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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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Currencies and International Stock Returns (Spanish version)
Desai, Mihir A.; Luchs, Kathleen; Meyer, Elizabeth A.; Veblen, Mark F.Case HBS-207S16FinanceWhat do international stocks contribute to the portfolio of a U.S. investor? How do currencies interact with stock price movements in determining the benefits of international diversification? This case helps students compare the risks and returns of foreign stock markets with each other and with the U.S. market and to examine the risks and returns of international diversification. Students must calculate returns, adjust for currencies, derive co...Starting at €8.20
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adidas Group: IT Multi-Sourcing at adidas
Applegate, Lynda M.; Wiener, Martin; Saunders, Carol; Gill, GrandonCase HBS-815002-EInformation TechnologiesThis case describes the design and implementation of an IT-multi-sourcing strategy at a large global sportswear company, the adidas Group, which is headquartered in Germany. To help increase the benefits and reduce the risks of its sourcing arrangements, adidas carefully selected two tier-2 vendors to work with its primary tier-1 vendor, a large Indian outsourcing firm that it had worked with closely for over a decade. The management of the multi...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