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A historical ethnography of banking practices during the merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland. Provides insight into the 2008 economic crisis through review of the role of national identities, different styles and ethos of business, tension and unrest prevalent during the merger, and implications for future development within the organisation.

Table of Contents

Series editor's foreword
1. Introduction: ethnography, history and the vagaries of research
2. History: from Bank of Scotland’s origins to HBOS and crisis
3. Theory: explaining financial crisis and conceptualising capitalism
4. Culture: nations, banks and the organisation of power and social life
5. Change: discourses of agency and progress in organisational change
6. Identity: struggles with personhood, nationhood and professional virtue
7. Comparison: doing ethnography and thinking comparatively
8. Conclusion
Epilogue
References

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 7/17/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719087998, 978-0719087998
      ISBN10: 0719087996

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A historical ethnography of banking practices during the merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland. Provides insight into the 2008 economic crisis through review of the role of national identities, different styles and ethos of business, tension and unrest prevalent during the merger, and implications for future development within the organisation.

      Table of Contents

      Series editor's foreword
      1. Introduction: ethnography, history and the vagaries of research
      2. History: from Bank of Scotland’s origins to HBOS and crisis
      3. Theory: explaining financial crisis and conceptualising capitalism
      4. Culture: nations, banks and the organisation of power and social life
      5. Change: discourses of agency and progress in organisational change
      6. Identity: struggles with personhood, nationhood and professional virtue
      7. Comparison: doing ethnography and thinking comparatively
      8. Conclusion
      Epilogue
      References

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