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Making Financial Markets Work For Consumers
Campbell, John Y.; Jackson, Howell E.; Madrian, Brigitte C.; Tufano, PeterArticle HBS-R1107B-EEconomicsIn 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act created a new federal agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to improve the functioning of consumer financial services markets. The Bureau is scheduled to open its doors in July 2011. Its first director will be responsible not only for setting the policy direction of the agency but also for establishing its organizational structure and management climate. In this op...Starting at €8.20
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Teach Workers About the Perils of Debt
Lusardi, Annamaria; Tufano, PeterArticle HBS-F0911A-ELeadership and People ManagementMost consumers don't understand how interest rates work and can't make sound decisions about borrowing. So wouldn't employees be better served by company programs that ventured beyond retirement planning and helped them stop pouring money into credit card fees and payments?Starting at €8.20
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Managing Risk in the New World
Kaplan, Robert S.; Mikes, Anette; Simons, Robert L.; Tufano, Peter; Hofmann, Michael; Champion, DavidArticle HBS-R0910E-EFive experts gathered recently to discuss the future of enterprise risk management: Kaplan, the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School, who with his colleague David Norton developed the balanced scorecard; Mikes, an assistant professor at HBS who studies the evolution of risk management and the role of the chief risk officer; Simons, the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at HBS; Tufano, the Sylvan C . Coleman...Starting at €8.20
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Case of the Religious Network Group (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Friedman, Raymond A.; Nash, Laura L.; Tufano, Peter; Walker, Patricia; Scully, Maureen A.; Poole, Gregory , Jr.; Gates, Jacquelyn; Mills, Kim I.Article HBS-99405-ELeadership and People ManagementGenCorp, a Connecticut-based paper-goods manufacturer, has long supported employee-organized network groups. Its social support group for African-Americans, in fact, has been a particular success, having provided black employees with opportunities to further enhance their careers and helped the company retain top talent, meet its EEO goals, and gain favorable publicity. So when Alice Lawrence, a top accountant at GenCorp, called general manager B...Starting at €8.20