The Dynamics of Organizational Collapse: The Case of Barings Bank

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
Principal actors......Page 15
Summary of key events......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
1 The paradox of consequences......Page 26
2 \'A pisspot third-rate bank\'......Page 33
3 Failing most successfully......Page 41
4 The dynamics of power......Page 48
5 Did Nick Lesson have an accomplice?......Page 52
6 Analysing the fatal disconnect......Page 57
7 Agency, structure and organizational collapse......Page 60
8 From order filler to star trader......Page 66
9 Analysis of Leeson\'s early days......Page 77
10 Decision error......Page 80
11 \'A million bucks a day\'......Page 91
12 Analysis of the final weeks......Page 103
13 The illusion of control......Page 111
14 The last line of defence......Page 119
15 Analysing the illusion of control......Page 125
16 Summary and conclusions......Page 131
References......Page 147
Index......Page 156