Riding a tiger: some lessons of Taurus
Helga Drummond
(Institute of Public Administration and Management, University of Liverpool, UK)
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Abstract
The collapse of project Taurus, the London Stock Exchange’s £500 million IT venture, ranks as one of the major fiascos of business history. This paper highlights key mistakes in the project’s design and construction and discusses their implications for management.
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Citation
Drummond, H. (1998), "Riding a tiger: some lessons of Taurus", Management Decision, Vol. 36 No. 3, pp. 141-146. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251749810208922
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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