Social Distance - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2020
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Keeping the Beat

Vibrations is turning out to be. Flint: I’m curious what this current situation has meant for you and your plans. Obviously social distancing is kind of the nightmare scenario for the music industry more... View Details

Keywords: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

01 Feb 1998
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Short Takes

Who Does Good and Why While it's common knowledge that business leaders often serve on nonprofit boards, there has been little formal information about the characteristics and motivations of such individuals. In a 1997 working paper series on View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Dec 2000
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Q&A: Andrew Kendall

Cleveland after HBS that he realized how much those experiences had meant. "There is no wilderness within easy driving distance of Cleveland," he notes. "I had gotten to the point where I took that aspect of my life for granted. When you... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Special Design Services; Professional Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2020
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Meal Plan

capacity will not be profitable. If social distancing restrictions remain in place, not for the next two months but the next year, how will fine dining restaurants survive? Some are contemplating continuing... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; restaurants; COVID-19; pandemic; recovery; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2008
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An American Odyssey

explicit connections between historic wrongs and current social problems has gained credence over the last couple of decades. But he distances his work from the more limited notion of reparations as commonly... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Lawrence Fouraker; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance

01 Jun 2024
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The Exchange: Chance Encounters

Assistant Professor Maria Roche and Associate Professor Andy Wu; image by John Ritter Late one day in the fall of 2021, as she was packing up to head home, Assistant Professor Maria Roche bumped into Andy Wu, a colleague in the Strategy Unit whose office is next to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Feb 2000
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No Place Like Home

businesses and middle-income employees to New York City.) On the lower end of the wage scale, companies are forced to pay bonuses and to bus workers long distances to fill essential blue-collar positions. Says Harvey, "Firms must respond... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next

to a continually evolving global business landscape. Curriculum Innovations What is the unique competence of HBS, and how will you deal with the distance learning revolution that is happening? Alan B. Steiner (MBA 1965), Colorado Springs,... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 May 2020
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Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

times and exploring coping techniques. “Many alumni are in positions of leadership where their decisions and actions have huge impacts,” he says. “Some are facing the potential loss of businesses in this new downturn, and balancing the needs of family as well.” Now... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 2002
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Class Notes Extra

central belief is that humanity is meant to live in unity and harmony. As a leader of his local Spiritual Assembly, he conducts interfaith and intercultural (especially with Chinese) discussion groups and has continued to promote social... View Details

03 Jun 2016
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Again in a Great City

the development reshaping the center of the city. As we near our destination, Cummings notes that by car Brightmoor’s distance from the revitalization in Detroit’s business district is just about the same as the View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

your career choices. Be who you are everywhere. Finally, establish a female network and maintain it in spite of distance and demands on your time. When constructing this group, ensure that at least one member has the gusto to disagree... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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We Rise

change can level the playing field. Social distancing has disrupted the traditional connection-based networks of venture capital. No one is going out for drinks anymore and there’s less small talk over Zoom.... View Details

Keywords: April White; Finance

01 Dec 2004
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Retirement's Changing Face

the fact that the word “retirement” has outgrown its usefulness? The word itself suggests a literal withdrawal, a distancing from the world that doesn’t suit most graduates of HBS and certainly doesn’t jibe with the subjects profiled... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

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