Dan Carchidi is currently director of Product Development, Knowledge Systems at GE Capital Performance Technology Solutions. In this role, he oversees development of e-Learning knowledge systems, as well as other performance support tools. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a BA in economics and history. He holds an MA from Teachers College, Columbia University and a PhD in higher education from the University of Michigan.

• Dedication Acknowledgements 1. The Knowledge Age and the Organization of Postsecondary Education 2. The Integration of Virtual Delivery and Virtual Organization 3. Research Context 4. The Network for Education and Technology Services: The Utility of the University of Maine System 5. The National Technological University: The First Truly Virtual University? 6. The University of California Extension Center for Media and Indepentent Learning: The Imlpications of Online Courses for the Organization 7. The Colorado Electronic Community College: Innovator, Consortial College, and Degree Broker 8. The Pennsylvania State University World Campus: Extending the Research University and Solving an Entrepreneurial Problem 9. Cross Case Comparisons 10. How Virtual Postsecondary Educational Organizations Function Within a Knowledge Industry Environment Implications for the Knowledge Industry/Sector