Strategic congruence and integrated control to improve strategy continuously are seen as one of the ways towards creating competitive advantage and is the central theme of this book (Nilsson et al. 2011; Nilsson and Rapp 2005). This chapter extends the discussion in Chap. 4 in this volume, presenting Scania as an example of how strategic awareness and priorities are conveyed by the integrated management controls of the organization. The example of Scania is further explored in a discussion on how different strategies adopted by two companies result in different control systems for managing inter-organizational supplier relationships. Scania’s truck manufacturing is compared to Volvo’s truck business, which has also demonstrated sustainable management control systems and a strong culture of strategic planning and performance controls leading to goal achievement.


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    Title :

    Linking Strategy and Inter-organizational Relationships: The Case of Volvo and Scania


    Additional title:

    Management for Professionals


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2013-07-08


    Size :

    25 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





    Essais: Scania R730, Volvo FMX

    Combemale,P. / Scania,SE / Volvo,SE | Automotive engineering | 2010



    Vergleichstest:MAN 19.462, Scania R 143, Volvo F16

    Zeitzen,F. | Automotive engineering | 1989


    Confronto: Volvo FM 13.480, Scania G 420

    Volvo,SE / Scania,SE | Automotive engineering | 2008