Re: [PEN-L] A Sociological Analysis of the Rogue Trader

2008-02-03 Thread Jim Devine
he's an over-achiever. Michael Perelman wrote: The Wall Street Journal has a very perceptive article about the class nature of Jerome Kerviel, a striving person from a modest background, who was trying to compete with and win approval from his more fortunate colleagues. Kerviel's story

[PEN-L] A Sociological Analysis of the Rogue Trader

2008-02-02 Thread Michael Perelman
The Wall Street Journal has a very perceptive article about the class nature of Jerome Kerviel, a striving person from a modest background, who was trying to compete with and win approval from his more fortunate colleagues. Kerviel's story is obviously self-serving, but much of it rings true