Parenting Style

Strategic Philosophy

Financial Control

Portfolio

Strategic Control

Linkages

Strategic Planning

Core Competence

Role of Corporate Center

Financial aims to provide a better investment
performance.

Coordinates and reviews strategy, Set fairly tight

financial strategic targets Attempts to create links
between businesses to create competitive.
Drives strategy Around important potential synergies
competences Strongly coordinating actions and
creating linkages between units.

Role of SBU's

Typical of Businesses

Manage strategy against tight financial targets set by

centre, Autonomous.

Many Diverse

Largely develop strategy but coordinated by Centre

Concentrate on implementation Assist in strategy

Moderate

Low Similar

Corporate VBM Method

Financial (Risk) and
Uniform

Limited Corporate
Scorecard

Comprehensive
Corporate Scorecard

Detail Level
Information
Corporate Center
Low

Medium

High