ROGUE TRADERS, UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR, AND THE OPACITYASPERITY PHENOMENON: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN ETHICS AND GLOBAL BUSINESS

摘要

This study analyzes, compares and contrasts rogue traders and their unethical activities in global business. The work specifically explores the opacity-asperity phenomenon within the domain of rogue traders in five financial institutions: Société Générale, Barings Bank, Daiwa Bank, Sumitomo Corp., and Allied Irish Bank. The paper’s major findings reveal that chaotic corporate cultures and haphazard operations play an important role behind rogue trading.