 Between Novelty and Fashion: Risk Management and the Adoption of Computers in Retail BankingA chapter in Decision Taking, Confidence and Risk Management in Banks from Early Modernity to the 20th Century, 2017, pp 189-207 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract This chapter explores developments in researching the adoption of applications of computer technology by retail deposit-accepting financial institutions. Contributions to date suggest an understanding of both technological and business decisions. This is a research agenda informed by developments in the history of computing and in business history because the analysis of computer applications in business should consider not only how decisions came about but also the expectations of decision makers and the context and stakeholders that helped to shape business decisions. This is a view which aligns with that of Wadhwani and Jones’ (2014) ‘constitutive historicism’ or the investigation of how economic actors’ perceptions of their own places in historical time shape their strategies. Keywords: Technological Change; Financial Institution; Commercial Bank; Saving Bank; School Leaver (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:psitcp:978-3-319-42076-9_9 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42076-9_9 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance from Palgrave Macmillan |
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