He received his BA (Public Policy) from Duke University and his PhD (Organization Studies) from the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on teams (especially geographically dispersed ones), technology, and the changing contexts of 21st century work. His recent work has been published in Organization Science, MIS Quarterly, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Organization Studies. Earlier in his career, Michael was a management consultant (Coopers & Lybrand) and a policy analyst.