Preface ixAcknowledgments xxvIntroduction: We are the Data 1Chapter 1: The Road to Virtual Distance 37Chapter 2: Redefining Distance 49Chapter 3: Meeting Virtual Distance 67Chapter 4: Measuring Virtual Distance 97Chapter 5: Mapping Virtual Distance 123Chapter 6: Managing Virtual Distance 147Chapter 7: Redefining Teams 183Chapter 8: Virtual Distance and Technology 199Chapter 9: Reimagining Innovation 223Chapter 10: Soul-Based Leadership - An Introduction 239Appendix A: Virtual Distance and Neuroscience: A Different Perspective 269Appendix B: Notes on Survey Research Methodology and Virtual Distance 295Appendix C: Expanded List of Project Descriptions 305Index 333
DR. KAREN SOBEL LOJESKI is CEO of Virtual Distance International (VDI), a research-based predictive analytics and consulting firm specializing in measuring, mapping, and managing the impact of Virtual Distance in the workforce and beyond. She holds a BS in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Technology Management, Leadership, I/O Psychology and Innovation from Stevens Institute of Technology. Sobel Lojeski is affiliated with many academic institutions including the Stockholm School of Economics, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and the Graduate School of Education, Institute for Advanced Study and Babson College.RICHARD R. REILLY is Professor Emeritus at the School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology. He is the co-author of Blockbusters: The Five Keys to Developing Great New Products.