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Preparing for a Pandemic (Spanish version)
Staples, Jeffrey; Dowell, Scott F.; Bresee, Joseph S.; Nohria, Nitin; Bennis, Warren G.; Fischhoff, Baruch; MacGowan, William; Brilliant, Larry; Susser, Peter; Cooper, Sherry; Dobson, Wendy; Golden, Brian R.Article HBS-F0605AThis month, all of Harvard Business Review's Forethought contributions address avian influenza, its potential to become a pandemic, and the red flags this possibility raises for businesses. Jeffrey Staples warns that the H5N1 strain of the avian flu represents a new class of global threat and urges companies to plan accordingly. Scott F. Dowell and Joseph S. Bresee show how mutations of the virus could boost its ability to spread from person to p...Starting at €8.20
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Home Essentials: Building a Global Service Business with Local Operations
Applegate, Lynda M.; Kerr, William R.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-811078-EEntrepreneurshipChris Exline founded Home Essentials, a furniture rental business targeted toward expatriates, in Singapore but rapidly moved the base of operations to Hong Kong. The company was highly successful in Singapore and Hong Kong and then pursued rapid global expansion. Lacking frameworks for deciding upon countries to enter and services to deliver in each country, Exline used gut instinct. Lacking control systems and information, he failed to identify...Starting at €8.20
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Pitching Business Opportunities
Applegate, Lynda M.; Kerr, William R.; Brownell, AlexisCase HBS-811086-EEntrepreneurshipThis note can be used to develop a business plan pitch for a new venture.Starting at €8.20
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ReSource Pro
Applegate, Lynda M.; Kerr, William R.; Koll, Elisabeth; Lane, DavidCase HBS-812031-EEntrepreneurshipMatt Bruno, founder and general manager of ReSource Pro, left his job working for a New York City-based insurance program shortly after the World Trade Center bombing and arrived in China. Initially he planned to teach English, but soon the entrepreneurial spirit of the country caused him to begin exploring opportunities. He returned to New York and talked his former boss into allowing him to start a back-office services firm for their insurance ...Starting at €8.20