Suitable for MBA, EMBA, and GEMBA course, this case describes the organization and structure of small European firms providing technical solutions for the defense industry. It combines the most important issues of strategic management and organization and management. The firm was founded by Magnus Sjöland and Rune Thyselius in Stockholm, Sweden, operates principally in the Swedish defense industry, but also serves as a civilian customers. Having received the first major international order, the firm was now standing in the market itself to a wider international market. The open question is what resources the company needs to compete on the world stage, which is quite different from a well-known Swedish defense industry. At the same time, the firm structure requires too many owner managers leaving them able to offer sufficient support for each division to thrive. The case provides a unique opportunity to discuss the complex interplay of market forces, the control and management of valuable resources, and the organization, in particular, its structure and culture. "Hide
by Svante Schriber, Jerry Yemen Source: Darden School of Business 19 pages. Publication Date: May 13, 2011. Prod. #: UV6376-PDF-ENG
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