Wilson Ferranti. A history

Volume 3: Management, mergers and fraud 1987–1993
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-5261-1921-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

The case-study outlines the inherent dangers in international mergers, as well as explaining the acute problems associated with City practices that avoided issues that would bring down Ferranti in spectacular fashion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilson, John F.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Ferranti by the mid-1980s
2. The rise of ISC
3. A step too far? Merger with ISC
4. From honeymoon to divorce
5. Investigations and court cases
6. The rescue strategy
7. The ‘New Ferranti International’
8. Demise and epilogue
Appendix A: The financing of Ferranti, 1890–1993
Appendix B: Profitability and return on capital employed at Ferranti, 1892–1993
Appendix C: Turnover and Employment at Ferranti, 1890–1993
Appendix D: Chairmen and Directors of Ferranti, 1905–93
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

John F. Wilson is Professor and Director of the Newcastle University Business School