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- January 26, 2018
- Editorial
Can Donald Trump Teach us Anything?
By: Peter Tufano
Tufano, Peter. "Can Donald Trump Teach us Anything?" International Business Times (January 26, 2018).
- 2015
- Chapter
Road Signs for Business and Business Education: Navigating the Geography of Social Value Creation
By: Peter Tufano
Tufano, Peter. "Road Signs for Business and Business Education: Navigating the Geography of Social Value Creation." Chap. 11 in Shaping Entrepreneurial Mindsets: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Leadership Development, edited by Jordi Canals, 189–202. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- July 2009 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing
By: Peter Tufano
Kinecta Federal Credit Union has the opportunity to purchase Nix Check Cashing as part of their "blue ocean" strategy to reach the financially underserved and increase credit union membership and deposits. But they face financial as well as reputational risk. Check...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Credit;
Financing and Loans;
Personal Finance;
Strategic Planning;
Partners and Partnerships;
Reputation;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Tufano, Peter, and Andrea Ryan. "Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing." Harvard Business School Case 210-012, July 2009. (Revised July 2009.)
- October 2008 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
The Christmas Eve Closing
By: Peter Tufano
In 2002, two homeowners in Massachusetts are deciding whether to refinance their home less than two years after taking out an initial mortgage and a subsequent home equity line of credit.
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Tufano, Peter, and Andrea Ryan. "The Christmas Eve Closing." Harvard Business School Case 209-043, October 2008. (Revised August 2010.)
- April 2002 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel, 2001, The
By: Peter Tufano
Bethlehem Steel's 2001 bankruptcy filing inspires an employee's daughter to evaluate her father's pension plan, weeks after September 11's tragedies exacerbated a weakening U.S. economy and just months before her father planned to retire. Battered equity markets and...
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Tufano, Peter, Zvi Bodie, and Akiko M. Mitsui. "Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel, 2001, The." Harvard Business School Case 202-088, April 2002. (Revised October 2003.)
- April 1999
- Case
General Property Trust
By: Peter Tufano
In 1994 General Property Trust, an Australian property investment trust, was anticipating future cash needs beyond those that the Trust could fund with internal cash flows. The managers of the Trust were considering a novel financing structure whereby it would sell...
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Keywords:
Financing and Loans;
Financial Institutions;
Financial Services Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
Australia
Tufano, Peter, and John C Handley. "General Property Trust." Harvard Business School Case 299-098, April 1999.
- August 1998
- Case
General Motors Corp. (B), The : Financial Policies
By: Peter Tufano
The second in a four-part series, the case details the financial policies and practices at General Motors from 1990 to 1996. This part describes the stated financial policies of the firm, including its approach to capital structure, liability structure, equity...
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Tufano, Peter, William J Wildern, and Markus Mullarkey. "General Motors Corp. (B), The : Financial Policies." Harvard Business School Case 299-007, August 1998.
- August 1998 (Revised November 1998)
- Case
General Motors Corp. (A), The : Overview
By: Peter Tufano
The first in a four-part series, this case details the financial policies and practices at General Motors from 1990 to 1996. This part provides a brief introduction to the company.
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Tufano, Peter, William J Wildern, and Markus Mullarkey. "General Motors Corp. (A), The : Overview." Harvard Business School Case 299-006, August 1998. (Revised November 1998.)
- December 1996
- Background Note
Financial Engineering and Tax Risk: The Case of Times Mirror PEPS
By: Peter Tufano
Provides general background on the taxation of corporate securities, and shows how the inconsistent taxation of functionally-similar securities can permit financial engineers to bear tax risk to earn positive returns. Designed to be used with Times Mirror Co. PEPS...
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Tufano, Peter, Robert Santangelo, and Cameron Poetzscher. "Financial Engineering and Tax Risk: The Case of Times Mirror PEPS." Harvard Business School Background Note 297-056, December 1996.
- October 1995 (Revised December 1998)
- Supplement
ABN-AMRO Holding N.V. and Smit Transformatoren N.V. (B)
By: Peter Tufano
Supplements the (A) case.
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Tufano, Peter, and Cameron Poetzscher. "ABN-AMRO Holding N.V. and Smit Transformatoren N.V. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 296-031, October 1995. (Revised December 1998.)
- March 1994 (Revised February 2001)
- Background Note
Why Manage Risk?
By: Peter Tufano
Conventional finance theory demonstrates that, under simplistic assumptions, firms cannot add to shareholder value through the use of risk management activities. Modern finance theory has begun to carefully consider and examine those circumstances under which firms can...
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Keywords:
Risk Management
Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Why Manage Risk?" Harvard Business School Background Note 294-107, March 1994. (Revised February 2001.)
- October 18, 2017
- Editorial
Why We Must Embrace, Not Fear, the Technology That Is Revolutionising Education and Jobs
By: Peter Tufano
Tufano, Peter. "Why We Must Embrace, Not Fear, the Technology That Is Revolutionising Education and Jobs." International Business Times (October 18, 2017).
- August 20, 2019
- Other Article
An Encouraging Step to Reorient Corporate Purpose
By: Peter Tufano
Tufano, Peter. "An Encouraging Step to Reorient Corporate Purpose." LinkedIn Pulse (August 20, 2019).
- July 2009
- Supplement
Spreadsheet Supplement to Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing (CW)
By: Peter Tufano
These spreadsheets will allow students to analyze financials for Kinecta Federal Credit Union and Nix Check Cashing. They also provide insight into the banking and AFS markets in which both organizations operate.
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- April 2001
- Supplement
HBS Inc.
By: Peter Tufano
Spreadsheet to (9-201-095). Download only.
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- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
that we can thrive. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53562 forthcoming Customer Needs and Solutions In Pursuit of Enhanced Customer Retention Management: Review, Key Issues, and Future Directions By: Ascarza, Eva, Scott A. Neslin, Oded...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
workday events can make or break employees' inner work lives. But it's forward momentum in meaningful work—progress that creates the best inner work lives. Through rigorous analysis of nearly 12,000 diary entries provided by 238 employees...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
benefits are at most partially realized. The same institutions and practices that facilitate efficient ad placement can also facilitate fraud. The networks that should be serving advertisers have decidedly mixed incentives, such as cost savings from cutting corners,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- March 2009
- Article
Customer Experience Creation: Determinants, Dynamics and Management Strategies
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Peter C. Verhoef, Katherine N. Lemon, A. Parasuraman, Anne Roggeveen and Michael Tsiros
Retailers, such as Starbucks and Victoria's Secret, aim to provide customers a great experience across channels. In this paper we provide an overview of the existing literature on customer experience and expand on it to examine the creation of a customer experience...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Business Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Retail Industry
Schlesinger, Leonard A., Peter C. Verhoef, Katherine N. Lemon, A. Parasuraman, Anne Roggeveen, and Michael Tsiros. "Customer Experience Creation: Determinants, Dynamics and Management Strategies." Journal of Retailing 85, no. 1 (March 2009).
- 15 Feb 2014
- Conference Presentation
Men as Cultural Ideals: How Culture Shapes Gender Stereotypes
By: Amy Cuddy, Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Peter Glick and Michael I. Norton
Four studies test whether cultural values moderate the content of gender stereotypes, such that male stereotypes more closely align with core cultural values (specifically, individualism vs. collectivism) than do female stereotypes. In Studies 1 and 2, using different...
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Cuddy, Amy, Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Peter Glick, and Michael I. Norton. "Men as Cultural Ideals: How Culture Shapes Gender Stereotypes." Paper presented at the 15th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, February 15, 2014.