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Settlement date, also known as delivery date, is the final date by which the parties involved in a trade must complete the transaction. The designated date itself varies with the type of assets being traded. For illustration, we consider futures contracts and foreign exchange settlements, which are adequately …
The Shanghai Composite Index is an authoritative set of statistical indicators adopted by domestic and overseas investors in measuring the performance of the Chinese security market. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Indices are price indices including the SSE 180 Index, SSE 50 Index, SSE Dividend Index, SSE New …
Shareholder activism is the proactive attempt by equity investors, usually large financial institutions, to change some aspect of firm behavior or governance. While the goals of activist shareholders vary, they primarily revolve around monitoring and attempting to bring about changes in firms believed to be pursuing goals that …
Siemens, a multinational German electrical engineering conglomerate, was founded by the German entrepreneur Werner von Siemens in 1847. The company from the outset demonstrated an orientation toward commercialization of inventions and internationalization of operations. From a traditional power engineering and communications engineering business, Siemens AG extended its portfolio …
First published in 1959, The Silent Language is a book written by the American anthropologist Edward T. Hall. Drawing on research into variations in communication processes across different cultures, Hall argued that people communicate not only through words, but also through an array of behaviors—or “silent languages”—that are …
We are all familiar with scale models, which represent the salient features of the scheme being studied. Typical examples would be the day-to-day operations of a financial institution, an office or factory, or the performance of a share portfolio. Of necessity, the model will be a simplification. Typically …
Babylon was the most famous Mesopotamian city in antiquity, located along the Euphrates River, 55 miles southwest of modern Baghdad. Major excavations began in 1899 by the Germans and, in recent times, have been continued by Iraq’s Department of Antiquities. The city is first mentioned by the Agade …
The Republic of Singapore was established in 1965, and it is one of the few remaining city-states in the world. After independence, Singapore soon became a highly developed market-based economy. Singapore is the 17th-wealthiest country in the world in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (US$39,952), …
A single market is a common market between member states where barriers have been removed to enable free movement of goods, services, capital, and labor. These barriers may take various forms including physical borders, product standards, national laws and regulations, fiscal taxes, and foreign discrimination. There are elements …
Built upon the former China Petrochemical Company, Sinopec Corporation was founded in 1998. Sinopec Corporation is a publicly listed company in which 68 percent interest is held by Sinopec Group (Sinopec). With its headquarters in Beijing, China, Sinopec is a state-owned enterprise (SOE) of the Chinese government. After …
Shortly after Murshili I, king of the Hittites, sacked Babylon in 1595 b.c.e., political intrigue in the Hittite court compelled him to return to Hatti. Two contenders filled the sudden power vacuum in southern Mesopotamia. In the southern marshlands was a kingdom later known as the First Sealand …
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc. (SIOP), a professional society, is the Division 14 of the American Psychological Association (APA) and an organizational affiliate of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). SIOP’s Administrative Office is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, in the United States. I-O psychology …
SK is a leading family-owned business conglomerate, called a chaebol, in South Korea. It was transformed into a holding company system in 2007. Its member companies are involved in many businesses including petroleum, chemicals, and telecommunications; SK Energy and SK Telecom are the two main companies. They have …
The modern-day Bamiyan Valley was part of ancient Indian culture. It is one of the 34 provinces of modernday Afghanistan and lies in the geographic center of the country. Its capital city is also called Bamiyan. Bamiyan became one of the largest cities along the Silk Road. Before …
A landlocked country in central Europe, the Slovak Republic, or Slovakia (population 5,455,407 in 2008, gross domestic product $75 billion in 2007), is a developing country in the last stages of the transition from its communist past to its 21st-century capitalist present. The country was admitted to the …
The Ban family was famous during the first century of the Common Era under the Eastern Han dynasty in China for producing famous historians (one of them the most famous female historian and intellectual in ancient China) and a great general. Ban Biao, the father, began writing a …
Although one of the youngest nations in the world, Slovenia has quickly established itself as an equal partner and example to other nations. Today, Slovenia is an example of economic success and a guarantee to the stability in a traditionally volatile Balkan region. Several driving factors contributed to …
Smuggling is the importation or exportation of goods in a manner contradicting national or international laws. The last decade has seen a dramatic rise in the incidence of smuggling on a global scale. While illegal goods such as drugs and weapons are most commonly associated with smuggling, the …
The Bible portrays “Baruch, son of Neriah” as the companion and secretary to Jeremiah, the famous prophet at the time of the Babylonian deportation of Judah (587 b.c.e.). His dedicated service to Jeremiah brought him into the same ignominy and hardship as his master, though most likely he …
Basil attained a reputation in the early church for his efforts in liturgy, monasticism, and doctrine. The honors extended to him single him out among the greatest Christian teachers of his age: one of the “Three Holy Hierarchs” (the others are John Chrysostom and Gregory Nazianzus), one of …
