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28 SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2011
STRATEGY > PEOPLE
4. PEOPLE
COMPETITIVE STRENGTH IS
CREATED BY EMPLOYEES
To remain on the forefront of technological developments,
we must have employees who take responsibility for mak-
ing the company a market leader.
Saab is a global company with strong ties to Sweden. We are active
in a highly competitive market where our customers’ needs are
constantly changing. An emphasis on business thinking is crucial
to our success and to reach our goals. We need to be attentive and
develop close cooperations with our customers in order to under-
stand their needs and develop attractive solutions in terms of both
technology and cost eciency.
Technologies are developing at a rapid and our business con-
ditions are constantly changing. is means that we, like other
companies, face the challenge of maintaining and recruiting the right
competence. We want to be the natural choice in the global market,
and our employees are the backbone of our oering and our growth.
Our philosophy as an employer is to create a stimulating, enriching
climate and to develop and support our managers in their role as
leaders.
One of our goals is a more even gender distribution. At the
management level we want 30 per cent of managers to be female by
2015. We are engaged in a structured eort to reach this goal, which
begins with the recruitment of new talents. We are convinced that a
more even gender distribution will make us more successful in our
business thinking and in our ability to deliver attractive solutions
for customers. is applies to both our civil and military oerings.
PROFITABLE
GROWTH
PORTFOLIO
GR
OWTH
PERFORMANCE
PEOPLE
150 MANAGERS DISCUSS THE FUTURE
In a changing world, high demands are placed on understanding the drivers and challenges that
affect and will affect Saab’s business. The future was therefore the overarching theme when 150
Saab managers gathered last autumn.
The areas discussed included overarching targets, the importance of an increased market focus
and our priorities in the years to come. It was stressed that we have an attractive product portfo-
lio and a strong position to be successful in the global market.