Barclays' Response to Crises of Legitimacy / Ian Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Ian, author.

Series:

SAGE business cases.

SAGE business cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barclays Bank--Case studies.

Barclays Bank.

Business ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2025.

Summary:

In response to attacks on its legitimacy, Barclays bank engaged a strategy of sponsoring the arts. Barclays is one of the UK's largest and most successful banks, both domestically and internationally. However, despite - and indeed because of - its size, Barclays faced attacks on its legitimacy during the 1970s and 1980s for various reasons, including its level of profitability and its business activities in South Africa. Using Bourdieusian capital theory as a lens, this case study examines how Barclays engaged strategically in capital exchanges and conversion with leading cultural institutions. The case will explore the key factors that inhibited and facilitated the exchange of capital and the outcomes of these strategies. This case study will be useful for students studying strategy, corporate ethics, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a response to organisational crises of legitimacy, as well as students interested in examining business phenomena using Bourdieusian theory.

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ISBN:

9781071959961

1071959964

OCLC:

1483993691