Salvage Ethnography in the Financial Sector: The Path to Economic Crisis in Scotland
By (Author) Jonathan Hearn
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
17th July 2017
United Kingdom
Hardback
160
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
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. -- .
Jonathan Hearn is Professor of Political and Historical Sociology at the University of Edinburgh