Author:
Drummond, Helga.
Imprint:New York, NY : Routledge, 2008.
Descriptionxvi, 143 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:The paradox of consequences -- "A third rate pisspot 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.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
