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Published by: RSM Case Development Centre
Originally published in: 2017
Revision date: 12-Jul-2017

Abstract

The in-coming Social Democrat-Green coalition government in Sweden cancelled a decades-long arms treaty with the Saudi Arabia, on the grounds of the latter’s questionable human rights record. While the decision was applauded by civil society at home and abroad, it caused consternation in the defence industry in Sweden over the resultant decrease of nearly 15% of its annual turnover and potential loss of thousands of jobs in towns where this industry is the major employer. The firms involved in the sales have to make contingency strategic plans, ranging from lobbying the government to honour existing contracts and finding other ways to supply the arms that circumvent the policy, or even to marketing their products to new clients for alternative uses. Each alternative has their respective implications for Swedish economy and global society as well potential risks and benefits to the firms which need to be evaluated carefully.
Locations:
Industry:
Size:
3.5 billion turnover
Other setting(s):
2015

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Abstract

The in-coming Social Democrat-Green coalition government in Sweden cancelled a decades-long arms treaty with the Saudi Arabia, on the grounds of the latter’s questionable human rights record. While the decision was applauded by civil society at home and abroad, it caused consternation in the defence industry in Sweden over the resultant decrease of nearly 15% of its annual turnover and potential loss of thousands of jobs in towns where this industry is the major employer. The firms involved in the sales have to make contingency strategic plans, ranging from lobbying the government to honour existing contracts and finding other ways to supply the arms that circumvent the policy, or even to marketing their products to new clients for alternative uses. Each alternative has their respective implications for Swedish economy and global society as well potential risks and benefits to the firms which need to be evaluated carefully.

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Locations:
Industry:
Size:
3.5 billion turnover
Other setting(s):
2015

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