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It is probably worth pointing out at this juncture that Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister and proponent of Scottish independence, supported RBS's ill-judged takeover in 2007 of the bulk of ABN Amro, the deal which massively increased both RBS's size and precariousness.
Another proponent of the employee-first management model is Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL, whose book Employees First, Customers Second calls for a radical shift in top management and employee roles.