Dynamics of Organizational Collapse - The Case of Barings Bank

Zusatztext "Her sast chapter's fascinating water analogy nicely summarizes the issues! and her final sentence may well generalize the background of the current financial crisis ... well worth reading." -- CHOICE September 2008! Vol. 46 (J. Prager! New York University) Informationen zum Autor Helga Drummond Klappentext International in its appeal, this book uses high-level and multi-theoretical analyses involving psychological and sociological theories to explore the events of Nick Leeson's employment with Barings' in Singapore in 1992 to Barings' collapse in 1995. Zusammenfassung International in its appeal, this book uses high-level and multi-theoretical analyses involving psychological and sociological theories to explore the events of Nick Leeson’s employment with Barings’ in Singapore in 1992 to Barings’ collapse in 1995. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Paradox of Consequences2. ‘A Third Rate Pisspot Bank’3. Failing Most Successfully4. The Dynamics of Power5. Did Nick Leeson Have an Accomplice?6. Analysing the Fatal Disconnect7. Agency, Structure and Organizational Collapse8. From Order Filler to Star Trader9. Analysis of Leeson’s Early Days10. Decision Error11. ‘A Million Bucks a Day’12. Analysis of the Final Weeks13. The Illusion of Control14. The Last Line of Defence15. Analysing the Illusion of Control16. Summary and Conclusions

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• Authors: Helga Drummond, Helga (University of Liverpool Drummond, Drummond Helga
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.05.2012
• EAN: 9780415542708
• ISBN: 978-0-415-54270-8
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking; Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Industrial & Organizational Psychology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking, Banking, Organizational theory & behaviour, Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Organizational theory and behaviour