Peter Weill (born c. 1955) is an Australian

computer scientist A computer scientist is a person who is trained in the academic study of computer science. Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation, as opposed to the hardware side on which computer engineers mainly focus (al ...

and organizational theorist, Professor of Information Systems Research at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and chairman of the

MIT Center for Information Systems Research The MIT Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) is a research center at the MIT Sloan School of Management founded in 1974. MIT CISR's research focuses on the use of information technology and management in complex organizations. Its missio ...

(CISR).

Biography

After receiving his BE with honours from Melbourne University in 1978 and his MBA in 1984, Weill proceeded to study management information systems at the New York University Stern School of Business, where he received his M.Phil in 1987, and his PhD in 1988. Weill started his academic career at the Melbourne University, where he was Professor of Management Information Systems and Director of its Centre for Management of Information Technology (CMIT) at the Melbourne Business School (MBS). In July 2000 he joined Sloan as Director of the MIT Center for Information Systems Research, where July 2008 he was succeeded by

Jeanne W. Ross Jeanne Wenzel Ross (born ca. 1952) is an American organizational theorist and principal research scientist at MIT Sloan School of Management and the MIT Center for Information Systems Research (CISR), specializes in Enterprise Architecture, ICT ...

, and Weill became chairman of the CISR.CISR Mission and Contact Information as of August 1, 2009 ( tp://ftp.software.ibm.com/la/documents/imc/la/pe/news/events/mit_2010/1_2005_12_3c_operatingmodels.pdf online Weill was awarded the Library Journal of America’s best business book of the year award for his 2001 ''Place to Space: Migrating to eBusiness Models''. In 2007 Weill also received the MIT Sloan Outstanding Teacher Award. In 2008 he was recognized by Ziff Davis as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in IT" and the top academic in the field.

Selected publications

* Weill, Peter, and Michael R. Vitale. ''Place to space: Migrating to eBusiness Models''. Harvard Business Press, 2001. * Weill, Peter, and

. ''IT governance: How top performers manage IT decision rights for superior results.'' Harvard Business Press, 2004. *

Ross, Jeanne W. Jeanne Wenzel Ross (born ca. 1952) is an American organizational theorist and principal research scientist at MIT Sloan School of Management and the MIT Center for Information Systems Research (CISR), specializes in Enterprise Architecture, ICT a ...

, Peter Weill, and

David C. Robertson David C. Robertson (born ca 1960) is an American computer scientist, organizational theorist, and management consultant, known for his contributions in the fields of IT management and Enterprise architecture. Biography After two years at Wesleya ...

. ''Enterprise architecture as strategy: Creating a foundation for business execution''. Harvard Business Press, 2006. Articles, a selection: * Weill, Peter.
The relationship between investment in information technology and firm performance: a study of the valve manufacturing sector
" ''Information Systems Research'' 3.4 (1992): 307-333. * Broadbent, Marianne, and Peter Weill.
Management by maxim: how business and IT managers can create IT infrastructures
" ''Sloan management review'' 38 (1997): 77-92. * Broadbent, Marianne, Peter Weill, and Don St. Clair.
The implications of information technology infrastructure for business process redesign
" ''MIS Quarterly'' (1999): 159-182.

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Peter Weill
MIT Sloan Faculty {{DEFAULTSORT:Weill, Peter Living people Australian computer scientists Australian business theorists Information systems researchers University of Melbourne alumni New York University Stern School of Business alumni MIT Sloan School of Management faculty 1955 births