Coding - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2014
News

Innovation: An Orchestra of One

technology that would adapt to my playing style in real time instead of forcing me to fit a recording." Chao was right. She found former concert oboist Christopher Raphael, now chair of computer science at Indiana University, who was using predictive modeling to View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2018
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Research Brief: A Path to Moral Management

different and potentially less laudable norms, the principles that students held during their management education can become corrupted and will no longer be reflected in their behavior,” he says, adding that the key is finding a way to reinvent training and View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Mar 2014
News

Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions

income to achieve desired levels of redistribution without harming saving; and a carbon tax to correct for externalities associated with energy consumption. In short, no tax expenditures that litter the code with preferences and that... View Details

Keywords: ask the expert; Finance

01 Feb 2002
News

As the Future Catches You

genetics revolution is occurring 50 percent faster than the computer revolution; private companies, from IBM to DuPont to L'Oreal, will have the ability to rewrite the source code of life; and nanotechnology will soon produce "biorobots"... View Details

Keywords: life sciences; Scientific Research and Development Services

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1.6 Degree Requirements | MBA

detailed supervision, as outlined in the HBS Community Values and the MBA Honor Code — that the candidate is prepared to use this body of knowledge, skills, and techniques in a manner befitting a professional administrator and responsible... View Details

24 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Do We Tax?

the US tax code tag? A: We do some tagging, but tagging is severely limited in reality relative to what the standard theory would say. Theory suggests we should tag height, gender, race, facial symmetry, place in birth order, native... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Legal Services

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5.1 Community Standards/Disciplinary Process | MBA

a joint degree program also should refer to any disciplinary process details included in their respective joint-degree handbook section(s). Notification of Possible Violation Students who wish to report possible violations of the HBS Community Values , MBA Honor View Details

14 Feb 2019
News

Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

geo-thermal heat pumps. “Building codes can really move the dial citywide,” Grantham said. Asked what his top climate priority would be if he were Mayor of Boston, Grantham said he would stop issuing permits for building in flood plains... View Details

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Pasha Nahass

writing code than in what the vision for the product should be.” A subsequent rotational program at Google introduced Pasha to product management, where he “worked with multiple stakeholders—engineers, designers, sales, marketing, product... View Details

Keywords: Tech

13 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Trust

black plumber. Some brochures included a line that TrapGuard was certified by the International Plumbing Code, a set of standards developed by the International Code Council. Others did not. A month later, the research team followed up... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Service

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Staff Catering Guidelines | About

participants plan to bring their lunches. Process for Ordering Campus Catering Restaurant Associates (RA) is available to assist with your various catering needs. All orders must be placed through the Spoonfed online Catering System , and require a departmental... View Details

30 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 30

Governance Codes in Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards By: Toffel, Michael W., Jodi L. Short, and Melissa Ouellet Abstract—Transnational business regulation is increasingly... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens

a strange human tendency to value effort independent of outcome," says Norton. "If you appear to be working hard and sweating, people will assume you are doing a good job." There's an app for that Buell and Norton put that into practice by partnering... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

03 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

economically important, is driven by compensation consultants' tendencies and by firms' governance-related frictions, and is associated with lower ROA. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51919 Beyond Symbolic Responses to Private... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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John Bracaglia

AI," the conference was hosted by the Code Club (John is VP in 2018/2019, and will be president next year), attracting more than 150 people to events with eleven speakers spread out over two days. "We focused on three industries... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Tech; CPG

18 Jan 2012
News

Survey Reveals Depths of US Competitiveness Problem

pinpoint the roots of the country’s competitiveness problem. The findings allow us to assess whether individual elements of the US business environment, such as the complexity of our tax code or our K-12 education system, strengthens or... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

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Stata and Maintaining Version Stability - Research Computing Services

features such as random-number generators (RNGs) to version number # . version # is used to allow old programs to run correctly under more recent versions of Stata and to ensure that new programs run correctly under future versions of Stata. This guarantees that your... View Details

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SMS Terms - HBS Online

Privacy Notice SMS Terms Terms of Use FERPA Community Values & Honor Code Trademark Notice Cookies The following terms apply if you have opted in to receive information from HBS Online using automated dialing technology to call or text... View Details

June 2011
Article

Watch What I Do, Not What I Say: The Unintended Consequences of the Homeland Investment Act

By: Dhammika Dharmapala, C. Fritz Foley and Kristin J. Forbes

This paper analyzes the impact of the Homeland Investment Act of 2004, which provided a one-time tax holiday for the repatriation of foreign earnings and thereby reduced the cost to U.S. multinationals of accessing a source of internal capital. Lawmakers and lobbyists... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Performance Effectiveness; Code Law; Taxation; Cost; Capital; Financial Strategy; Research and Development; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States

01 Dec 1998
News

Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All

compliant? Do you know which spreadsheets you put post-2000 dates into? Consider also the embedded code in peripherals that connect you to your network - one noncompliant machine could bring down thousands. Large organizations have been... View Details

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