the strategic implications of the Internet. Lumpkin received his Ph D in business administration from the University of Texas at Arlington (lumpkin@uic. edu) Gregory G. Dess is the Andrew R. Cecil Professor of Applied Ethics at the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management. His primary research interests are in the areas of strategic management, organization- environment relationships, and knowledge management. Dess received his Ph D. in business administration from the University of Washington. 173the strategic implications of the Internet. Lumpkin received his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Texas at Arlington (tlumpkin@uic.edu). Gregory G. Dess is the Andrew R. Cecil Professor of Applied Ethics at the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management. His primary research interests are in the areas of strategic management, organization– environment relationships, and knowledge management. Dess received his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Washington. 173