Scandinavian Building Group: A Leadership Challenge
Case number:
A03-20-0008
Abstract
The case focuses on the efforts of Helena Borenius, an executive director of Scandinavian Building Group (SBG) Sweden, who is in charge of the company’s civil engineering and construction work (civil) in Sweden. SBG is the disguised name of a major global construction and engineering company that was dealing with similar issues described in the case study. Borenius is under pressure to bid on work for a major expansion of the Arlanda Airport in Stockholm. However, she feels that the project is inconsistent with the company’s, as well as her own, values.
Teaching
Learning Objectives
1. Enhance student abilities to manage dilemmas and conflicts of interest.
2. Explore opportunities to increase the size of the pie and avoid zero-sum thinking.
3. Promote an understanding of responsible leadership.
Audience
Given that the primary focus of the case is to enable participants to better understand the concepts of responsible leadership, the case is best used with students who have some experience understanding and managing their way through tough dilemmas. Consequently, the primary audience for the case is executive programs as well as MBA classes on leadership or sustainability.
1. Enhance student abilities to manage dilemmas and conflicts of interest.
2. Explore opportunities to increase the size of the pie and avoid zero-sum thinking.
3. Promote an understanding of responsible leadership.
Audience
Given that the primary focus of the case is to enable participants to better understand the concepts of responsible leadership, the case is best used with students who have some experience understanding and managing their way through tough dilemmas. Consequently, the primary audience for the case is executive programs as well as MBA classes on leadership or sustainability.
Case number:
A03-20-0008
Subject:
General Management
Year:
Setting:
Sweden
Length:
4 pages
Source:
Published Sources