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- Foreign Capital in Latin America in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
- This paper examines the history of foreign investment in Latin America in the two centuries since independence. Investment flows to the region were sometimes large and always volatile. Symptoms of overborrowing, sudden stops, debt, default and crises have been evident from the beginning. In general the economies in the hemisphere...
- White papers 2003-03-21
- Recession Creating 21st Century Gold Rush
- Looking for a little extra cash? As Ben Tracy reports, it might just be in your jewelry box as the price of gold has skyrocketed above $900 and ounce.
- Videos 2009-03-24
- Christmas Is All About Selling
- I don't want to disappoint everyone, but all this endless talk about "commercialism" ruining Christmas is just so much BS. Christmas, as an official holiday, was always about consumerism. It was commercial from day one. Here are the facts: Christmas was never a...
- Blog posts 2008-12-24
- Leadership Challenges In The 21st Century
- The essence of leadership is in creating a powerful vision of a future that does not exist yet, enlisting the support of people and carrying them across a chasm that separates the current state from the desired state. In the 21st century, there will be greater demand for value articulation...
- White papers 2006-06-24
- The Velocity Of Change: Technology Transforming The 21st Century Learning Environment
- This presentation explains the technology transforming the 21st century learning environment.
- Presentations
- Equity Premiums: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
- Stocks are commonly touted as being safe (real returns greater than 0) over the long run. If one looks only at the United States over the past century, this has been the case for any period greater than 20 years. However, in many other countries, stocks needed to be held...
- White papers 2006-03-03
- Retreat of the Firm and the Rise of Guilds: The Employment Relationship in an Age of Virtual Business
- The traditional employment contract - the implicit agreement by which workers provided loyal service to their employers, and in exchange, received job security, health insurance and pensions, and a chance for career advancement - was a product of the mid-20th century and the business conditions prevailing then. Over the last...
- White papers 2002-07-01
- Four Centuries of Location Value: Implications for Real Estate Capital Gain in Central Places
- This paper constructs a 347-year index of location value for the period 1628-1974 for a major section of a big city. This index is used to investigate the implications of the monocentric city model for potential long-term capital gain in real estate investments in central places. The results show that...
- White papers 2002-03-01
- Globalization in the Apparel and Textile Industries: What Is New and What Is Not?
- This article explains why it would be disingenuous to deem globalization of the textile and apparel industries a recent phenomenon. In the first half of the nineteenth century, American vessels carried Indian and later American cotton to Britain, and Lancashire goods to Asia. In the latter half of the nineteenth...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- Smartkontrols Takes 21st Century Control of Heating at Tibbiwell House
- Built of traditional Cotswold stone in the small Gloucestershire village of Painswick, Tibbiwell House is a four-bedroom Georgian property linked by a covered glass walkway to a two-storey annexe building which features a further three bedrooms. Smartkontrols - the market leader in intelligent home heating control - has completed a...
- Case studies
- The Threshing Barn
- Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty in a village in Surrey, the circa 1840's threshing barn in Surrey is now equipped with all the futuristic capabilities of the most modern home. Owners of a 19th century threshing barn in Surrey are reaping the benefits of 21st century heating...
- Case studies
- Break On Through
- From the executive summary: ‘The world of international franchising saw its most dramatic regulatory changes in the last fifth of the retiring century. The result: the world's business climate warmed to the carefully balanced franchise relationship and fostered two decades of unprecedented international growth. At the turn of the new...
- White papers 2000-02-01
- 21st Century Leadership: Redefining Management Education: Educating Managers in the Modern Era
- The article is about the 21st Century Leadership defining redefining management education as educating managers for the modern era. Companies need new techniques to train their professionals for the challenges of the 21st century. Organizational leaders have been struggling with the same challenges in various forms for the last 10...
- White papers 1999-09-01
- 13 Platinum Advantages Direct Response Marketing Offers The 21st Century Marketer
- A lot of people think the new economy is all about the Internet but it's really about customers some dot-coms think of the customer as just another part of the business. They don't understand the customer is the core of the business. Direct Response Marketing has had a number of...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Financial Storm of the Century
- For an update on how we are doing after living through the financial storm of the century, I spoke to Jeff Glor of the CBS Evening News over the weekend. Jeff is always a great interviewer! by Jill Schlesinger
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
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- Fitch Affirms 21st Century Insurance Ratings; Stable Outlook
- CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A-' issuer default rating on 21st Century Insurance Group (21st Century) and the 'BBB+' rating on 21st Century's senior notes. Additionally, Fitch has affirmed the 'A+' insurer financial strength IFS ratings of 21st Century Insurance Company (21st Century Insurance), 21st Century Casualty Company,...
- Research articles 2006-03-28
- Century Bank Announces Jonathan G. Sloane & Barry R. Sloane as New Co-Presidents & Co-Chief Executive Officers
- MEDFORD, Mass. -- The boards of directors of Century Bank ("Century") and its holding company, Century Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNBKA) (www.century-bank.com) elected Jonathan G. Sloane and Barry R. Sloane as the new Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Executive Officers of Century Bank, and the new Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers of Century...
- Research articles 2005-04-15
- Deere folds in Century Rain Aid.(Brief Article)
- MOLINE, IL -- Century Rain Aid is now part of John Deere Landscapes. Deere & Company acquired all 170 Century branches with the purchase of Century's parent company, Richton ... MOLINE, IL -- Century Rain Aid is now part of John Deere Landscapes. Deere...
- Research articles 2002-03-01
- Hong Kong - Accor and Century International Hotels - Accor S.A - Brief Article
- HONG KONG - Accor and Century International Hotels have launched five co-branded hotels in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Shenzhen, China. The hotels include the 516-room Novotel Century Hong Kong formerly the Century Hong Kong Hotel, the 418-room Novotel Century Kuala Lumpur formerly the Century Kuala Lumpur and the 276-room...
- Research articles 2002-02-01
- James J. Gennaro Joins Century Bank as Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking & Lending in Worcester
- MEDFORD, Mass. -- Marshall M. Sloane, Chairman of Century Bank ("Century"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Century Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNBKA) (www.century-bank.com) announced today that James J. Gennaro has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking and Lending at Century's Worcester center. Gennaro is responsible for...
- Research articles 2005-09-14
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