You are the Business Manager for TRE Aviation, Inc., an aircraft equipment and parts manufacturing company. The CEO is considering expanding operations overseas in several locations and has asked you to prepare an Executive Brief that provides a summary of what must be considered in the expansion process.
At a minimum, your brief should include the following:
Challenges facing aviation related international business
Regional trade blocks
Privatization
Information technology
Workforce diversity
Political, economic, technological, financial, and legal environments
Culture as it pertains to aviation related international business
International aviation policies
Negotiation and decision-making principles as they apply to aviation related businesses operating in an international environment
Organization designs, including domestic structure plus export department, domestic structure plus foreign subsidiary, an international division, and integrated global structure
Methods of motivating and managing multicultural workforces in a diverse aviation related international environment
International aviation policies as they impact regional air transportation markets, infrastructure, traffic patterns, price, carriers financial performance, and future prospects of carriers
Global markets, export procedures, and import procedures.