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A historical ethnography of banking practices during the merger of Halifax and the Bank of Scotland into HBOS, it provides illumination on the 2008 economic crisis through review of the role of national identities, the different styles and ethos of business, the tension and unrest prevalent during t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hearn, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Halifax Building Society.
Bank of Scotland.
Banks and banking.
Bank mergers.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Banks & Banking.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
Banques > Fusion > Écosse > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Crise financiere mondiale, 2008-2009.
Bank mergers > Scotland > History > 21st century.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Banks and banking > Scotland > History > 21st century.
Scotland.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:A historical ethnography of banking practices during the merger of Halifax and the Bank of Scotland into HBOS, it provides illumination on the 2008 economic crisis through review of the role of national identities, the different styles and ethos of business, the tension and unrest prevalent during the merger and the implications for future development within the organisation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (160 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781526108340

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