Research into medieval interest rates has been hampered by the diversity of terms and methods used by historians, creating serious misconceptions in the eporting of medieval interest rates, which have then been taken at face value by later scholars. This has had important repercussions on the...

Purpose – Over a two‐month period, the editor of this review has searched worldwide for the most interesting and useful media articles on the topic of strategic management for the July/August issue of Strategy & Leadership . Design/methodology/approach – In addition to his own collection...

The Paper shows why and how the excessive use of commercial paper by financial institutions and corporations contributed to the vulnerability of the Korean economy to external shocks. We review the unfolding process of the Korean currency crisis,focusing on the role of the commercial paper. We...