Essay Plan: The Case of Kweku Adoboli: Why Did He Do It?

3000 words – due on the 18 th December 11.59pm or die before it

Background: (approx. 400 words)

? Give an explanation as to why Adoboli engaged in illegal trading

? One specific factor which influenced him or multiple factors (social influence,

egoistic, etc.)

? Link whatever you write about to embeddedness – how the actions of an individual

is linked to not only themselves but those around them

Main body: two sections to this part (approx.. 2000 words)

1. WHY?

– What was the reason behind it?

2. Mention that the following levels of analysis are to be considered as an explanation.

There are so many levels of analysis and in the case of Adoboli we can distinguish

between the following four:

– Individual level ? factors specific to the individual and how these factors

interact with a boarder context (society, workplace etc.) this is a micro level –

focus on details and personal characteristics leading to the crime.

– Organisational level ? factors specific to his workplace, i.e. UBS. Talk about

corporate culture, workplace ethics etc. AKA the meso-level of analysis which

focuses on the middle ground between macro and micro analysis.

– Industry level ? factors such as industry culture and dynamics also the

demographics in the company. Link this to corporate culture, workplace ethics

too. Example of macro level analysis

– Societal level – definitely a macro level of analysis. Focus on things such as race

relations, social mobility process and the capitalist’s values (deportation,

imprisonment).

Conclusion: (approx. 500-600 words)

? DO NOT introduce any new ideas

? DO NOT repeat the background ^

? Summarise each level into one sentence

? Last sentence of the paragraph should briefly reiterate why Adoboli did it.

NOTE:

? Go through lecture three and four notes thoroughly and pick out key concepts that

link to corporate culture, ethics, finance ethics etc.

? Harvard Reference all the sources used alphabetically title isn’t bibliography it should

be References

? Don’t waffle – whatever statement you’re making support it with evidence and if

you can’t find evidence then it probably doesn’t need to be there or isn’t relevant to

the essay.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19660659

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kweku_Adoboli#Imprisonment_and_subsequent_appeal_against_deportation

https://www.ft.com/content/0fa0b42a-783a-11e5-a95a-27d368e1ddf7

https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/28000-ubs-rogue-trader-kweku-adoboli-criticism-fighting-symptons-financialization-of-society

https://www.cnbc.com/2012/11/21/rise-and-fall-of-adoboli-the-family-man.html

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ubs-trial-adoboli/ubss-adoboli-from-model-employee-to-rogue-trader-idUKBRE8AJ0VC20121120

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