He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from Harvard University, his Masters degree in Applied Economics from the Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania), and his Ph.D. in Human Resources and Corporate Strategy from the Wharton Business School. He is the author of over a dozen publications on high-performance/high-involvement work systems and organizational innovation, learning, and change. Dr. Pil's recent work draws on longitudinal establishment level surveys and field interviews he has conducted worldwide in the automobile industry, as well as time-series individuallevel data he has gathered in the public sector. His research examines where knowledge originates, where it resides, and how it is transferred within and across organizational boundaries.