The dynamics of organizational collapse : [manuscript] : the case of Barings Bank /
Drummond, Helga.
The dynamics of organizational collapse : the case of Barings Bank / [manuscript] : Helga Drummond. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - xvi, 143 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge international studies in money and banking ; 46 .
"Transferred to digital printing 2009"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The paradox of consequences -- "A pisspot third-rate bank" -- Failing most successfully -- The dynamics of power -- Did Nick Leeson have an accomplice? -- Analysing the fatal disconnect -- Agency, structure and organizational collapse -- From order filler to star trader -- Analysis of Leeson's early days -- Decision error -- "A million bucks a day" -- Analysis of the final weeks -- The illusion of control -- The last line of defence -- Analysing the illusion of control -- Summary and conclusions.
0415399610 (hbk) 0203932773 (ebk)
2007028584
Leeson, Nicholas William.
Barings Bank.
Bank failures--Great Britain.
Merchant banks--Great Britain.
Organizational behavior--Case studies.
Corporate culture--Case studies.
Organizational effectiveness--Case studies.
HG2998.B35 / D78 2009
332.1/20941
The dynamics of organizational collapse : the case of Barings Bank / [manuscript] : Helga Drummond. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - xvi, 143 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge international studies in money and banking ; 46 .
"Transferred to digital printing 2009"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The paradox of consequences -- "A pisspot third-rate bank" -- Failing most successfully -- The dynamics of power -- Did Nick Leeson have an accomplice? -- Analysing the fatal disconnect -- Agency, structure and organizational collapse -- From order filler to star trader -- Analysis of Leeson's early days -- Decision error -- "A million bucks a day" -- Analysis of the final weeks -- The illusion of control -- The last line of defence -- Analysing the illusion of control -- Summary and conclusions.
0415399610 (hbk) 0203932773 (ebk)
2007028584
Leeson, Nicholas William.
Barings Bank.
Bank failures--Great Britain.
Merchant banks--Great Britain.
Organizational behavior--Case studies.
Corporate culture--Case studies.
Organizational effectiveness--Case studies.
HG2998.B35 / D78 2009
332.1/20941