Salvage Ethnography in the Financial Sector: The Path to Economic Crisis in Scotland
Author:   Jonathan Hearn
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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9780719087998


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   17 July 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Salvage Ethnography in the Financial Sector: The Path to Economic Crisis in Scotland


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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. -- .

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Author:   Jonathan Hearn
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9780719087998


ISBN 10:   0719087996
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   17 July 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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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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Jonathan Hearn is Professor of Political and Historical Sociology at the University of Edinburgh

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