The dynamics of organizational collapse : the case of Barings Bank /
By: Drummond, Helga
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BookSeries: Routledge international studies in money and banking ; 46.Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2009.Description: xvi, 143 p ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780415399616 (hbk); 0415399610 (hbk); 9780203932773 (ebk); 0203932773 (ebk)Subject(s): Leeson, Nicholas William | Bank failures -- Great Britain | Merchant banks -- Great Britain | Organizational behavior -- Case studies | Corporate culture -- Case studies | Organizational effectiveness -- Case studiesDDC classification: 332.1/20941 Online resources: Location Map
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 332.120941 DR DY (Browse shelf) | Available | T0034532 |
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"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.