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|aJanssen, Sven.
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|aBritish and German banking strategies|h[electronic resource] /|cSvenJanssen.
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|aBasingstoke [England] ;|aNew York :|bPalgrave Macmillan,|c2009.
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|axiv, 291 p. :|bill. ;|c23 cm.
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|aPalgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-285) and index.
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|aSetting the Scene -- What is a Bank? -- Corporate strategy Analysis and Applicability to the Banking Sector -- British and German Banking: Case Studies -- The Royal Bank of Scotland plc -- Deutsche Bank AG -- HSBC Holdings plc -- Commerzbank AG -- Barclays plc -- HVB Group AG/ Bayerische Vereinsbank AG -- Lloyds TSB plc -- Dresdner Bank AG.
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|aThe author investigates the strategies of eight publicly listed banks in Britain and Germany in the context of European financial integration. This book fills the gap which has emerged following ample research into the European banking sector as an aggregate and the few case studies of specific German and British banks. Using a multiple longitudinal cross-country case study approach, this book recognizes the interdependence of the macro and micro levels of a financial system and offers insights into the macro themes that condition banking strategies and the microeconomics of banking. Evidence is provided that banks which pursueda defensive strategy and accepted the premise of a coherent national financial system fared better than those which attempted to break out ofa coherent financial system in order to embrace new business opportunities which were not compatible with the prevailing system. By reviewingpast successes and failures in the form of case studies, this work is also a reminder that banks might suffer from institutional memory loss,which makes them prone to repeat the same mistakes. .
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|aElectronic reproduction.|bBasingstoke, England :|cPalgrave Macmillan,|d2009.|nMode of access:World Wide Web.|nSystem requirements: Web browser.|nTitle from title screen (viewed on July 24, 2009).|nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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|aBanks and banking, British.
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|aBanks and banking, German.
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