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Authors' biographies:

A. R. Venkatachalam is currently Associate Professor of Information Systems in the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. He received his Bachelors degree with Honors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras, India, MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and PhD from The University of Alabama. His research interests include crosscultural studies in information systems management, global information systems, knowledge-based systems, machine learning using genetic algorithms and neural networks. His publications have appeared in several research journals and international and national conference proceedings. He is a frequent reviewer for a number of journals and professional conferences. Dr Venkatachalam is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute, Information Resources Management Association, and Association of Information Systems.

Je€rey E. Sohl is Professor of Management Science in the Department of Decision Sciences and Director of the Center for Venture Research at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. He received his MBA and PhD from the University of Maryland and has written articles for several academic and business journals. His current research interests are in forecast model selection procedures and the in¯uence of national culture on forecasting practices.

Authors' address:

A. R. Venkatachalam and Je€rey E. Sohl, Department of Decision Sciences, Whittemore School of Business and Economics, The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824-3593, USA.