LEADER 02172nam 2200457 450 001 9910466817603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-5261-1921-8 035 $a(CKB)3840000000330223 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5217101 035 $a(OCoLC)1085654525 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse72824 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5217101 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11496981 035 $a(OCoLC)1020025662 035 $a(EXLCZ)993840000000330223 100 $a20180208h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFerranti$hVolume 3$iManagement, mergers and fraud 1987-1993 $ea history. /$fJohn F. Wilson 210 1$aManchester, [Michigan] :$cManchester University Press,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (308 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a0-7190-8839-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aThis history of Ferranti during the last six years of its long existence provides a detailed exposition of the merger with an American firm that would bring it to its knees. Although only covering six years, this builds on the previous two volumes of the Ferranti history that has outlined how the firm grew into one of the UK's leading defence electronics operations. Having survived a major liquidity crisis in 1974-75, Ferranti recovered robustly under new management, only to flounder under the same leadership as a result of a major foray into the American defence electronics industry. The case-study outlines the inherent dangers in international mergers, as well as the acute problems associated with City and corporate governance practices which resulted in decisions that undermined Ferranti fatally. 606 $aElectrical engineering$zGreat Britain$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aElectrical engineering$xHistory. 676 $a338.7620941 700 $aWilson$b John F.$0309776 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910466817603321 996 $aFerranti$92484518 997 $aUNINA