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- Segelod, Esbjörn, 1951-
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Renewal Through Internal Development
- 1995
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The product portfolios of the west European and US economies are aging as their firms have not been able to develop new business in growth areas fast enough. This has lowered the growth rate of the Western economies. This is a study of major Swedish companies that have renewed their product portfolios by internal development. Some of the ventures have been developed into successful business areas, which have guaranteed the survival of the company, others have failed.The book include case studies of 13 new ventures such as Assi's venture into producing liquid packaging board, Ericsson's into information and communication systems for offices, Holmen's into fiberweb, Saab Aircraft's into civilian commuter aircraft and unmanned underwater craft, SKF's into mini steel works, and Sydkraft's into gas distribution.The book analyses and tries to communicate the experience of senior management. It shows how the process of diversification was initiated and the factors influencing the direction it took, how the entrants went about building up competence in the new area, analyses the cases in the light of previous research on diversification and entry, and analyses the course of events - why some succeeded while other fails.Contents: Introduction; Business development as investment; Business development as the development of competence; Business development as diversification; Experiences and financial results; Conclusions and summary; Appendices
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- Segelod, Esbjörn, 1951-
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Resource Allocation in Divisionalized Groups : A Study of Investment Manuals and Corporate Means of Control
- 1995
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- How do corporate management in divisionalized groups control the direction of investments? There are many case-studies and postal surveys of capital budgeting procedures. This study represents a different approach, being founded on analyses of investment manuals and interviews with corporate managers of Swedish-based groups. Comparisons are made with UK and US studies throughout the book.The book shows how investment requests are handled and the means of control which corporate managers deem important. The book also analyses the content of the investment manual, the determination of cash flows, project evaluation techniques, the treatment of inflation and taxes, and ex-post review. Investment decisions are more centralized in certain groups. The book explains why, analyses whether resource allocation systems can cause short-term practice, past and future developments of the resource allocation system; it also contains a fictitous investment manual.Contents: Introduction; The firm and its investments; Administrative routines; The investment manual; Cash flow determination practice; Profitability criteria; A few issues in capital budgeting; Resource allocation and organizational structure; Requirements and trade-offs between investments; Resource allocation systems in change, Appendices
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