David 
                        Dell has recently completed a study with The 
                        Conference Board on Strategic Business Alignment 
                        (SBA). The study was sponsored by Gap 
                        International, Inc. 
                        
                        The research was based on a survey of 80 senior executives 
                        in major North American and European companies and some 
                        30 phone interviews with the business leaders in major 
                        US corporations. 67 % of the companies surveyed are headquartered 
                        in the U.S., and 33 % have headquarters in Europe. The 
                        goals of the study were to: 
                     
                    
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Define 
                          the role of SBA for today's corporations 
                       
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                          Identify key inhibitors and enablers of alignment 
                       
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                          Define successful approaches to forging SBA
                       
                    
                    To 
                      learn more about our research on Alignment, click here: 
                      
                    Forging 
                      Strategic Business Alignment (PDF)