The Dynamics of Organizational Collapse : The Case of Barings Bank

ISBN-13: 9780415542708 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 144 str.

Helga Drummond

Opis

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.

Recenzje

"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)

Spis treści

1. The Paradox of Consequences  2. ‘A Third Rate Pisspot Bank’  3. Failing Most Successfully  4. The Dynamics of Power  5. Did Nick Leeson Have an Accomplice?  6. Analysing the Fatal Disconnect  7. Agency, Structure and Organizational Collapse  8. From Order Filler to Star Trader  9. Analysis of Leeson’s Early Days  10. Decision Error  11. ‘A Million Bucks a Day’  12. Analysis of the Final Weeks  13. The Illusion of Control  14. The Last Line of Defence  15. Analysing the Illusion of Control  16. Summary and Conclusions

O autorze

Helga Drummond is Professor of Decision Sciences at the University of Liverpool Management School.