Recent Trends in the Lodging Industry: An Economic Perspective

Markets: The U.S. Lodging Industry

T his feature explores the operation of individual markets. Patterns of behavior in markets for specific goods and services offer lessons about the determinants and effects of supply and demand, market structure, strategic behavior, and government regulation. Suggestions for future columns and comments on past ones should be sent to James R. Hines Jr., c/o Journal of Economic Perspectives, Depa...

Spin-offs in the Lodging Industry

Many lodging companies now find themselves in a challenging position. They are finding it more difficult to attract capital as the industry's growth begins to stabilize due to the inherent cycles and the onset of supply growth. Companies seeking growth and access to public financing must confront questions regarding the best structure as the marketplace changes. Many hotel companies are hybrid ...

Determinants of Successful Acquisition Management: A Process Perspective in the Lodging Industry

Recent trends in Neurosurgery and Bangladesh perspective

Neurosurgery is a very special field among the many branches of medical science. It is filled with challenges and excitement. Looking back into the history, it seems that the trephination was performed approximately 5000 years ago. Skulls are found in Europe, Oceania, and Tibet; some of these have a sharp-edge hole in them. However, the actual instruments used by the aboriginal people and their...

Recent Trends in Archaeological Theory: Some Comments

 This paper selectively reviews some recent themes in archaeological theory:  a philosophical pragmatism, a turn to materiality, and understanding the past in the context of the present.  It concludes with some reflective comments on the author’s Archaeological Theory:  An Introduction, in advance of the third revised edition.