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Escalation in decision making : the tragedy of Taurus /

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The 500 million Taurus project aimed to automate settlement systems on the London Stock Exchange. Begun in 1986, it was abandoned in 1993. This book asks how it was that a major project promoted by the Stock Exchange, supervised by committees, advised upon by two major consultancies, staffed by an e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Drummond, Helga
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Subjects:
Taurus (Project)
International Stock Exchange > Data processing.
International Stock Exchange
Decision making > Case studies.
Prise de décision > Études de cas.
Decision making
Electronic data processing
Finance.
Business & Economics.
Investment & Speculation.
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The 500 million Taurus project aimed to automate settlement systems on the London Stock Exchange. Begun in 1986, it was abandoned in 1993. This book asks how it was that a major project promoted by the Stock Exchange, supervised by committees, advised upon by two major consultancies, staffed by an experienced technical team, could go wrong?
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 237 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191684722
0191684724