic partnerships, aligning business and IT strategies, valuing IT investment, and knowledge management. Currently he is extending his research in strategy and organizations to focus on the impact of the mobile Internet on markets and organizations. Prior to joining Boston University, he was a faculty member at the MIT Sloan School of Management.