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Prague Post, The

By: Paul A. Gompers
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Abstract

Lisa Frankenberg, co-founder of the Prague Post, is faced with several business and professional decisions. The English-language paper she founded is under pressure from competition and a Czech Republic recession. She must decide how to return the paper to profitability. Similarly, Frankenberg must decide whether to come back to the United States to start a consulting job.

Keywords

Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Profit; Competition; Financial Crisis; Personal Development and Career; Publishing Industry; Czech Republic

Citation

Gompers, Paul A. "Prague Post, The ." Harvard Business School Case 299-033, January 1999.
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