The Collapse of Barings Bank An Archival Case for International Management Education

Types of international business cases that have been discussed in the Journal of Teaching in International Businessinclude "living cases," "learner-generated cases," and "documentary cases." This paper assesses "archival cases," which can be reconstructed enti...

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Published inJournal of teaching in international business Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 99 - 110
Main Author Rudin, Joel P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 30.07.2002
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archival cases
documentary cases
international management course
learner-generated cases
Living cases
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Summary:Types of international business cases that have been discussed in the Journal of Teaching in International Businessinclude "living cases," "learner-generated cases," and "documentary cases." This paper assesses "archival cases," which can be reconstructed entirely from publicly-available documents. The collapse of Barings Bank presents an excellent example of an archival case. This paper sketches a brief outline of the facts of the case, then reviews extant archival material pertaining to the Barings affair. The archival material includes three web-sites, four books, and even a video dramatizing the case. The paper concludes with suggestions for integrating this case into an International Management course.
ISSN:0897-5930
1528-6991
DOI:10.1300/J066v13n02_06