Did Nick Leeson have an accomplice? The role of information technology in the collapse of Barings Bank

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-101

  Drummond, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPUTER CRIME; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0141607063     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268396032000101153     Document Type: Article

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