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Ferranti. A history : Volume 3: Management, mergers and fraud 1987-1993.
This study of Ferranti in its last six years of a long history provides a detailed exposition of the British and American businessmen who combined to terminate one of the UK's leading defence electronics firms. Involving action in the Middle East, South Africa and Pakistan, as well as the UK an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Manchester University Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Ferranti: A History; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Dedication; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Ferranti by the mid-1980s; 1.1 Ferranti traditions and key people; 1.2 The mid-1980s business environment and Ferranti response; 1.3 Conclusions; 2 The rise of ISC; 2.1 Foundations and growth; 2.2 Building the ISC empire; 2.3 ISCâ#x80;#x99;s covert activities; 2.4 Conclusions; 3 A step too far? Merger with ISC; 3.1 Ferranti merger strategy and the USA; 3.2 Ferranti and ISC: the courting stage; 3.3 The merger; 3.4 Conclusions; 4 From honeymoon to divorce; 4.1 The honeymoon. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 4.2 Fraud uncovered4.3 The jigsaw pieces come together; 4.4 Conclusions; 5 Investigations and court cases; 5.1 Mounting evidence; 5.2 Grand Jury and multi-agency investigations; 5.3 The net closes in; 5.4 Conclusions; 6 The rescue strategy; 6.1 The crisis strikes; 6.2 Public announcements and Sir Derek; 6.3 Asset disposals; 6.4 Sir Derekâ#x80;#x99;s departure; 7 The â#x80;#x98;New Ferranti Internationalâ#x80;#x99;; 7.1 Eugene Anderson and organisational change; 7.2 Recovery chances: the internal perspective; 7.3 Recovery chances: externalâ#x80;#x93;internal alignment?; 7.4 Conclusions: a â#x80;#x98;New Ferranti Internationalâ#x80;#x99;? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 8 Demise and epilogue8.1 Deteriorating finances; 8.2 Tracking performance, 1990â#x80;#x93;1993; 8.3 GECâ#x80;#x99;s penny; 8.4 Epilogue; Bibliography; Index. | |
| 520 | |a This study of Ferranti in its last six years of a long history provides a detailed exposition of the British and American businessmen who combined to terminate one of the UK's leading defence electronics firms. Involving action in the Middle East, South Africa and Pakistan, as well as the UK and USA, this highlights the precarious nature of international arms trading. | ||
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