Eric W. Stein, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. of Management Science and Information Systems Penn State Great Valley School of Grad. Prof. Studies Management Division 30 East Swedesford Rd. Malvern, PA 19355 USA Phone: 610-648-3256 - Fax: 610-889-1334 E-Mail: ews3@psu.edu Education Ph.D., The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Managerial Science. B.A., Amherst College, Physics. Research Interests Organizational memory and information systems support for it Methods to identify experts in organizational settings Characteristics of human experts Social network communication Organizational learning Courses Taught MIS 531-Introduction to MIS MIS 538-Decision Support and Expert Systems MGMT 501-Behavioral Science in Business MGMT 558-Seminar in Advanced Decision Making Sports and Hobbies My favorite sports are skiing, tennis, squash, bicycling, and wind surfing. My hobby is jazz music and I love playing alto saxophone. I also manage the creation of jazz musical arrangements, books, and audio tapes for my dad, Lou Stein.   Eric W. Stein Professional Activities Dr. Stein engages in a number of professional activities based on his knowledge and expertise. Some of his talks, seminars, and consulting areas are listed below. If you need more information, please contact Dr. Stein directly via email, phone, or snail-mail. Talks "The Knowledge Bank: Key to Company Success" "Using the Internet to Compete" "Expert Systems as a Competitive Business Tool" Seminars and Mini-Courses "Developing a Knowledge Bank for Your Company" "Web Design for Risk Communication and Management" "Developing and Implementing an Expert System" Consulting Knowledge Banking Expert System Development Eric W. Stein © 2000 all rights reserved ews3@psu.edu