The
dynamics of organizational collapse
the case of Barings Bank
Drummond, Helga.
creator
text
bibliography
nyu
New York
Routledge
2009
monographic
eng
xvi, 143 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
Helga Drummond.
"Transferred to digital printing 2009"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
e-uk---
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
Routledge international studies in money and banking ; 46
0415399610 (hbk)
0203932773 (ebk)
2007028584
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