02175ctm a2200445 a 4500 14932685 20250312111230.0 ta 150206s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng 2007028584 0415399610 (hbk) 0203932773 (ebk) DLC DLC DLC pcc e-uk--- HG2998.B35 D78 2009 332.1/20941 22 Drummond, Helga. The dynamics of organizational collapse : [manuscript] : the case of Barings Bank / 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. 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. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028584.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 2 shelf copies policy default claim1 2010-02-16 claim2 2010-06-16 BK sd05 2007-07-18 to Dewey rf15 2011-03-01 CIP ver to BCCD 9 20798 20798 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 332.1209 Dru 2008 9965 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK