Overview
Debates about financial reform have led to the recognition that a healthy financial system doesn't depend solely on how it is structured--organizational culture matters as well. Based on extensive research in a Wall Street derivatives-trading room, Taking the Floor considers how the culture of financial organizations might change in order to remain healthy, even in times of crises.ises.
Full Product Details
Author: Daniel Beunza
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691204772
ISBN 10: 0691204772
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 13 July 2021
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Taking the Floor is beautifully written. . . . Throughout, [Beunza's] storytelling keeps the reader riveted. ---Joel Gehman, Organization Studies Co-Winner of the EGOS Book Prize, European Group for Organizational Studies Providing a unique perspective on a complex suject, Taking the Floor profiles what an effective, responsible trading room can and should look like. ---City Press Office, Cass Business School Taking the Floor is a significant contribution to social studies of finance and economic sociology more broadly. It will certainly be worthwhile reading not only for specialists, but also a much broader audience, since the way abstract models shape reality is becoming one of the more salient issues in contemporary societies within and beyond the realm of finance. ---Manuel A. Santana-Turegano, London School of Economics Review of Books
Winner of the George R. Terry Book Award, Academy of Management Co-Winner of the EGOS Book Prize, European Group for Organizational Studies Providing a unique perspective on a complex suject, Taking the Floor profiles what an effective, responsible trading room can and should look like. ---City Press Office, Cass Business School Taking the Floor is a significant contribution to social studies of finance and economic sociology more broadly. It will certainly be worthwhile reading not only for specialists, but also a much broader audience, since the way abstract models shape reality is becoming one of the more salient issues in contemporary societies within and beyond the realm of finance. ---Manuel A. Santana-Turegano, London School of Economics Review of Books Taking the Floor is beautifully written. . . . Throughout, [Beunza's] storytelling keeps the reader riveted. ---Joel Gehman, Organization Studies
Co-Winner of the EGOS Book Prize, European Group for Organizational Studies
Author Information
Daniel Beunza is associate professor of management in The Business School (formerly Cass Business School) at City, University of London.
