The dynamics of organizational collapse
Subtitle: the case of Barings Bank
By: Helga Drummond.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415399616; 9780203932773
Subjects: 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
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The paradox of consequences; title: "A third rate pisspot bank"; title: Failing most successfully; title: The dynamics of power; title: Did Nick Leeson have an accomplice?; title: Analysing the fatal disconnect; title: Agency, structure and organizational collapse; title: From order filler to star trader; title: Analysis of leeson's early days; title: Decision error; title: "A million bucks a day"; title: Analysis of the final weeks; title: The illusion of control; title: The last line of defence; title: Analysing the illusion of control; title: Summary and conclusions.