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From demutualisation to meltdown: a tale of two wannabe banks

Klimecki, Robin; Willmott, Hugh - In: Critical perspectives on international business 5 (2009) 1/2, pp. 120-140

. By converting into banks, former building societies gained greater access to wholesale borrowing, to new types of …

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Nationwide dials up training over the telephone for call‐center staff

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 12 (2004) 1, pp. 12-13

The Nationwide’s regional call centers are designed to supplement the services of the society’s two main call centers, in Swindon and Nottingham. These two centers employ hundreds of staff, trained face to face by instructors working in classrooms. In order to meet the needs of the new...

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Groupware: the next wave of office automation?

Williams, Anne - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 96 (1996) 6, pp. 11-13

Notes that the phenomenon of office automation (OA) is continually evolving and that groupworking and computer‐supported co‐operative working, supported by groupware products such as Lotus Notes, are seen as the next phase in the OA saga. Explores the concept of the “office” in today’s...

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On‐line

Dean, Dianne M. - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 18 (2005) 1, pp. 155-157

Purpose – Reflection on the impact of technological change on taxation practitioners. Design/methodology/approach – Fictional prose. Findings – Satirical reflection on taxation practitioners' battle to maintain their current knowledge of relevant legislation and procedures, and on the...

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The memory of the future

Lenthen, Simon - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 18 (2005) 1, pp. 158-159

Purpose – Reflection on the trend towards recycling knowledge without realising it, and on not recognising past achievements. Design/methodology/approach – Poetic exploration. Findings – Provides a reflection on the tendency to forget or ignore what has already been achieved and to present...

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There's something about Dell

In: Strategic Direction 21 (2005) 9, pp. 8-11

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

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Information literacy: an integrated concept for a safer Internet

Ramalho Correia, Ana Maria; Carlos Teixeira, José - In: Online Information Review 27 (2003) 5, pp. 311-320

This paper aims to provide an overview of some of the most recent developments in concepts and practices associated with information literacy worldwide, revealing the paradox that, while information literacy is a key discipline of the information society and knowledge economy and is...

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Competition law and policy for the EU banking sector in a period of increased economic uncertainty

Kapsis, Ilias - In: International Journal of Law and Management 54 (2012) 4, pp. 284-301

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to discuss the long‐term impact of the current financial and economic crisis on competition in the European Union (EU) banking sector. Design/methodology/approach – The article first discusses the long term role of competition in the banking sector,...

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The FSA: The first six years

Foot, Michael - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 12 (2004) 3, pp. 201-205

Michael Foot, one of the initial managing directors of the Financial Services Authority when it was founded in 1998, looks back over his six year period in office. He identifies the main external and internal challenges that the new body faced and explains how management sought to articulate and...

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The corporate governance of banks

Mullineux, Andy - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 14 (2006) 4, pp. 375-382

Purpose – To consider the implications of the banks fiduciary duty to their depositors (as well as the shareholders … banks. Design/methodology/approach – Recent contributions to the literature are outlined and assessed in the context of the … asymmetric information literature relating to banking. Findings – The good CG of banks requires regulation to balance the …

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